Author: Genna Rivieccio
Genna Rivieccio writes for myriad blogs, mainly this one, The Burning Bush, Missing A Dick, The Airship and Meditations on Misery.
The Arrangement Signals the Return of Nighttime Trash TV
With ABC and NBC focusing of late (like maybe the past twentyish years) on the notion of “quality” TV (you know Jane the Virgin, The [Read More…]
Leave Spring Breakers Alone
Arguably the most unexpectedly political film of 2012 for its uncensored statement on American culture that has only continued to prove more accurate, Harmony Korine’s Spring Breakers [Read More…]
Condition: White, Or the Story of Christine Chubbuck in Filmic Form
Before the release of Antonio Campos’ 2016 film, Christine, Christine Chubbuck was the sort of footnote to a textbook about mass communications a journalist might [Read More…]
A Talking Pizza & A Commentary on Decay Amid Gentrification Among Some of the Standouts of the “Saturnz Barz” Video From Gorillaz
Picking up in a similar vein as where the video for “Hallelujah Money” featuring Benjamin Clementine left off, “Saturnz Barz” keeps the tone of Gorillaz’s [Read More…]
“Emotional Attachment, That’s All”: T2 Trainspotting
Cynics of the sequel as a concept might tend to feel divided regarding T2 Trainspotting, Danny Boyle’s affectionate follow-up to the beloved original, released in [Read More…]
Chuck Barris’ Greatest Legacy: Confessions of a Dangerous Mind
At the time of its release in 2002, Confessions of a Dangerous Mind wasn’t exactly quite as appreciated on a mass scale as it could [Read More…]
Pregnancy Is Still Uncomfortable in Black & White & With Natalie Portman in James Blake’s “My Willing Heart”
As James Blake’s The Colour In Anything continues to prove to be the only gift that keeps on giving from 2016, is it any wonder [Read More…]
Charli XCX & Mura Masa Join Forces to Give A Touch of Poetry to the One-Night Stand
As Americans in general and youthful ones specifically become less tantalized than ever by the prospect of sex, it’s reassuring that “young ones” Charli XCX [Read More…]
Not Mad About Penelope Cruz Being Cast as Donatella in Versace: American Crime Story
After the bullet of Lady Gaga trying to inhabit the fabuloso essence of Donatella Versace got nixed because of her “busy schedule,” many in the [Read More…]
The Real Star of Selena: Lupe Ontiveros
To bring to life the persona of an obsessive and intermittently delusional madwoman isn’t east–just ask Bette Davis. So for Lupe Ontiveros, so frequently and [Read More…]
