Madonna
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Best Films Of 2021 and Screen Time December 2021
And so another year comes to an end, this time with a bin full of (mercifully, negative) lateral flow tests. Despite a few difficulties along the way, the film review project survived intact: if we count this post, then every single movie I watched, either at home or at the cinema (when they re-opened) has… Continue reading
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Music review: Madame X by Madonna (2019)
There are several possible points of entry into the territory of Madonna’s Madame X. You could try the portentous, genre-shifting portal that is God Control. You could decide to delve in via the hip-swaying nostalgia of Medellin. Or you could go for the smoke-filled, strobe-lit, 90s club gateway signposted by I Don’t Search, I Find.… Continue reading
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2019 Film Reviews – 7: Strike A Pose [dir. Ester Gould & Reijer Zwaan; 2016]
The very premise of this documentary has ‘self-indulgent’ written all over it: find the dancers from Madonna’s game-changing 1990 Blond Ambition tour and see what they’ve been up to for the last twenty-five years. To put it bluntly: who cares? And I write this as someone with what could be called a more-than-passing interest in… Continue reading
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Asteroids and Icing – Madonna’s Sticky & Sweet Tour [part 2] – London O2 Arena 4th July 2009
The last time Madonna performed in London – less than a year ago – she kept fans waiting for an hour past the published start time before opening up her split-screen, Dahl-on-acid candy box. For various reasons, that gig generally wasn’t considered her finest hour. Tonight, we’re expected to be even more patient: 80 minutes… Continue reading
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Matt
I was going to write a post about how I can’t write any posts at the moment because our tranquil abode is undergoing major trauma in the form of a complete overhaul of its roof. What should have been a fairly non-invasive procedure has turned into anything but: entire rooms have had to be emptied… Continue reading
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‘Hung Up On The Art Of It All’ – a review of Madonna’s Sticky & Sweet concert, Wembley Stadium, London, 11 Sep 2008
Half-way through her rocket-fuel powered, rave-anthem rendition of Like A Prayer, Madonna messes up her lyrics. When she realises what she’s done, she smiles, turns around to look at a member of her band and curls her lips sheepishly. It’s a perfect moment, despite being based on an error: the most famous woman in the… Continue reading
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I am a writer and award-winning perfume critic currently living in the south of England and working on a novel. For my perfume-related writing, please visit Persolaise.com.
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