Jizzy Grant

I put my red lipstick and blue mascara on, then I stumble into trouble and listen to her sad songs

WANDAVISION: Agreed, this was THE best part of Phase Four. I've loved Scarlet Witch from the beginning, so I was anticipating that this would deliver and it did. I loved the concept, the production, the acting and the arc of Wanda becoming Scarlet Witch and the way they incorporated her crown ("This is chaos magic, Wanda, and that makes you.. the Scarlet Witch" is already iconic!) But the way it seemed to grab not only Marvel fans, but non-Marvel fans around the world says a lot about the success of this show. TFATWS: I'm very mixed on this, mainly with the plot and character development. There was no reason for Sam Wilson not to doubt himself as Captain America, because Steve gave HIM the shield for a reason and to give it up was very disrespectful to him. I think it should've been the opposite in that having the people doubt him as Captain America and having to prove himself for that title for the show. I don't know, it was very underwhelming to me and not very memorable. BLACK WIDOW: I haven't seen this yet and based on the reviews, I don't really care to. LOKI: I've never found Loki to be an interesting character, so I wasn't excited to see it. I thought the concept was interesting, but it just was.. okay. The TVA was a joke, in my opinion, and they just felt so useless and weak. For the keepers of time, you'd think they'd know how to handle situations better. In the end, this didn't change the way I feel about Loki and Sylvie was just a bleh character. But I liked that it introduced the Variants and the Nexus concepts. SHANG-CHI: This comes second after Wandavision. It's a basic marvel movie in a lot of ways, but it's just so... fun. I'm really surprised by how much I enjoyed it. It felt different with the whole introduction of the fantasy elements and the fight scenes were great. It was very fast pace, with a lot of good action and just very entertaining. It has the same rewatchable factor as Thor: Ragnarok, which is also my favorite. WHAT IF: It was okay. I liked the animation and I thought the last episode was really good. ETERNALS: Will add my review of this when it comes on Disneyplus next week. NO WAY HOME: This was the first movie I saw in theaters in two years and it was just a great experience. The audience made this movie so much better for me. I recommend watching this in theaters just for that alone. The movie was good, but I've never been a Spider-Man fan or Tom Holland fan, so I didn't care for this, but I thought Tom's acting was the best he's done of the three Spider Man movies and William Defoe was legendary. His voice as the Green Goblin gave me chills. I still think Far from Home has a tighter story, whereas this one felt a little messy. Still, it's a movie for the fans more than anything, but I will say that there's one actor in this that that stole the show and if you've seen it, you know who it is. HAWKEYE: I think this show surprised everyone on how good it turned out. It falls short on a lot of things, but there was something about the chemistry between Hailee and Jeremy that made it endearing. Plus, it was a nice feel good Christmas show. However, I still felt that it underutilized Hawkeye in favor of putting Kate Bishop in the spotlight. I really wanted him to have a hero moment in a way that he would past the Hawkeye torch to Kate at the end. But the best part of this show for me, was the introduction of Maya Lopez. As a Native American, I was very excited to see her. Even though her character was one dimensional and her story a bit rush, I'm still excited to see her in the marvel universe.

Watched Spider-Man: No Way Home yesterday and it was good. I'm not super in love with it like everyone else, but I will say that watching it with other fans definitely elevated the viewing experience for me and made it more enjoyable it for that reason alone. Especially since I haven't been to the theatre's in like 2.5 years.

“And there we were, walkin’ the Trail of Tears Feathers in my hair and I saw you saw who I am”

Her singing on the tractor gave me Lizzy vibes. I like when she includes things like that in her videos, it's just so... her. Idk how to describe it. But it's such a pretty video, very intimate. The scene with the three of them looking off into the distance against the wind was very cinematic. So far this and the alternate Arcadia video have been my fav videos from her in a long time.

My only issue with the song is that I wish the lyrics were stronger. A lot of the lines felt like they were plucked from a generic break-up song. but my favorite part was :"I had good intentions/And the highest hopes/But I know right now/It probably doesn't even show". I felt like that moment was for her son.

I've loved Scarlet Witch from the beginning and I'm so happy she's getting a show of her own. I really can't wait to see how this whole thing going to play into her breakdown.

