Author: Genna Rivieccio
SZA Brings Back 00s-Inspired Costuming and Choreography in “Hit Different”
From the orange cargo-inspired pants to the off-orange crop tops worn by SZA and her dancers (in a look reminiscent of Britney Spears in “Sometimes”–with [Read More…]
Linklater and Lynch in a Blender: I’m Thinking of Ending Things
As such an all-encompassing, yet little used in real life phrase, “I’m thinking of ending things” packs a weighty punch as an internal sentiment. Those [Read More…]
There Still Remains No More Uncomfortable Moment in Recent Cinema History Than When Liza Minnelli Materialized in Sex and the City 2 to Sing “Single Ladies”
For whatever reason, “Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)” remains one of Beyoncé’s biggest hits despite the fact that it is one of her [Read More…]
We Must Always Remember Even the Gods Are Capable of Frailty, Or: Beyoncé’s Dalliance With Sisqó
We know, we know: Beyoncé is a goddess. Yet that doesn’t mean she doesn’t possess the frailty of an average human. For even goddesses have [Read More…]
Trinkets: Shoplifting’s The Most Fun A Girl Can Have Without Taking Her Clothes Off
When Natalie Portman as “Alice” in Closer delivered her infamous line, “Lying is the most fun a girl can have without taking her clothes off,” [Read More…]
Don’t Talk to Madonna About Using Gas Masks (or Riding a Disco Ball) In Your Performance
While Madonna and Lady Gaga may have played nice for the cameras at M’s illustrious Oscar after party last year in 2019 (which is ten [Read More…]
Disclosure Defibrillates 2020 With A Bit of Energy
While a seemingly generic album title, there can perhaps be no better name than Energy for Disclosure’s third record, and their first full-length one to [Read More…]
Katy Perry Doesn’t Quite Bring a Full Smile to One’s Face With Latest Album
In terms of being an “apology” record for 2017’s Witness, which might one day be vindicated in the same way Christina Aguilera’s Bionic has been, [Read More…]
The Lolita Shtick Ain’t Workin’ in Blackpink featuring Selena Gomez’s “Ice Cream”
Even the mention of Moses can’t lend much depth to the latest single from Blackpink, a group that might be better off either not singing [Read More…]
Dua Lipa Takes Inspiration From What 1987’s You Can Dance Did, Reviving the Remix Album
“I hallucinate when you call my name,” Dua Lipa sings in 2020. “When you call my name, it’s like a little prayer,” Madonna immortalized in [Read More…]