Author: Genna Rivieccio
Genna Rivieccio writes for myriad blogs, mainly this one, The Burning Bush, Missing A Dick, The Airship and Meditations on Misery.
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…]
Would You Go to Hell To Wank To the Titanic Sex Scene?: Yes, God, Yes
To heighten the viewer’s perception of just how “1999” Yes, God, Yes is, the closing credits winkingly play Mandy Moore’s debut single, “Candy.” The tie-in [Read More…]
You Are Inverted, The World Is Not/The World Is Inverted, You Are Not: Tenet
Reteaming with cinematographer Hoyte van Hoytema, Christopher Nolan’s long-delayed Tenet proves yet again that the director knows the value of collaborating with a maestro of [Read More…]
Set During The Great Depression, Mannequin Assures Its Audience They Can Live on Love
With a script written by playwright Lawrence Hazard, the repartee of Frank Borzage’s 1937 film, Mannequin (pre-dating the one Andrew McCarthy would star in fifty [Read More…]
Reminder: No Good Comes From Being Eager to Return to the U.S., Or: Aaliyah Died For Her Art on August 25, 2001
While “Rock the Boat” was certainly not a video worth dying for, it bears noting that Aaliyah still did, technically, expire for her art. And [Read More…]
The Betty Broderick Story: A Study in Gaslighting and Its Psychological Effects
“Maybe he was afraid,” Berger’s friend tells Carrie. Carrie returns, “Interesting, how so?” His friend notes, “Women can get really angry.” Carrie retorts, “Well I [Read More…]
Ellie Goulding Channels Hard Candy Promo Vibes in “Love I’m Given”
In what still remains one of Madonna’s less loved and remembered photo sessions in promotion of a record, the motif of 2008’s Hard Candy is [Read More…]
Mariah Carey Resuscitates “Killing Me Softly” With Ms. Lauryn Hill on “Save the Day”
In promotion of Mariah Carey’s upcoming October release, The Rarities (her eighth compilation album–‘cause she knows how to milk the Lambily for their dough), the [Read More…]
