Author: Genna Rivieccio
Genna Rivieccio writes for myriad blogs, mainly this one, The Burning Bush, Missing A Dick, The Airship and Meditations on Misery.
“Like A Prayer” + A Britney Spears Perfume Ad = Xtina’s “Santo” Video
Although Christina Aguilera is a trailblazing pop culture icon in her own right, there’s no denying that, at times, there has been some overlap with [Read More…]
La Fuerza is With Xtina
From the beginning of her career, even when Britney Spears was already “outshining” her on The All-New Mickey Mouse Club, it was clear that Christina [Read More…]
“Meta Angel,” Or: Look Out Taylor, “The Archer” is FKA Twigs Now
Keeping the momentum of Caprisongs going strong, FKA Twigs has already released a third video (following “Tears in the Club” and “Ride the Dragon”) for [Read More…]
But What Actually Happened to Jennifer By Staying in Pleasantville?: A Space-Time Continuum Conundrum
While there are many “suspension of disbelief” moments to be had in Gary Ross’ 1998 film, Pleasantville (including how Betty and George didn’t know what [Read More…]
Go Play Your Video Games: Free Guy and Pleasantville
For a movie that could have theoretically been just another “blip” of the 90s, Pleasantville has clearly been on some people’s minds of late. First, [Read More…]
Beauty and the Beast: The Specter of Phil Over Ronnie in Death
Although a “fair” amount of attention has been given to the death of Ronnie Spector a.k.a. Veronica Bennett, who never saw fit to change her [Read More…]
Drink Up Caprisongs
In a font that looks like it was ripped directly from The Carpenters’ band logo, FKA Twigs presents to us Caprisongs, a seventeen-track mixtape in [Read More…]
The Alchemy of Torment in The Card Counter
The thing one can immediately observe about Paul Schrader’s visual style in The Card Counter is that he wants you to notice how shitty America [Read More…]
Gerontophobia on the Dance Floor
Scarcely a week has gone by since the release of Dawn FM, along with a new video for the second single, “Sacrifice,” and already The [Read More…]
Silent Night: A Different Kind of Apocalypse Scenario Than the One in Seeking A Friend For the End of the World (Intermixed With Quietus Vibes)
A recent revisit to the not-so-far-fetched world of Children of Men reminded of a certain very useful tool that the government ought to start handing [Read More…]
