Vicki Sue Robinson, 'Turn the Beat Around". Robinson died of cancer, age 45, on April 27, 2000.

This is the fourth film I have watched in "My Letterboxd Season Challenge 2024-25", a "33-week-long community challenge" where "you must watch one previously unseen film that fits the criteria of the ...

The Mother and the Whore has achieved universal critical acclaim over the years. It was #94 on the most recent Sight and Sound poll (between Parasite and The Shining) and it's #105 on the They Shoot ...

This week's challenge is to watch a previously unseen film by Roy Andersson or Paul , Wes , Paul W.S., or Brad Anderson.

Coldplay, "Yellow". Another cheat from 2000, this one turned up on Now That's What I Call Music! 6, released in 2001. Video is yet another cheat, but a delightful one. In 2019, actress Jodie Whittaker ...

I could say the same about My Old Ass, which features actors portraying believable teenagers and reasonable adults. But the tone of My Old Ass is different from its predecessor. The Fallout was about ...

The Swingin' Medallions, "Double Shot (Of My Baby's Love)". I'm not sure the Swingin' Medallions ever expected to be big stars, and I like to imagine they enjoyed their moment in the sun. Many (most?

Britney Spears, "...Baby One More Time". 17-year-old Britney puts the Mickey Mouse Club in her rearview mirror. In 2020, Rolling Stone named this the #1 debut single of all time. Lou Bega, "Mambo No.

I used to tell an anecdote about El Norte... well, "used to" isn't quite right, since I'm still telling it, but this took place long ago and I'm not sure anymore if I remember it right. El Norte was ...

Cher, "Believe". Cher discovers Auto-Tune. Run-D.M.C., "Rock Box". One of the most important recordings in pop music history. Eddie Martinez on guitar, Professor Irwin Corey in the video.