It's midnight and things are getting magical at Taylor's place: Clouds roll in, lavender sprouts from the floor, and she loses herself amidst the changing scene and the billowing haze.
Cameos abound — most notably Haim, actress Laura Dern, producer Jack Antonoff — in this Cinderella story where "House Wench Taylor" takes her shot at the glamorous life.
Taylor Swift's Midnights era starts appropriately enough with a parody of classic horror tropes, but then gets increasingly complex, with setups ranging from an elucidating confrontation with another version of herself, a depiction of the social awkwardness that comes from being so "big," and a mid-video funeral segment.
This gorgous tie-in with romance flick Safe Haven takes place in surreal versions of the movie's sets that shimmer witha painterly touch, made possible by shooting on green screen and then creating the setpieces in post.
