Tag: Genna Rivieccio
Home Alone 2: New York’s Nothing But Fun on Borrowed Dough… Until It Runs Out
Among the many “reassessments” of Home Alone 2: Lost in New York, complete with its implausible representation of realistic geographic proximity, one that hasn’t really [Read More…]
Hungry Love: Bones and All
Despite the alleged increasing “openness” of society to those who are “different,” there remains a paucity of films about cannibals. And even literary tales of [Read More…]
Caroline Polachek Channels Circe on “Welcome to My Island”
On the heels of the “Sunset” video, Caroline Polachek continues to intensify the anticipation of her fourth solo record, Desire, I Want to Turn Into [Read More…]
Emily the Criminal Underscores the Cycle of Poverty in All Its Unavoidability As a Law-Abiding Sap
While everyone is still focused on Aubrey Plaza’s performance as Harper Spiller in The White Lotus, it bears reminding the masses of another Plaza performance [Read More…]
Class and Karma Collide in The White Lotus’ Second Season, Or: STD Party in Sicily
After a long viewer journey meant to cover a mere week in Taormina, Sicily (a.k.a. tourist kryptonite thanks to The Godfather being shot there), the [Read More…]
It’s Time to Acknowledge Ellie Goulding’s “Lights” As a Christmas Song
For a while now, Ellie Goulding has been the unsung heroine of an unacknowledged Christmas classic in the seasonal canon. That’s right, 2011’s “Lights,” from [Read More…]
Did You Know That Lana Del Rey Wouldn’t Give Us A Song Without A Bit of L.A. History To It?, Or: “Did You Know That There’s a Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd”
Having recently cited Harry Nilsson’s “Coconut” as one of her all-time favorite songs, maybe it should come as no shock that Lana Del Rey has [Read More…]
“Mouth” As The Soundtrack to Being Infected While Out and About
Among Bush’s often underrated oeuvre is a song from their 1996 album, Razorblade Suitcase. Although “Swallowed” was its lead single—garnering the most attention—“Mouth” would later [Read More…]
2015 Was A Lonely Time For Those Trying To #MeToo Before It Existed: Luckiest Girl Alive
It’s easy for many to forget how different things were before the end of 2017 when it came to speaking openly about sexual assault. Most [Read More…]
Trixie Mattel and Katya’s Commentary on Falling For Christmas Is Infinitely More Watchable Than the Movie Itself
Just when you thought there was nothing that might make Falling For Christmas redeemable, along come Katya and Trixie Mattel to weigh in with their [Read More…]
