Other Work

Selected Writing

Billboard

“‘Maybe We’re Wrong’: When Madonna Got Cold Feet Over Her ‘American Life’ Video” (2023)
“The Strange History and Confusing Present of the VMAs’ Best Longform Video Category” (2022)
“Beyoncé’s ‘Work It Out’: A Look Back at the Debut Solo Smash That Wasn’t” (2022)
“Billie Eilish Relearns Her Hometown and Herself in Disney+ Film ‘Happier Than Ever: A Love Letter to Los Angeles’” (2021)

CBC Arts

“FashionTelevision’s ‘invisible woman in Paris’ writes herself into the show’s story” (2023)
“How Petra Collins went from Tumblr darling to Olivia Rodrigo’s go-to director” (2023)
“Meet the directors behind this year’s Junos nominees for Music Video of the Year” (2023)
“How the director of the new MuchMusic documentary found gold in a treasure trove of archives” (2023)

Paste

“Guy Ritchie’s Swept Away at 20: What the Hell Happened?” (2022)
“Aline Shines and Suffers for Loyalty to Its (Unofficial) Subject” (2022)
“In driving home 2 u, Olivia Rodrigo Gets InB4 the Recording Academy” (2022)
“With a Wink, Marry Me Revives the By-the-Numbers Rom-Com” (2022)
“Charli XCX Is Forced to Say Something Nice About Herself in Alone Together” (2022)
“Mr. Saturday Night Zeroes in on the So-Called Wizard of Oz of the Disco Era” (2021)
“Listening to Kenny G Brilliantly Reconciles the Man with the Meme” (2021)

Little White Lies

“Jagged — first-look review” (2021)
“Billie Eilish: The World’s a Little Blurry” (2021)
“How Never Say Never revolutionised (and ruined) the pop star doc” (2021)
“Folklore: The Long Pond Studio Sessions” (2020)

Other

“Programme notes for Amanda Kramer’s Give Me Pity! (2022)” (Beyond Interpretation, 2023)
“How Madonna References Classic Films” (video essay written with Be Kind Rewind, 2021)
“Tanu Muino has conquered the music video world — and she’s just getting started” (Sight and Sound, 2021)
“Notes on Marie Antoinette, or: the MTV Sensibilities of Sofia Coppola” (Bright Wall/Dark Room, 2021)

Selected Commentary

Podcasts

“J.Lo, Beyoncé & The Surprisingly Long History of the Visual Album (with Sydney Urbanek)” (Pop Pantheon, 2024)
“Sydney Urbanek on Beyoncé’s Renaissance and Taylor Swift’s The Eras Tour” (The Izzy & Murtada Picture Show, 2023)
“Amadeus (with Sydney Urbanek)” (The Bright Wall/Dark Room Podcast, 2022)

Print

“How pop stars like Beyoncé and Taylor Swift are embracing the social media concert” (CBC News, 2023)

Broadcast

“Taylor Swift and Beyoncé attempt to pack movie theatres like stadiums” (CBC’s The National, 2023)
“Madonna is back” (CBC Radio, 2023)