Author: Genna Rivieccio
Genna Rivieccio writes for myriad blogs, mainly this one, The Burning Bush, Missing A Dick, The Airship and Meditations on Misery.
Hidden Figures: A Movie That Figures Out How to Lend the Term “Feel-Good” to Racism
A film about a trio of exceptionally brilliant black female mathematicians, one would think, ought to be directed by, ideally, a black female–or at least [Read More…]
Broadly Speaking, You Need to Watch Broad City Season 3–Here’s Your Chance
It’s no secret that Broad City Season Three brought back the level of slapstick that’s been missing from comedy since I Love Lucy went off the [Read More…]
The xx Sees You
It would be momentous enough under any circumstance for The xx to release a new album, but add to it the fact that it’s been [Read More…]
The Future Is Now–And That Future Is Austra’s Future Politics
In spite of being a Canadian-based band, there is something decidedly American (or United Statesian, if you want to split hairs) about the way in [Read More…]
Neon Wet Dreams in Cross-Shaped Forms Pervade The Weeknd’s “Party Monster”
Like some new-fangled version of La Dolce Vita (a somewhat grandiose comparison, to be sure), the video for The Weeknd’s “Party Monster”(directed by the equally [Read More…]
Larry Steinbachek’s Death Signals The Demise of An Important Fixture of the Gay Community
When one thinks of Bronski Beat, it is always invariably “Smalltown Boy” that comes to mind. And with it, the video depicting Jimmy Somerville doing [Read More…]
The King of Comedy: Taxi Driver for Comedians
For anyone who has ever vehemently believed in their god-given right to fame–regardless of the caliber of talent exhibited–Martin Scorsese’s 1983 film, The King of [Read More…]
And the Sacrilegious Reboots Keep Coming With Charmed–Sans Original Cast
The more time wears on, the more it feels as though no one in the position of authority within “the industry” is willing to take [Read More…]
Snatch Reboot Most Likely Happening Because Guy Ritchie Has A Lot of Mouths to Feed
Objectively speaking, Snatch is one of Guy Ritchie’s few films that the non-diehard fans are aware of. Apart from Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels [Read More…]
Tina Fey’s Whiskey Tango Foxtrot Performance Ultimately Underrated For Its Liz Lemonness
When Whiskey Tango Foxtrot was first released in book form as The Taliban Shuffle: Strange Days in Afghanistan and Pakistan back in 2011, Chicago Tribune journalist [Read More…]
