Author: Genna Rivieccio
Genna Rivieccio writes for myriad blogs, mainly this one, The Burning Bush, Missing A Dick, The Airship and Meditations on Misery.
Goodnight to All That: Matthew Conboy’s Goodnight Brooklyn Puts Death by Audio to Bed for Good
It seems like whenever someone moves to New York and stays in it for even just three years, everything they knew to be good and [Read More…]
Mariah’s World: It Ain’t Easy Bein’ A Caricature
At this point, the blurred line between where Mariah Carey’s over the top persona ends and her true self begins is no longer discernible, which [Read More…]
She’s A Twentieth Century Girl: Mike Mills’ Latest Picks Up Where Running With Scissors Left Off
Mike Mills has always slipped easily into the mindset of a teenage boy coming of age in an unconventional family. His film debut, Thumbsucker, back [Read More…]
Glimmers of Good Acting Don’t Make Up for the Fact That You Could Just Watch “National Anthem” Instead of Jackie
It’s the movie and performance no one can seem to stop talking about. Natalie Portman as Jackie Kennedy in her aggrieved widow state is Oscar [Read More…]
Don’t Cry For Me: Madonna’s Tears of A Clown Show (Including A Cover of “Toxic” As Homage to Donald Trump & Britney Spears’ Birthday)
Madonna has long ago reached the point of immunity, both in terms of the type of and extent of criticism she’s able to let wash [Read More…]
Come Sail Away on a Wave of Heartache & Constant Regret: Manchester by the Sea
Kenneth Lonergan began his directing career back in 2000, adapting his own play for You Can Count On Me. After beginning his second feature, Margaret, [Read More…]
Who’s A Neo Maxi Zoom Dweebie Now? Anthony Michael Hall to Face Potential Jail Time For Assault
Though Anthony Michael Hall has been kind of buff ever since 1990’s Edward Scissorhands, the masses always remember him–if they remember him at all–as that [Read More…]
Wes Anderson Infuses H&M With A Touch of The Darjeeling Limited
One supposes H&M has now reached that point where it doesn’t need to really advertise for the actual clothing it sells. It’s just far too [Read More…]
Search Party Unravels the Buildup to a Disappointment That Serves As A Metaphor for Modern Letdowns
It’s that thing that can’t seem to be avoided in any new show these days–that overarching theme: millennial ennui and lack of direction/purpose. While Search [Read More…]
Such A Mean Old Man, Such A Dirty Old Man: Bad Santa 2
The sequel is rarely a one-up of its original, except in the case of The Godfather: Part II and Charlie’s Angels: Full Throttle. But, at [Read More…]
