The moment is finally upon us… and by that, we mean the first trailer for Charli XCX’s forthcoming film, The Moment.
The A24 production—conceived and produced by Charli herself, directed by Aidan Zamiri, and written by Zamiri and Bertie Brandes—is, per Charli, “a 2024 period piece,” dramatizing the phenomenon that was Brat Summer. In it, Charli explained to Vanity Fair, she plays “sort of a hell version of myself”: “It’s fiction, but it’s the realest depiction of the music industry that I’ve ever seen,” she said.
While much about The Moment is still shrouded in secrecy—that is, besides the star-studded supporting cast, which includes Rosanna Arquette, Hailey Benton Gates, Kate Berlant, Jamie Demetriou, Kylie Jenner, Isaac Powell, Rachel Sennott, and Alexander Skarsgård—the trailer has given us some slight sense of what to expect.
Here, guest Thought Correspondent Hannah Jackson joins Vogue’s Chief Thinker Emma Specter for a special edition of “Every Thought I Had About…”
1. I know a Conner Ives “Protect the Dolls” T-shirt when I see one! Even if the letters are flipped. Brag! —Hannah Jackson
2. We love to see it! Also, is Charli makeup-free here? She looks amazing. —Emma Specter
3. Forgive the shameless self-promotion (so early on this list, too), but we did list the “Protect the Dolls” tee in our 2025 IYKYK gift guide. —H.J.
4. Self-promote away, babe. —E.S.
5. Rachel Sennott! Charli XCX I Love LA guest spot when? —H.J.
6. Rachel’s bob is bobbing hard —E.S.
7. Can we get a strobe warning for the vertigo girlies? I’m about to get, as Liza Minnelli’s Lucille Austero would say, “a touch of the dizzies.” —H.J.
8. “How does it feel to have claimed a whole summer?” First it was Barbie, then it was Charli, next summer it’s…me? Anything could happen! —E.S.
9. I’ve googled to see if this was pulled from a real Stephen Colbert interview, and it seems as though he staged a fake show to interview Charli’s alter-ego. I’m so glad Colbert gets the vision. —H.J.
10. Okay, thank you for that due diligence, Hannah! I was just wondering the same! —E.S.
11. As someone with zero poker face, I often wonder what I would do if 1) I became famous, and 2) a fan gave me an ugly portrait they’d made. Unlikely, but good to be prepared just in case. —H.J.
12. All of us should flail in sequins more often, as a society. —E.S.
13. Is there anything more glamorous than being chauffeured around on a golf cart? Studies say no. —H.J.
14. Is it officially too late for me to get a “365 partygirl” T-shirt? Has the culture moved on? I mean, I fully cried when Lorde brought Charli out at her show at the Kia Forum last month, so clearly I haven’t. —E.S.
15. A brief clip, but Charli seems to be skewering celebrity credit card partnerships at the 0:58 second mark. She made up a fake bank, Howard Stirling, so—fear not—no financial institutions were harmed in the making of this film. Phew!!! —H.J.
16. The way I would do literally anything for any credit card company for a not-even-that-impressive amount of money if I became famous… —E.S.
17. Kylie Jenner????? —H.J.
18. Same Q. —E.S.
19. Charli, PLEASE, enough with this strobe effect, I BEG!!! —H.J.
20. I get that it goes with the whole club-kid theme, but I can’t say that I care for it either, TBH. —E.S.
21. They tease a real stacked cast here, with Kate Berlant and Alexander Skarsgård among them. But the one that really caught my eye is Jamie Demetriou, whom Fleabag fans will remember as “Bus Rodent.” —H.J.
22. Oh, wow, I did not clock that. —E.S.
23. In theaters January 30th! Wow, love a theatrical release! —H.J.
24. Hannah, will you fly home and see it with me in L.A.? —E.S.
