Tag: California
Chemtrails Over Taylor Swift’s Folkloric Country Club
Wasting no time in establishing that Chemtrails Over the Country Club is her “country-folk” album, and that she’s going to out-folk Taylor Swift’s folklore (also [Read More…]
To All the Boys: Always and Forever Provides Little More Than An NYU Ad
As the final filmic installment in the To All the Boys series, this particular one holds an especial weight in terms of concluding the narrative [Read More…]
Macaroni in a Pot: (Who’s Afraid of) Malcolm & Marie
Sam Levinson has been in a talkative mood. One need only look to the last two episodes of Euphoria, structured to focus separately on Rue [Read More…]
Olivia Rodrigo’s “drivers license”: A Love Song As Californian As They Come
Born in one of those “every town” sort of places in the Golden State–Temecula–it’s no surprise that Olivia Rodrigo should be an authority on how [Read More…]
Mank Arrives As A Sort of Elegy For What Screenwriting–Ergo Film–Used to Be
Although David Fincher couldn’t have known while in the long preproduction phase of Mank that a sinister disease called COVID-19 was brewing to help take [Read More…]
Regina George Fucked The World, Or: Popular Girls Should Be Deemed Losers For Promoting Fossil Fuels
It is the high school trope that any girl who is popular has a car, and, obviously, the most au courant model, to boot, depending [Read More…]
Arrested Development, Paris Hilton Edition: What the Latest Documentary on the Socialite Reveals
If you asked anyone their immediate perception of Paris Hilton, they would either blink at you absently like you’re insane and pretend they haven’t thought [Read More…]
The Betty Broderick Story: A Study in Gaslighting and Its Psychological Effects
“Maybe he was afraid,” Berger’s friend tells Carrie. Carrie returns, “Interesting, how so?” His friend notes, “Women can get really angry.” Carrie retorts, “Well I [Read More…]
LDR Does Some Live Action/Animation Blending for a Mary Poppins Effect in Norman Fucking Rockwell Video Trilogy
One of the many bottom lines of Lana Del Rey’s latest video (one-upping the double video concept of “Fuck It I Love You” and “The [Read More…]
Mourning the Death and Anticipating the Return of the “Great Artist” on Norman Fucking Rockwell
In some ways, Lana Del Rey did a disservice to herself in releasing so many of the tracks before the album release date of August [Read More…]
