Author: Genna Rivieccio
Genna Rivieccio writes for myriad blogs, mainly this one, The Burning Bush, Missing A Dick, The Airship and Meditations on Misery.
Gaysters—Gay, Young Hipsters—Love American Life For the Exact Reason You Would Expect
*please note: no offense is meant by the terms “gayster,” “old school gay” or “new school gay.” If you take offense, you simply don’t get [Read More…]
The Prodigious Jean-Pierre Jeunet & His Careful Pulling At Our Heartstrings in The Young & Prodigious T.S. Spivet
Jean-Pierre Jeunet is one of the most meticulous filmmakers alive today. This is perhaps why he is considered prodigious rather than prolific. After all, his [Read More…]
Disney Reaches Pinnacle of Its Parody-able Influence With Banksy’s Dismaland
In the past decade, the tendency of pop culture aggregators to gravitate toward the tried and true influence of Disney has plateaued with satirists like [Read More…]
By the Light of the Silverscreen: Movies Illuminate The Wolfpack
“If I didn’t have movies, life would be pretty boring. And there wouldn’t be any point to go on, you see?” So goes the sentiment [Read More…]
A Not So Trans-cendental Ending for Pretty Little Liars
It’s the moment Pretty Little Liars fans have been waiting for from the beginning: finding out who the fuck “A” is. And now, after roughly [Read More…]
Breaking Down the Barriers of Fort Tilden
“This is tediously adorable.” It’s the very sentence that encapsulates how most people view the lives of mid to late twenty-somethings, particularly those of the white girl [Read More…]
Dior and I: A Tale of Living Up to Expectations
“Some have alcohol in them,” says Monique, one of the seamstresses of the Dior atelier about her candy at the height of the stress levels [Read More…]
Age Ain’t Nothin’ But A Number–Unless You’re Madonna: A Birthday Defense
What vexes me to no end about comments on an older woman’s aesthetic is that it always boils down to, “She looks great–for her age.” [Read More…]
Guy Ritchie, The Man From Hatfield, Gives Us The Man From U.N.C.L.E.
It would seem as though Guy Ritchie has been keeping a low profile since his last film came out in 2011. A sequel to Sherlock [Read More…]
Everyone Needs A Mistress America
“Isn’t every story a story of betrayal?” So begins Noah Baumbach’s Mistress America. It’s a classic writer’s tale: using someone else’s life as one’s own fodder. [Read More…]
