Author: Genna Rivieccio
Genna Rivieccio writes for myriad blogs, mainly this one, The Burning Bush, Missing A Dick, The Airship and Meditations on Misery.
Is Loving Worth It (Both Filmically and Literally)?
As the ominous force known as Donald Trump’s presidency approaches, Jeff Nichols’ Loving comes at a time when we need to be reminded just how far [Read More…]
Leonard Cohen Chose the Right Time to Check Out
Just when you thought that maybe–just maybe–2016 would leave some icons left standing, it decides to go and check Leonard Cohen’s ticket, too. That puts [Read More…]
Something to Braga About: Aquarius
In an age during which it’s lauded to eradicate the old and embrace the new (regardless of its lack of quality), the trend in real [Read More…]
A Monster Begat by Cameos: Trump Was Glorified in the Media Long Before Negative Coverage Plagued His Presidential Run
“The Donald,” a name that once sounded endearing when it came from Ivana Trump but now sounds more fittingly like the epithet of a horrific [Read More…]
Fifth Harmony’s “Work From Home” As Applied to the Millennial Philosophy on Working
Perhaps only a girl group sprung from the second season of X Factor could fully speak to the millennial philosophy on working, which is, in [Read More…]
Lindsay Lohan’s Got A Case of the Madonnas
Lindsay Lohan has been making headlines for all the wrong reasons of late. On the heels of her severed ring finger incident, Lohan has now [Read More…]
A Neurosurgeon Cut Down to Size: Doctor Strange
When you get right down to it, neurosurgeons are, well, assholes. Sure, what they do is of value, but why they do it is, more [Read More…]
Judith Light’s “Hand In My Pocket” Rivals Jeffrey Tambor’s “Somebody That I Used To Know”
As Maura in season one of Transparent, Jeffrey Tambor left viewers breathless (whether from admiration or shock) with his performance in the Trans Got Talent [Read More…]
Transparent, Season 3: No One Knows What They Want, But They Know It’s Not This
As Jill Soloway continues to develop the hopelessly fucked up characters and family dynamic of Transparent, it’s only natural that the trajectory of the plot [Read More…]
Who Knew Thimbles Could Be So Erotic?: The Handmaiden
Like the British imperialistic rule of India, non-history enthusiasts often forget about the Japanese control of Korea that began in 1910 and culminated at the end [Read More…]
