Taylor Swift enters her flop era on ‘Life of a Showgirl’
"Tired-ass showgirl" Taylor Swift released her twelfth studio album Friday, a juxtaposition of image expectation and personal desire.
Zara Larsson is fun, but dated on ‘Midnight Sun’
The Swedish singer songwriter released her fourth album Friday, but in the heightened need to trap summer in a bottle, it might lose the capacity to be timeless.
‘Weapons’ is a near-perfect dark comedy
Zach Cragger of ‘Barbarian’ delivers an exhilarating summer thriller, where we learn why 17 third graders disappeared from their homes on the same night.
Addison Rae’s new album cover makes me feel like my parents
Recession pop isn’t really coming back, Addison Rae isn’t the villain I want her to be and I need to move on before I get left behind.
Lady Gaga’s ‘Mayhem’ balances chaos in a thrilling return
Lady Gaga chaotically blends nostalgic influences with bold new sounds in seventh album.
The Weeknd takes a melancholy victory lap on ‘Hurry Up Tomorrow’
The Weeknd reflects on his legacy as he releases what may be his persona’s final album.
4 stories ready to power the next wave of movie musicals
As ‘Wicked’ smashes box office records, is it time for more movie musicals?
‘Wicked’ is all sugar, little substance
The movie dazzles and entertains, but there’s little outside of Elphaba’s performance to chew on.
Greek myths are given new life in The Clarice’s ‘Metamorphoses’
The performance, which premiered Friday, tells the story of Ancient Greece through a shifting pool of water.
The Travis Kelce phenomenon that’s hard to ignore
His presence in multiple random corners of my life is sudden but inevitable.