Author: Genna Rivieccio
Genna Rivieccio writes for myriad blogs, mainly this one, The Burning Bush, Missing A Dick, The Airship and Meditations on Misery.
Identifying With Carrie’s Writing Failure in SATC 2
Although Sex and the City 2 was even worse than the first movie, and served largely as a tourism campaign for Abu Dhabi, there is [Read More…]
Is Awkwardness the New Controversy?: A Question Posed by the 2015 VMAs
It’s no secret that the VMA’s have been in sharp decline since the infamous Britney/Madonna (and Christina) kiss in 2003, but the depths of just [Read More…]
The Amy Schumer & Jennifer Lawrence Romance Has Already Been Done By Madonna & Sandra Bernhard
In keeping with America’s obsession with celebrity culture, people have a tendency to get very excited about two famous women being friends. Whether this has [Read More…]
The Epicness of the “Color Blind” Scene in Cruel Intentions
There are few movie scenes in late 90s film history with half as much intensity as the one that takes place at the end of [Read More…]
Taylor Swift’s Onstage Shtick Is Getting Old
At this point in the Taylor Swift game, it’s safe to say that the extent of any backlash directed toward her has stemmed only from [Read More…]
That’s Countess Rayanne To You
Allison Joy Langer a.k.a. A.J. Langer–better known as Rayanne Graff–is the cult figure whose role on My So-Called Life as the troubled, alcoholic-prone best friend [Read More…]
The Lukewarmness of Hot Pursuit
Director Anne Fletcher has long been on a commercial winning streak with movies like Step Up, 27 Dresses and The Proposal. That streak began to [Read More…]
B-Side: A Story About a Britney Spears-esque Fading Pop Star
It’s a tale as old as the existence of celebrity: a famous person (or waning famous person, in this case) falling in love with a [Read More…]
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…]
