Tag: Taylor Swift music videos
Taylor Swift’s “Opalite” Video: Another Example of How Everything Has to Be a Reference (Especially to Something Esoteric, Like a Graham Norton Show Episode)
Maybe the only thing that “come[s] back stronger than a 90s trend” (as it was said on 2020’s “Willow”) is Taylor Swift with a new [Read More…]
Just Like the Song, “The Fate of Ophelia” Video Has Little to Do With Shakespeare’s Character in Hamlet
Because Taylor Swift has increasingly decided to cast herself in the role of “English teacher” to the masses, maybe it should come as no surprise [Read More…]
What Should Come Across As Carnal Is Only Creepy and Unsettling in Taylor Swift’s “I Can See You” Video
It’s appropriate that Taylor Swift should feel comfortable, only now, with releasing “I Can See You” from “the vault” of her Speak Now era. For, [Read More…]
Taylor Swift’s Country Twang Doesn’t Feel That Sincere Anymore on Speak Now (Taylor’s Version)
We live in a dichotomous time. One in which ageism still runs rampant, but also when to acknowledge any potential limitations or alterations due to [Read More…]
Taylor Swift’s “Lavender Haze” Video Induces Little More Than Malaise
If the domicile in “Lavender Haze” appears slightly familiar, perhaps it’s because of how similar it looks and feels to the one in “Anti-Hero.” And [Read More…]
Ever Thine, Ever Mine… Evermore, Or: Taylor Swift Swears Multiple Times on A Record! (While Evoking Less Sinister Twin Peaks Imagery)
Just when her devoted public was vaguely getting over digesting the surprise release (as pioneered by Beyoncé) of her eighth record, folklore, Taylor Swift goes [Read More…]
The “Invisible Thread” Narrative (Along With Peter Pan) Ties Into Taylor Swift’s Mennonite Chic “Willow” Video
Picking up where she left off with the “cardigan” video back in July, Taylor Swift brings us a companion single (to go with a folklore’s [Read More…]
Taylor Swift Frenchifies “Cute But Psycho But Cute” For “ME!” and It’s Not Mignon
Like “former” nemesis before her, Katy Perry, Taylor Swift’s latest “effort” brings to mind the image of Perry in the pastel-saturated, filled with “irony” video [Read More…]
The Unexpected Wisdom of “Blank Space”
Taylor Swift, recently reamed for creating the worst anthem about New York City ever, has come back with a fighting swing using her latest single [Read More…]
