I liked the Madame Vivelda sketch. Kate McKinnon is still brilliant at physical comedy.

Maybe she’d been scheduled as a host and musical guest but then didn’t finish the album or something. Then she didn’t want to bail on them and only hosted.

Well, maybe this will be a reverse Sweetener.
Edit: I must say, the song definitely becomes much better towards the end

I see no weakness for Viola unless the movie is somehow really bad. I can even see her being overshadowed by Chadwick and still winning (even though I don’t think that will be the case). This is a very good role for an Oscar and there’s no one with a better narrative right now.

Pfeiffer will be nominated because I say so.

Does anyone think Aubrey Plaza might have a chance for Black Bear? Seems like she might get a critics push.

You wrote the script.

Agreed. Props to Gaga for delivering vocally. Just listen to her verse at the start of the song. There are faults with this album but Gaga’s vocal delivery isn’t one of them. In fact, you can simply feel how she understands the album vocally in such a complete way. She exaggerates when it is needed and downplays it when that is needed.

I agree. I honestly almost never listen to any Ray Of Light song except the title track and Frozen sometimes. But it just feels like a great album because it’s very cohesive. I think cohesive albums where every song is great are very rare. Pure Heroine comes to mind.

I find the album to be cohesive. There are a few skips but she succeeds in maintaining the atmosphere throughout the album, that retro-futuristic pop feel. I also find it to be pretty tongue-in-cheek and camp. There are some problems with the lyrics in that at times they’re not camp enough and also not personal enough either. So you end up with…[Read more]

Plastic Doll is very Robyn inspired.
Sine from above is the goddamn shit and you should feel ashamed if you don’t love it

I like Sour Candy. I like how she let Blackpink shine on it. That was unexpected. It’s ridiculous and captures the essence of Blackpink in a way.

Anybody else think Stuck With U might hurt ROM’s numbers?

Kidman has accrued a lot of goodwill the past few years. This is bound to be rewarded at some point. In theory…

This is a bop but let’s admit it. Gaga’s talking part is gay heaven and the best part. Did anyone else think of Rupaul when she made that voice? Girl knows her audience.

She makes bold choices because she wants to work with auteurs. Kidman had some periods like that too.

Animated could do it one day. The studios will make a very safe “grown up” animation and every award body will pretend that an animated movie that isn’t only for kids is something revolutionary.

Just gonna stir shit up and say that in a perfect world this movie should be queer to the max, but it isn’t going to be because look at Disney’s record on gay matters. I won’t support this or the future Little Mermaid movie that cast a straight woman in the role of a character inspired by the drag scene.

It’s so ironic how they’ve always used the…[Read more]

There were no centaurs either.

A minor god will be a closeted bisexual off-screen. Calling it.

No. Whoever they cast as Hercules, since this was the hottest version of the character.