Tag: Genna Rivieccio
Michelle Trachtenberg Was a Millennial Icon
While Hollywood has had plenty of premature deaths before, including those representing the millennial generation (e.g., well, Aaron Carter), something feels different about the sudden [Read More…]
What It Says That Both Madonna and Lady Gaga Are Feeling the Push to “Return to Their Musical Roots”
When Confessions on a Dance Floor came out in 2005, it was preceded by Madonna’s big announcement that she was going “back to her roots” (i.e., the [Read More…]
Something Deeply Troubling Is Happening to the Integrity of Film Acting, With Casting Decisions at the Root of the Problem
Perhaps it’s the modern equivalent of a “casting couch.” This new trend of being cast on the basis of one’s social media prowess. Between Maya and Ethan [Read More…]
Marina x Madonna: The “Butterfly” Video
By now, it should be fairly obvious that there’s no pop star who has come after her that Madonna hasn’t greatly influenced. Regardless of whether [Read More…]
The Metamorphosis of MARINA Is Complete With “Butterfly”
It was already apparent earlier this year, with the release of her first poetry collection, Eat the World, that MARINA has had butterflies on her brain. [Read More…]
The Gorge: Like If Taylor Swift’s “You Belong With Me” Video, The Last of Us and Alien(s) Had a Baby
As a movie like You’re Cordially Invited has recently shown, it’s becoming more and more of a challenge for audiences to swallow romance “whole.” Because to attempt [Read More…]
Companion’s Iris Owes a Debt to Blade Runner’s Rachael
In one of the first trailers for Companion, Drew Hancock’s directorial and screenplay debut, little is revealed about the “big twist” of the movie. It’s only [Read More…]
You’re Cordially Invited Feels Like a Lindsay Lohan Netflix Movie
In addition to You’re Cordially Invited being generally cringeworthy, it’s also the kind of “comedy” to rival one of Lindsay Lohan’s recent “offerings” for Netflix. In point [Read More…]
You’re Cordially Invited (To Cringe)
By the end of You’re Cordially Invited, the discerning viewer wants so badly to believe that Reese Witherspoon and Will Ferrell signed onto this project with [Read More…]
“Please Please Please” Goes Full Dolly, Shows Sabrina Carpenter’s State of Mind Since the First Version of the Video Was Released
At this point, it goes without saying that even the “untrained” ear can detect more than a mere “hint” of Dolly Parton on Sabrina Carpenter’s [Read More…]
