A Critical Eye on the Art We Love
Taylor Swift didn’t need to add anything to The Life of a Showgirl. A year after its release, the album was already a massive success. But when Swift traveled to …
The Encore Isn’t More Life of a Showgirl. It’s Taylor Swift Looking Back at It From the Other Side Read More
Hollywood has spent years trying to manufacture the kind of enthusiasm fans create for free. With The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping, Lionsgate has tried something smarter: give a …
The Hunger Games Just Let a Fan Edit Its Future. That’s a Bigger Deal Than Another Trailer. Read More
Stephen King’s first novel has already inspired one of horror’s most iconic movies—and several attempts to do it again. Even Mike Flanagan wasn’t convinced Carrie White needed another trip to …
Why Does Carrie Need Another Adaptation? Mike Flanagan May Have Found the Answer Read More
For ten years, Stranger Things is, basically, undefeated. Demogorgons? Awesome. Vecna? Perfection. Children aging approximately 14 years between school semesters, who are also weirdly okay with murder? Somehow also totally …
Stranger Things: Tales From ’85 Tests How Much We Actually Want From Netflix Read More
Apparently, the Video Music Awards need to die. It’s a familiar argument after Sunday night’s ceremony. GQ declared the VMAs “cooked,” arguing that a show once built around what was …
Everyone Says the VMAs Are Dead. So Why Did 8.4 Million People Watch Them? Read More
Apparently Taylor Swift decided we were not doing enough unpaid detective work this week. Less than 24 hours before The Life of a Showgirl: The Encore arrives, Swift dropped a …
Taylor Swift Announces ‘Patient Zero,’ and Yes, She Made Us Decode It First Read More
The newest trailer for The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping finally shows us something we have never really seen before: the propaganda machine operating inside the Hunger Games themselves. …
The Hunger Games Lied to Us, And The New Sunrise Trailer Shows Us How Read More
The 2026 Emmys ended early, celebrated 75 years of television history, crowned one of TV’s newest shows as one of the night’s biggest winners, and reminded us why the …
2026 Emmys: Did The Television Academy Finally Figure Out How To Do An Awards Show? Read More
I understand not wanting to spoil a movie. I understand mystique. I understand Christopher Nolan’s name alone can sell tickets. But if your trailer gives me two ominous shots, a …
Your Résumé Is Not a Plot Synopsis… And Neither Is Your Name Read More
I Have Several Problems, Apparently This Is One of Them I’m no Nouveau riche “influencer”, (pause for gasps), so I don’t have any brand sponsorships, but I do have an …
The History of NEEDING the Clothes Media Keeps Refusing to Give Me: I Have Been Personally Victimized by Excellent Clothes Read More