‘AMA’ Album Review: Ama Lou Who? The Artist Comes Into Her Own [B]
On her self-titled second album, Ama turns poise into plot, and the record’s smoothest surfaces conceal its sharpest instrument: her power to decide when a... Read More
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‘you seem pretty sad for a girl so in love’ Album Review: Olivia Rodrigo Makes the Poison Sound Like the Cure [A-]
The cruelty hides inside a single verb. Olivia Rodrigo could’ve called her third album you ARE pretty sad for a girl so in love, but... Read More
Review: Madonna’s ‘Madame X’ isn’t the concert film its tour—or star—deserves [Grade: B-]
In 2017, having literally moved to Lisbon in the name of soccer motherhood, superstar Madonna found herself a tad despondent. There was the fact that... Read More
Talking Madonna with Erik and Abdi: Episode 15 – Curating the Perfect Madonna Album
It’s been a lot of fun talking with my good friend Abdi Nazemian about our deep love for and connection to Madonna and her music... Read More
Talking Madonna with Erik and Abdi: Episode 14 “MADAME X”
Madame X is a secret agent. Traveling around the world. Changing identities. Fighting for freedom. Bringing light to dark places. She is a dancer. A... Read More
Talking Madonna with Erik and Abdi: Episode 13 – ‘REBEL HEART’ (2015)
“Never look back, it’s a waste of time” is a major theme of Rebel Heart, both the 13th album by Madonna and the title track... Read More
Talking Madonna with Erik and Abdi: Episode 12 – ‘MDNA’ (2012)
Madonna went four years between Hard Candy and MDNA, her longest gap between albums since Bedtime Stories to Ray of Light, but it might have... Read More
Talking Madonna with Erik and Abdi: Episode 11 – ‘HARD CANDY’ (2008)
After the huge comeback with her retro-disco success Confessions on a Dance Floor, in true Madonna fashion, the Queen of Pop didn’t want to simply... Read More
Talking Madonna with Erik and Abdi: Episode 10 – ‘CONFESSIONS ON A DANCE FLOOR’ (2005)
Call it a comeback, call it a departure. Call it whatever you want but Confessions on a Dance Floor was a bonafide hit. After angrily... Read More
Talking Madonna with Erik and Abdi: Episode 9 – ‘AMERICAN LIFE’ (2003)
After the success of Music, Madonna had her second child, Rocco, and married director Guy Ritchie. But something was stirring in her and it would... Read More
50th San Francisco International LGBTQ+ Film Festival (Frameline50) Awards: ‘Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma,’ ‘Leviticus’ and More 
Academy Museum Elects Guillermo del Toro, Gale Anne Hurd, John Gore to Board of Trustees 
FINAL 78th Primetime Emmy Nomination Predictions: Expect ‘The Pitt,’ ‘Pluribus,’ ‘Hacks,’ ‘Widow’s Bay’ to Show Up Big 
‘Minions & Monsters’ Review: Illumination Says “Bello” and “Banana” to Cinéastes with a Chaotic, Haphazard Spoof of Classic Hollywood [C+]