Author: Genna Rivieccio
Genna Rivieccio writes for myriad blogs, mainly this one, The Burning Bush, Missing A Dick, The Airship and Meditations on Misery.
Transparent, Season 3: No One Knows What They Want, But They Know It’s Not This
As Jill Soloway continues to develop the hopelessly fucked up characters and family dynamic of Transparent, it’s only natural that the trajectory of the plot [Read More…]
Who Knew Thimbles Could Be So Erotic?: The Handmaiden
Like the British imperialistic rule of India, non-history enthusiasts often forget about the Japanese control of Korea that began in 1910 and culminated at the end [Read More…]
Mariah: Diva or Visionary About That $50 Million Inconvenience Fee? The Latter.
When a woman looks back on her romantic past, she’ll inevitably notice that, yes, she’s been terribly inconvenienced. Whether she moved somewhere else for the [Read More…]
The Smashing Pumpkins’ “Ava Adore”: An Ideal Song & Video to Celebrate Halloween
As Halloween becomes a more fully recognized holiday, the robustness of the canon of appropriately tailored songs and visuals will only increase. And yet, there [Read More…]
The Accountant Needed to Happen Just to Make the Profession Seem Less Dull
Maybe the only other profession as “unsexy” as accountant is paralegal. There’s very little room in the field to finesse into, shall we say, an [Read More…]
Hail, Caesar! Reveals the Most Important Job of the Hays Code Era of Filmmaking
If one thinks that spinning the sordid personal lives of celebrities now is an impossible feat, look only to the Golden Age of Hollywood to [Read More…]
All the Ways in Which Ace of Base’s “The Sign” Doesn’t Apply to Someone After A Breakup
There are a wealth of available tracks to listen to after a breakup. From “It’s All Coming Back to Me Now” to “Nothing Compares 2 [Read More…]
“Lotta White Folks In Here”: Moonlight
It is rare for black audiences to “get” a “serious” movie. Sure, once a year, Hollywood will throw the “demographic” a historical film about civil rights [Read More…]
Destiny’s Child’s “Cater 2 U” Somewhat Nullifies Beyoncé Being a So-Called Feminist
Just as people like to forget that Beyoncé had to slum it with Sisqo for a while back in 2000, so too, do they like to [Read More…]
I Fink You Freeky & I Like You A Lot: Elle
When it comes to what to expect from Paul Verhoeven, the only thing any viewer can predict for certain is that it will always be [Read More…]
