This essay was originally published by Much Ado About Cinema on January 31, 2020. “Why Did You Do That?” was a column dedicated to pop music videos warranting further critical respect and/or attention. In October of 1992, Madonna was Vanity Fair’s cover story — well, she and the two projects…

This essay was originally published by Much Ado About Cinema on October 7, 2019. “Why Did You Do That?” was a column dedicated to pop music videos warranting further critical respect and/or attention. You wouldn’t necessarily guess listening to Gwen Stefani’s Love. Angel. Music. Baby. …

“You can’t just admit marginalized students to your program and call it a day.” — When we’re talking about gender equality in the film industry, there’s a statistic that people love to reference: Roughly half of today’s film school grads are women. It often comes up in the context of hand-wringing about the state of the industry. How could it possibly be, they ask, that…