Author: Genna Rivieccio
Genna Rivieccio writes for myriad blogs, mainly this one, The Burning Bush, Missing A Dick, The Airship and Meditations on Misery.
The Catholic Church Would File Bankruptcy If It Could: Boy Scouts No More
Perhaps the only other institution in America right now that can feel the pain of the Boy Scouts and its crumbling credibility (which has been [Read More…]
There’s A New WWI Movie in Town, But It’s Still Not A Very Long Engagement
In the realm of World War I movies, there is an extreme paucity of majors in “comparison” to, say, World War II with all of [Read More…]
The Slow Rush Finds Kevin Parker Asking A James Murphy Question: “Am I Losing My Edge?”
Five years is a fair amount of time to let slip by when you’re in the music industry. Yet that’s what the gap between Currents [Read More…]
Daughter of Del Rey: Billie Eilish’s “No Time To Die” Is the Most Non Bond-Like Theme Yet–And That’s A Good Thing
It was arguably in 1973, with Paul McCartney & Wings stepping up to perform “Live and Let Die” for the Bond film of the same [Read More…]
Possessed by Aphrodite: To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before
Jenny Han’s widely successful To All the Boys YA series was, of course, always destined to be adapted into an according film trilogy. The tale [Read More…]
“Delete Forever” Is An Opioid Lullaby, Wanting Only to Put the Crisis to Bed
Possessing a neo-folk aura, Grime’s fifth single (“We Appreciate Power” doesn’t count) from Miss_Anthropocene (leaving just five more left to hear on the record), “Delete [Read More…]
Birds of Prey: The Album: As Much of an Instant Classic as the Movie
With Harley Quinn (Margot Robbie) as the bona fide anarchistic hero(ine) of 2020 (sorry Joker, your time has come and gone), Birds of Prey could [Read More…]
Some Thoughts On Birds of Prey’s Disappointing Box Office Numbers
With the box office receipts from Birds of Prey’s opening weekend officially tabulated, the numbers have revealed two rather shocking statistics: 1) the audience that [Read More…]
Miss Americana: Taylor Swift Still Clearly Wants to Be America’s Sweetheart With An “Edge”
It’s no secret that Taylor Swift has been “changing.” That she’s been “evolving” to a point where she’s finally comfortable enough to feel unmuzzled about [Read More…]
While Oscars May Be So White, Parasite’s Win Somewhat Miraculously Goes Against A Present Racial Stigma
Even though Parasite was a critical darling throughout the tail end of 2019, the probability of it winning for Best Picture at the 92nd Academy [Read More…]
