Many of the most high-profile movies of August — Hobbs and Shaw, Good Boys, The Angry Birds 2, and even Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark — were mired in mediocrity, doing a few…
Tag:
Melissa McCarthy
-
-
When it comes to gangster films, female characters usually fall into one of two categories. If they have any sort of prominence within the narrative, they usually fall within the romantic or familial label: wife/girlfriend/mistress/love…
-
There’s nothing that annoys me more than useless controversy. In a world that’s stacked with all manner of ridiculous injustices, some right in the open, we shouldn’t get worked up over a pointless Ghostbusters remake.…
-
When I remember 2018 in film, I’ll remember a few things: this was a great year for documentaries; world cinema is having a bit of a resurgence; and non-big five studios are creating a majority…
-
There’s too many movies! Well, I guess that’s a good problem to have for a site like this one. At any rate, as we grow closer to the end of the year, not only are…
-
-
The Happytime Murders is the latest from Henson Alternative, the mature arm of Henson’s Muppets. It’s raunchy, it’s puppety, and it’s as over the top as over the top can be. It may not be…
-
If you need a woman lead for your studio comedy, odds are you turn to Melissa McCarthy. Ever since her breakout role in Bridesmaids back in 2011, McCarthy has earned plenty of starring vehicles, including her…