Continuing my countdown of 2024 notable album releases by women…
The Ladies of 2024
#5 – Billie Eilish – Hit Me Hard and Soft
At just 22 years old, Billie Eilish already has a slew of Grammys, two Oscars, and two best-selling albums. So what does one do as a follow-up to all that success?
Based on Eilish’s third album, Hit Me Hard and Soft, the answer is whatever the hell she wants.
Continuing my countdown of last year’s best films…
Best Films of 2023
#2. Are You There, God? It’s Me, Margaret.
As a father of two young women, I have long found that coming-of-age films about girls are my cinematic kryptonite. Whether it’s Lady Bird or CODA, The Florida Project or Moana, my year-end best-of lists are littered with movies about daughters.
Writer-director Kelly Fremon Craig is already responsible for one such movie. Her 2016 The Edge of Seventeen is one of the sharpest teen comedies I’ve seen, and a showcase for the great Hailee Steinfeld (who also starred in another of my favorite movies in this genre, True Grit).
Meet Me In Montauk 