Talking Madonna with Erik and Abdi: Episode 8 – ‘MUSIC’ (2000)
AKA the album in which Madonna learns guitar. After the huge success of Ray of Light and its heavy bent on electronica, Music continues that... Read More
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Talking Madonna with Erik and Abdi: Episode 7 – ‘RAY OF LIGHT’ (1998)
We’ve reached the halfway mark, the 7th of Madonna’s 14 studio albums and a turning point in her career and her personal life, Ray of... Read More
Talking Madonna with Erik and Abdi: Episode 6 – ‘BEDTIME STORIES’ (1994)
After the deep disco of Erotica and the intense blowback of its overt sexuality (and that book), Madonna gets into her groove on with her... Read More
Talking Madonna with Erik and Abdi: Episode 5 – ‘EROTICA’ (1992)
Bad Girl, drunk by six… Welcome to episode 5 of Talking Madonna with Erik and Abdi where we get tied up and tied down with... Read More
Talking Madonna with Erik and Abdi: Episode 4 – ‘LIKE A PRAYER’ (1989)
Welcome to episode four of Talking Madonna with Erik and Abdi where we tackle a turning point album in the music icon’s career, Like a... Read More
Talking Madonna with Erik and Abdi: Episode 3 – ‘TRUE BLUE’ (1986)
Welcome to episode 3 of Talking Madonna with Erik and Abdi. In just her third album in as many years, Madonna established herself as the... Read More
Talking Madonna with Erik and Abdi: Episode 2 – ‘LIKE A VIRGIN’ (1984)
Welcome back to Talking Madonna with Erik and Abdi! We hope you liked our first episode, where Abdi (author of the Madonna-rich, queer coming of... Read More
Talking Madonna with Erik and Abdi: Episode 1 – ‘MADONNA’ (1983)
Welcome to the first in a series of conversations about the one, the only, the queen – Madonna. In this series, I am joined by... Read More
TV Recap: ‘Pose’ Episode 4 – Candy’s Sweet Refrain
We open this week on “fierce and flexible queens” taking the ballroom floor by storm, swirling and twirling and dipping like their lives depend on... Read More
TV Recap: ‘Pose’ season 2, episode 1: “Acting Up”
Throughout Pose’s impeccable first season, light was always found in even the darkest of times. In doing so, it felt like a full-scale revolution, a... Read More
AwardsWatch Podcast Ep. 345: Recapping the 79th Cannes Film Festival and Looking to the Awards Future 
‘The Beloved’ Review: Javier Bardem Makes a Meal Out of Rodrigo Sorogoyen’s Movie-Making Buffet [B] 
‘The Dreamed Adventure’ Review: Valeska Grisebach’s Observant Thriller Examines the Grey Zones of Morality [B+] 
‘Minotaur’ Review: Andrey Zvyagintsev’s Timeless, Domestic Epic is an Unflinching Look at Putin’s Russia [A] Cannes