Author: Genna Rivieccio
Genna Rivieccio writes for myriad blogs, mainly this one, The Burning Bush, Missing A Dick, The Airship and Meditations on Misery.
America’s Sweethearts & Its Attempt at Greekness
For most, America’s Sweethearts is one of those easily forgettable, throwaway films of the early 00s. But to dismiss it entirely would be a mistake [Read More…]
The Magic’s in the Makeup When It Comes to Looking Feminine
With the cliche saying, “Gender is a construct” (or, in Sex and the City, “Gender is an illusion), it comes as no surprise that this [Read More…]
Sicario: The Real Oldest Profession
In case you didn’t get the grand memo of the twenty-first century, the moral high ground won’t get you very high up the hill of [Read More…]
What Protocol Says About Politics in the 80s
If there’s anything in the political arena that the U.S. government put emphasis on in the 1980s, it was the Middle East. Second to or [Read More…]
Lena Dunham Will Continue to Torment the HBO Airwaves Post-Girls
Just when you thought you could brace yourself for the merciful end of Lena Dunham’s seemingly endless reign as the so-called Carrie Bradshaw of the [Read More…]
Magic Mike XXL: XXtra Unnecessary
When considering the near perfection of 2012’s Magic Mike (one of the last films Steven Soderbergh would direct), it should be no surprise that the studio, [Read More…]
Baby Boom: The Epitome of the 80s Working Woman
Nancy Meyers’ fourth film, Baby Boom, released in 1987, epitomized one of the pinnacles of “the businesswoman” struggling to balance her working life with her [Read More…]
Iris: A Dame With Style to Kill For
They say that as you grow older, you’re supposed to be less inclined to want to acquire things. Well, if that’s the case, Iris Apfel [Read More…]
Emma Stone Shines on in Will Butler’s Video for “Anna”
Will Butler has been gradually but certainly carving a separate name for himself outside of Arcade Fire ever since creating the score for everyone’s favorite [Read More…]
Nancy Meyers Continues Her Winning Streak With The Intern
Nancy Meyers’ consistent ability to write and direct a film that appeals to the “older” demographic, yet somehow transcends well beyond that to people of [Read More…]
