Author: Genna Rivieccio
Genna Rivieccio writes for myriad blogs, mainly this one, The Burning Bush, Missing A Dick, The Airship and Meditations on Misery.
Diablo Cody: Original Greta Gerwig
Notwithstanding the fact that Greta Gerwig broke one of the still ample barriers a female could in film by being nominated for both Best Director [Read More…]
The Shape of Water’s Sweep at The Oscars & Its Significance to Hollywood Doing Its Best to Be More “Inclusive”
Because Get Out winning Best Picture would have been far too political a choice (and also would have meant that Allison Williams had starred in [Read More…]
The Wedding Singer, Spice Girls Edition
While, yes, everyone loves the Spice Girls, they’re not exactly a go-to sonic choice for one’s wedding. One’s wedding reception, to be sure–but not one’s [Read More…]
The Spy Movie in the Trump Era: Red Sparrow Still Touts Americans As “Good” and Russians Somewhere in Between…But Mostly Bad
Possibly as a start to the retribution sought by the “pinko liberals” of Hollywood for the Russians tampering in the now notorious U.S. election of [Read More…]
Leaked Amy Winehouse Demo, “My Own Way,” Is An Independent Woman Anthem in Direct Contrast to Back to Black Material
For anyone who has listened to Amy Winehouse’s debut album, Frank, after Back to Black came out, it was, no doubt, something of a shocking [Read More…]
The Fatherly Blame on the “Failings” of a Daughter for His Own Failings in The Philadelphia Story
As one of the greatest movies ever made–in any genre–it’s no surprise that The Philadelphia Story still manages to hold up even in spite of [Read More…]
Bobby Brown, Presumably on Drugs, Says Whitney Houston Did Not Die of Drug Overdose
Bobby Brown is a lot of things: tactful and caring with regard to his ex-wife, Whitney Houston, isn’t one of them. The latest example in [Read More…]
Vivian Ward Listening to Headphones in the Bathtub: A Cry for Help
Those few who remain nostalgic about the way romantic comedies used to be (in part, because we as a society were still able and conditioned [Read More…]
Someone Tell “Lifestyle” Magazines It’s 2018 and You Don’t Need to Paint the Woman as the Broken-Hearted One Post-Breakup
Jennifer Aniston, one of the tabloid favorites when it comes to writing about celebrity breakups, has, once again, served as the perfect person to provide [Read More…]
Everyone Is So Literal, Or: Britney Spears Rendered As Cleopatra
As recently complained about by Madonna via one of her Instagram stories, “Everyone is so literal.” This, however, is something she’s spoken out about for [Read More…]
