Author: Genna Rivieccio
Genna Rivieccio writes for myriad blogs, mainly this one, The Burning Bush, Missing A Dick, The Airship and Meditations on Misery.
Stranger Things Have Happened Than Winona Ryder Making A Comeback
Channeling two of her best characters, Lelaina Pierce and Susanna Kaysen, Winona Ryder takes on the role of Joyce Byers in Stranger Things with a [Read More…]
In The Latest Round of the Kardashian/West/Swift Feud, It’s Still A Challenge to Feel Sympathy for Taylor Swift
In the ongoing battle between one, Taylor Swift, and two, Kim Kardashian and Kanye West, it appears as though the latter have done the unthinkable: [Read More…]
The Objectification of Chris Hemsworth Might Be The Best Thing About Ghostbusters
When it comes to rebooting classics of an untouchable nature, the new incarnation has to offer something that’s not only slightly different, but also truly [Read More…]
Caught Between Two Coasts (And Loves): Café Society
“I guess some feelings never go away. Is that good or bad?” So asks the latest Woody Allen foil, Bobby Dorfman (Jesse Eisenberg) to his [Read More…]
The Symbiosis of Friendship As Detailed by Microbe & Gasoline
In every adolescence, there is a period characterized by feelings of isolation and loneliness. For the protagonist of Microbe & Gasoline, fourteen-year-old Daniel Guéret (Ange [Read More…]
Britney Spears Reaffirms Her Ability To Signal Pop Music Trends With “Make Me”
For a while there, both fans and casual Britney Spears listeners alike were growing wary of the Southern pop/former trash princess’ output. With the scourge [Read More…]
The Classist Implications of The Secret Life of Pets
One wouldn’t at first glance think a garden variety animated kids’ movie could subtly undercut at the very nature of classism in New York City, [Read More…]
Friends That Spoon-Feed You When You’re Depressed Are Hard to Come By
When it comes to friendships portrayed on TV, very few come across as truly genuine (see: Blair Waldorf and Serena Van Der Woodsen). Surprisingly, the [Read More…]
Fundamentally Cliche: All Part of The Fundamentals of Caring
While some have difficulty with the overtness of Paul Rudd’s “surly” characters blatantly being sappy ones underneath it all, one can still find some redeeming qualities [Read More…]
Pretty Woman’s Vivian Ward Blazed the Trail For Closer’s Jane Jones
In many respects, the archetype for the shifty, con artist prostitute was perfected (at least in the mainstream) by Julia Roberts’ rendering of Vivian Ward. [Read More…]