"Not Without Knowledge" - Tennessee Williams "A kiss brings pain --- Approvingly I quote These words that sage Rodrigo wrote --- And yet I'll kiss again." When I was in college, I was very lonely and lovesick and I used to visit this cafe near my school and they had a board where they would post a different poem everyday. On the day that I saw this on there, it was only the first and last lines - "A kiss brings pain... and yet I'll kiss again!" It's stayed with me ever since.

Ugh. Her responses to this are.... So Twigs being on a stripper pole is considered artistic, but when she does it people call her a whore. Like what? That's such a surface level analysis of it. While we can all agree that we knew what she was coming from from her initial post, at the end of the day, she really needs to do more research on our current culture that involves hearing someone's else's voice except her own before she addresses it. And I find it ironic that she accuses everyone of not reading and misinterpreting her words, when she's doing the same thing to the valid criticisms and responses towards her.

I really though she matured but I guess the self-victimization still continues... Also if this was about the criticism from critics why not name them instead of the singers?

Just got mine in the mail (took a week). And yeah it comes with two LP sleeves with the signed one being the empty one. Now I just have to wait for the signed album which was a separate purchase.

So I finaly got my shipping confirmation email this morning about the autographed vinyls. Anyone else?

I really like it. It's so different from her usual style, possibly because it's edited more like a pop video and it's so great to see her smiling and enjoying herself. She looks beautiful. Although, I would've preferred if she was singing out in a field, surrounded by her fans and have the universe descend upon them, it still works on its own. The transition to space with the close-up of her eye and color reveal is great. Aside from the cliched scenes of the hipster kids in Venice, the rest of the video is ethereal and makes me love the song even more. Some of the space scenes reminded me of Angels & Airwaves. All in all, it's very refreshing and a nice progression, especially after the underwhelming videos for Honeymoon. Also did anyone see the picture of her hugging someone on the drum set at the very end. Is that Rich?

I've been wanting to see it so badly. I heard about it too late though and I ended up missing the limited theatrical release in my city. It's already out in Canada and it won't be released in the U.S. until January 2017. It's been getting good reviews so far. The main actor was in season 2 of American Crime (which I highly recommend you watch by the way) where he played a college student that accuses another guy of drugging and sexually assaulting him. His acting was solid in that show, so I'm excited to see him in this one.

June 9, 2014 It's on the slate next to the director's name.

Inb4 ya'll hype up her next music video with unrealistic expectations and BTD visuals and end up disappointed. I think it's safe to say that she's not going to release anything as close to what she did early in her career, so some you just need to accept that and move on. We don't know her exact mind frame of anything, only based on what she releases. For all we know, her creative process has always been the same. I know that she says that she writes the treatments for her videos, but it's the directors that ultimately craft the overall execution of it. In my opinion, both Yoann Lemoine and Anthony Mandler were her best collaborators, in large part because they are very strong visual directors. Regarding her treatments, Anthony once said something along the lines of some being well-thought out and some being kind of stream-of-conscious. I think that's a nice way of saying that most lack depth or any coherency. She did start off with copy-and-pasting images from other sources in her homemade videos after all. But I think both Lemoine and Mandler were able to take these concepts/ideas and mold them into something do-able. Also, having a bigger budget certainly helped. But I believe that they understood her as an artist. Most of the directors she's been working with lately have been lacking in that area, in my opinion. She's probably giving them these checklists of what she wants and they're doing everything for the most part, but aren't giving them that unique touch or refining them like they should be. Plus, it's not like EVERY video in the past has been on caliber of Born to Die and Ride. Blue Jeans is literally her in a pool with a guy and some crocodiles. Any other director would have done a sub-par job with it, esp. considering there's not much to do with that concept, but Lemoine was able to bring a distinct style to it. For the most part, she has interesting ideas both for her songs and videos, but she really needs someone there to bring them to life.

Father John Misty kind of looks like a cult leader, doesn't he? Maybe that's what struck her visually about him in the first place.

It's a pretty good album. It's just missing that "One and Only" Pt. 2, for me. Still, I've grown to like some of the tracks. I don't think she'll top "21". That album in itself, the way the right elements just came together, was such a rarity. It's hard to replicate that same impact without being forced and she seems to have not been bothered by that. I enjoy listening to "25" early in the morning. I kind of think of it as the day album while "21" was more of a night album. Some of my favorite tracks are: "Hello", "I Miss You", "Remedy", "Water Under the Bridge" and "Love In the Dark".

