Author: Genna Rivieccio
Genna Rivieccio writes for myriad blogs, mainly this one, The Burning Bush, Missing A Dick, The Airship and Meditations on Misery.
My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2: Worth the Wait
It doesn’t typically take fourteen years for a sequel to be released (just look at the one-two punch of Charlie’s Angels in 2000, followed by [Read More…]
There Are Two Types of Women in This World: Anne Archers & Glenn Closes
At one of the peaks of conservatism in America (of which there have been many), Fatal Attraction‘s release in 1987 has often been viewed as [Read More…]
A Two-Pronged Examination of the “What It Feels Like for A Girl” Video (Both Are Bleak)
In 2001, Madonna was still riding high on the wave of the release of her eighth studio album, Music. Though it came out on September [Read More…]
Slow Learners: Slow To Start, Quick to Finish
The age-old premise of two friends–one male, one female (yeah, yeah it’s all so gender normative)–who can’t see what’s right in front of them is [Read More…]
It Takes the Contrast Of Sickness & Health To Know If You Love Someone In Take Care
“Everyone’s just trying to squeeze out a little happiness from life. Or just get some boring shit done. And the last thing they want is [Read More…]
Jake Gyllenhaal: A Thomas “Holden” Worther 2.0 in Demolition
“There was love between us. I just didn’t take care of it.” So establishes the crux of Jean-Marc Vallée’s Demolition, with Jake Gyllenhaal in the role of [Read More…]
Inherited Trauma & Transparent Season 2
The traumas of our ancestors–their hardships, their psychological issues–live within us in a way that is perhaps too intense and uncanny for us to fully [Read More…]
Hello, My Name Is Doris a.k.a. Girl With A Master’s Degree
These days, it’s a challenge to sell people on Sally Field. She’s been less and less of a staple ever since playing hard-ass Miranda Hillard in [Read More…]
Sensitive Skin: If Samantha Jones Were Daintier And In A Show Making A Statement About Toronto Gentrification
More so than Sarah Jessica Parker, it has been challenging to view Kim Cattrall as anyone other than Samantha Jones in the wake of her [Read More…]
Follow Huppert and Depardieu to the Valley of Love
You can’t really hate an ex if you once loved him. At least, that’s the conclusion we’re led to by Isabelle (Isabelle Huppert) in Guillaume Nicloux’s [Read More…]
