Tag: Genna Rivieccio
The Irishman: A Mafia Epic That Can Only Exist in the Past
“As far back as I can remember, I always wanted to be a gangster,” says Irish-American mafioso Henry Hill (Ray Liotta) at the beginning of [Read More…]
The Age-Old Coast War Between L.A. and New York is Alive and Well in Marriage Story
Carrie Bradshaw once asked, “If you love someone and you break up, where does the love go?” The answer, if you’re getting a divorce, seems [Read More…]
Billie Eilish Does White Girl Martyrdom Well As Cigarettes Are Stubbed Out on Her Face in Video for “Xanny”
Even though, like everything else, an Italian already did it better with regard to the whole cigarette being stubbed out on one’s skin concept (see: [Read More…]
Grimes & Lana Del Rey Have The Kind of Conversation Overheard in the Paid For by Parents SoHo Lofts of NYU Kids
Although Grimes was the opener for Lana Del Rey for parts of her 2015 Endless Summer Tour, it doesn’t seem like the two would have [Read More…]
Fashion’s New Fascist: Fendi, & Everything That’s Wrong With Their Kiernan Shipka-Starring Commercial
For most of the tourists that flock to Rome to throw a coin into the Trevi Fountain (Fendi now being, incidentally, the “owner” of it [Read More…]
Britney Spears’ “Mannequin”: A Mantra for How to Unemotionally Detach
While Britney Spears’ oeuvre is frequently deemed maudlin to the point of excess (earlier tracks like “From the Bottom of My Broken Heart” and “E-Mail [Read More…]
Pee-Wee’s Playhouse Christmas Special Is Laughing at Kacey Musgraves’ Idea of “Camp”
Generally met with unanimous praise for its blending of self-awareness, nostalgia and paying “campy” respect to the past by doing a sendup of it (all [Read More…]
When It Comes to Heart Transplant Rom-Coms, Stick With Return to Me, Not Last Christmas
In the annals of heart transplant “rom-coms,” there are very few to choose from. Arguably beginning with 1993’s Untamed Heart starring Christian Slater and Marisa [Read More…]
“We’re in the end of art, human art.”: Grimes’ “My Name Is Dark” Ties In Nicely to Her Latest AI Takeover Theory & Battle With Humanoid Zola Jesus
As Grimes gets deeper and deeper into the behind closed doors world of Silicon Valley and all of its nefarious inner workings thanks to full-time [Read More…]
A Siciliano Vero Who Betrayed Cosa Nostra: Il Traditore
For a story like notorious traitor Tommaso Buscetta’s, a director as seasoned as Marco Bellocchio makes sense for Il Traditore. Even if he is a [Read More…]