Today on Soundtracker, I'm joined by Unread's Chris Stedman  (@ChrisDStedman on IG and Twitter) to talk about Britney Spears' unfairly maligned (even at the time of release) film CROSSROADS. It's a much darker movie than I expected, and a movie that takes on an entire new light in 2022. It's one worthy of reevaluation. In this episode we talk about the (not so subtle given what we know now) relationship she has with her parents in the film, how poorly she was treated around the time it came out, how great it is seeing her finally find a happy place, and wonder why this movie hasn't benefitted from her recent outpouring of love and support. On top of that, the soundtrack is a jaw-droppingly cynical move by Jive Records, one I'll probably never see the likes of again on this show. There's a lot of meat to this episode, so I'm hoping you'll join us as we cover a movie I never would have expected to cover on the show, but I'm so glad I did.

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Chris's Buzzfeed article on Britney can be found here: https://www.buzzfeed.com/chrisstedman/britney-spears-queer-fans-have-always-had-her-back

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