Author: Genna Rivieccio
Genna Rivieccio writes for myriad blogs, mainly this one, The Burning Bush, Missing A Dick, The Airship and Meditations on Misery.
Donald Trump & The Attack of “The Liberal Movie People”
Perhaps only Meryl Streep could overtake the 2017 Golden Globes ceremony with her empowered acceptance speech for her Cecil B. DeMille award, seizing the opportunity [Read More…]
Released on His 70th Birthday, David Bowie’s No Plan Song, Video & EP Offer More Bittersweetness
As many fans still reel from the palpable loss of David Bowie from the music world, Columbia Records has seen fit to release a posthumous [Read More…]
Poison: A Cinematic Antidote to Interpreting the Homoeroticism of Jean Genet’s Work
As Todd Haynes’ debut 1991 film boldly dared to explore the work of Jean Genet in a manner that no one had attempted to take on [Read More…]
Happiness Lasts Forever…When Your Ashes Are Interred in A Prozac Urn
Only Carrie Fisher would make the interring of her ashes unique. While her plans for a comical obituary inspired by a conversation with George Lucas [Read More…]
Sing Street Puts A Spotlight On What Music’s All About: Getting the Girl
The Irish maestro of interweaving stunning songs into film (see: Once and Begin Again), John Carney, disappoints not with his latest feature, Sing Street. A [Read More…]
Paterson: There’s No Room in the Emotional Budget for Dreams, But We Still Pursue Them
For those accustomed to the Jim Jarmusch pace of life, Paterson is a film in keeping with what we’re used to from the indie auteur. [Read More…]
On the Verge of What What Have Been Bowie’s 70th Birthday, Velvet Goldmine Feels More Validated Than Ever
Last year, David Bowie just barely made it to his 69th birthday on January 8th before dying of liver cancer on January 10th. As what [Read More…]
Fleabag Speaks to the Piece of Shit Inside All Of Us
The eponymous character in Fleabag (played by Phoebe Waller-Bridge) speaks to the self-loathing, insecure piece of shit masquerading as someone who doesn’t care inside all [Read More…]
Mariah Carey’s Stream of Consciousness In Between Lip Syncing Merely Final Gasp of 2016’s Corpse
Mariah Carey hasn’t truly topped her penchant for theatrics of a lunatic-geared nature since that time in July of 2001 when she made a surprise [Read More…]
Julieta: Like A More Intense Version of Gilmore Girls
When it comes to exploring the relationship between mothers and sons, Pedro Almodóvar has well covered the territory. Mothers and daughters, on the other hand, [Read More…]
