Author: Genna Rivieccio
Genna Rivieccio writes for myriad blogs, mainly this one, The Burning Bush, Missing A Dick, The Airship and Meditations on Misery.
First Class Feels Hollow After Seeing How Rosalía and J Balvin Travel in “Con Altura”
From the moment we get a near Airplane!-like intro of J Balvin as a pilot (because there hasn’t been anything more comically stylized than that [Read More…]
Tim Burton Makes Dumbo His Own While Also Emphasizing the Original Message That “Normals” Lack Vision
Dumbo has been accused of being made by Disney for a fast buck, a way to further profits via the barrage of CGI remakes that [Read More…]
The Schizophrenic Undertones of “Me Against the Music”
Originally intended to be a solo track instead of a duet, Madonna jumped on vocals for Britney Spears’ lead single for In the Zone, “Me [Read More…]
From 5150 Involuntary Psychiatric Hold to Self-Admittance: Mental Health Perception Has Clearly Changed Based on Britney ’07 vs. Britney ’19
In 2007, amid a barrage of personal struggles including the death of her aunt, divorce from Kevin Federline and losing custody of her children after [Read More…]
Santa Clarita Diet Season Three Posits The Rarely Credited Theory That Love Can Literally Last Forever
While it’s not yet known if Netflix will greenlight a season four (suddenly somehow cognizant of all the money they’ve been shelling out without much [Read More…]
“Monopoly”: A More Intimate Extension of “7 Rings”
As a “thank u” to her fans but more to “7 Rings” co-writer Victoria Monét herself, Ariana Grande has, once again, overwhelmed the world with [Read More…]
Ciara Emulates Vivian Ward, Lydia Deetz in “Thinkin Bout You” Video
Refreshing for its sheer sonic and visual jubilance in manifesting the feeling of infatuation that comes with potential new love, Ciara’s latest single, “Thinkin Bout [Read More…]
Billie Eilish Signals the Dominance of Gen Z in (Anti-)Pop Music, Or: Fiona Apple Redux
Ah, gone are the days of such straightforward simplicity as being called a “Pop Princess.” Even Ariana Grande isn’t quite the same animal as a [Read More…]
Cléo from 5 to 7 as It Applied to Agnès Varda’s Later Years
While Agnès Varda might not have been a vain or decidedly frivolous woman, the manner in which she fell prey to death harkens back to [Read More…]
When Opportunity Knocks: Jordan Peele’s Us and the Underlying Argument in Favor of the Marginalized
In case there was any confusion about what year Us begins, the audience is given about three minutes’ worth of footage from a Hands Across [Read More…]
