Author: Genna Rivieccio
FEAR & No Loathing in the Second Half of MARINA’s Double Album
Despite the fact that MARINA is a firm believer in the Elisabeth Kubler-Ross philosophy theory that, “There are only two emotions: love and fear. From love flows happiness, contentment, [Read More…]
Quaalude Anyone? 70s Glam Punctuates Mark Ronson & Lykke Li’s “Late Night Feelings” Video
JP Chartrand, who most notably directed the video for Katy Perry’s 2017 summer anthem, “Bon Appétit,” combines his hyper-surreal style with the perfect decade to [Read More…]
Madonna’s “Medellín” Video Is Her Most High Art Visual Rendering Since the Bedtime Stories Years
Although, unquestionably, all of Madonna’s music videos (except perhaps “Everybody”) have consistently exhibited a predilection toward her painterly influences in life (Tamara de Lempicka, Remedios [Read More…]
Poison Ivy Is An Understated Class Warfare Movie Posing As Another “Erotic Thriller” of the Early 90s
In a land that now seems very far away to us all–90s L.A.–it was still possible for a girl to pull herself up by her [Read More…]
Reassessing Mulholland Drive in the Wake of Its Place As the Best Film of the 21st Century
The further time moves along to give viewers more space and distance from the haunting mind fuck that was and is Mulholland Drive, the more [Read More…]
He’s Probably at The Probe: American Gigolo
Naturally, a movie called American Gigolo would ultimately be billed as a love story in the 80s. For what could be more romantic at that [Read More…]
The Most Hoppin’ Movies for Easter
While not quite as mainstream and easily wieldable for profit as that other bastion of Christianity, Christmas, Easter has its fair share of “festive” movies [Read More…]
Rabbits and Reanimation: The Strange Coalescing of the Sensual and the Divine on Easter
While Easter is considered, even still, by Christians and the last remaining Catholics, one of the most holy and hallowed religious celebrations of the year [Read More…]
Offset Has No Issue With Cardi B Trying to Get Some “Clout” Through Sexual Means
As though wanting to put to bed (no pun intended) any rumors of further strife between them after his infidelity bender, Offset’s aim with the [Read More…]
Barbie Is No Longer Trendsetter So Much As Poseur As She Slips Into Keith Haring Attire
As Barbie has evolved with the times over the years, she’s been put into the harsh perspective of what it once meant to dole out [Read More…]