The eerie, exotic instrumental at the beginning of "Music to Watch Boys To" leading into the vocals. The euphoric build up of the bridge in "Terrance Loves You" and the saxophone/vocals right after. "So let there be light" in "God Knows I Tried." The bridge in "Freak" when the guitar comes in and she mumbles her "take it to the back if you really want to talk" near the end. The rumbling instrumental in the pre-chorus of "Religion" and the way she sings "Hallelujah, I need your love." The final chorus in "The Blackest Day" when she sings "It's not one of the phases I'm going through" and the drums kick in. The bridge in "24" with the horns and the marching drums and her "Mmm's". The "Put your white tennis shoes on and follow me" outro in "Swan Song."

or a self-help book

I really liked her "movie" idea, although I think it's more fitting for a short film or a music video. Also, that she's thinking about the idea of writing a book really interests me. Although, I don't think it'll be very good. I think one of the challenging things for her would be to fill everything in such as character development, dialogue and create an overall story arc. With her visuals, she doesn't have to do that. So I can see why she'd be hesitant. And despite what happened with Tropico, I'm excited to see what she will do for another short-film/music video if she does it. She acknowledged that Tropico didn't get good reception in the past, so she might have learned a thing or two from it. So is her older boyfriend her teacher? She was 16, so it was around the time she was at boarding school right? And the guy was 25. Wasn't her teacher like 22 or 24? Or maybe K? Someone we don't know yet?

It's not so much in trying to understand her, but rather critics now figuring out her "shtick" and simply taking it for what it is and nothing more. And while I do agree that some of the criticisms were unnecessarily harsh early on in her career, there was also some truth in the more constructive ones. Eh, her vocals aren't going to change the critical perception of her. To her critics and the general public, she sounds the same as ever. To some of us, she sounds more natural and comfortable, but that hardly could be considered a huge leap - at least, not enough to be recognized.

I think critics more or less know what to expect from her at this point in her career. Her weaknesses (vocals/lyrics) are so past the point of obvious that critics seem to pretty much ignore it now. So I can't say that the music itself is getting acclaim, but rather from Lana's ability to construct her distinct world/persona - if that makes sense. You can tell simply by the way they write about her now, almost as if they were playing along with her. Hence why I think most of them are giving her positive reviews.

This has to be my favorite of the releases so far. I've always enjoyed these kind of jazz-influenced/alt tracks more than her catcher stuff. She really has a knack for creating these sultry/dreamy atmospheres with some of her slower songs. Honeymoon had only a couple of listens from me and I like the High By the Beach music video more than the song itself. I've always been a very melancholic kind of person and I think this is what she is going for on the new album. The mood seems to be more of the focus here rather than lyrics and structure, something that I feel was not concentrated on her other albums. It's what I like to call "solitary music". Music that just fits the contentment of being alone. Music that you want to play when you're at the beach or laying under a tree or riding on the bus through the city. Sometimes it's just nice to take a walk or go somewhere to be alone and....think about things. Maybe that's what she going for. Or maybe not. It works for me that way, at least. Anyway. I think it's pretty clear that she's not reverting back to her Born to Die sound. I feel like there was so much influence from the label during that time than Lana herself. I mean that whole marketing was so overblown and I think she kind of got tired of that, hence her more stripped back appeal now in both image and music. Even the album itself with it's pop appeal was largely because of the label. Paradise showed hints of that departure. Both Ultraviolence and the songs of Honeymoon show that she has more creative leeway than before. She's handling the promotion herself - which she doesn't seem to mind. I think there's less distraction from people who were trying to polish her and she's more comfortable doing what she is doing. And I think regardless of the polarizing reaction to her recent material, she'll still continue doing what SHE wants to do. If she can get through the slew of criticism from journalists than she can get through the criticisms from her fans just fine.

It sounds like something from her past unreleased hip-pop material with a slight touch of the Weeknd influence. It's going to take a couple of listens to completely settle on it. I'm not sure what to make of it right now, but I don't hate it. The production is definitely unexpected, but the direction she's going with her lyrics is a nice change.