Author: Genna Rivieccio
Jackie Collins, The Queen of Trash, Departs
There is no author who better personified the trash novel of the 1970s and 1980s than Jackie Collins (Jacqueline Susann was the one who had [Read More…]
The Hunt Takes You on a Dark Journey Through the Forest of Lynch Mob Mentality
In an age when a grown man even coming near children alone is somehow considered pedophilic, it’s amazing that one would be allowed to teach [Read More…]
Take A Honeymoon With Lana Del Rey
The countdown to the release of Honeymoon has been building for some time now, with the release of the video for “High By the Beach” [Read More…]
The Rebel Heart Tour: A Conglomerate of Madonna’s Favorite Themes
When you’re held to a certain standard the way Madonna is, grandiosity is expected as the norm on any production she puts on. Her tours [Read More…]
Addicted to Fresno Explores the Anomalous Existence of Central California
To most people, even those living in it, Fresno is no more than a truck stop along the way to somewhere better. Jamie Babbit, best [Read More…]
Lady Gaga Cops Yet Another Person’s Style
While Lady Gaga has ripped off everyone from Freddie Mercury to Madonna in her day, one person you would think she would no better than [Read More…]
The Overnight: A Strange Update to Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice
Patrick Brice’s second feature, The Overnight, is a far cry from his first, Creep. The latter is darkly comedic tale of murder and obsession while [Read More…]
Et tu, Roma?
This annoying early twenty-first century phenomenon to liken everything to something else has gotten most out of hand with the necessity people and magazines feel [Read More…]
The Iconography of the “My Sharona” Scene in Reality Bites
Helen Childress‘ only movie to date remains the spokesperson (spokesfilm?) for a generation that is 1994’s Reality Bites. The many issues and concerns of that [Read More…]
Still Alice: Stilling the Tumultuous Waters of Alzheimer’s
It’s rare that a movie about a cause can toe the delicate line between raising awareness and being taken seriously without bordering on sheer triteness. Richard [Read More…]