Bridesmaids
There is something intriguingly subversive in "Bridesmaids" that goes beyond the anarchy inherent in all humor and its reliable sub-category, the switch-up. But we'll talk about those first to get the...
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Identity Thief
How did so many great performers get stuck in this awful movie? And why, why? There's one scene in this ugly and poorly paced road trip comedy that has the straight-laced Sandy (co-producer and star...
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The Heat
By my count, I have seen some sixty jillion buddy cop movies, and they follow a format as rigid as a sonnet. One cop is by-the-book. One is free-wheeling and impulsive. There is a frustrated...
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Tammy
Top talent is wasted in this un-funny and disappointing vanity production from Melissa McCarthy and her husband, Ben Falcone. They wrote it, or, more accurately, assembled it from pieces of other...
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St. Vincent
A crude, inconsiderate, bitter slacker -- Bill Murray could play that in his sleep. And it would be pretty good. But he doesn't. Bill Murray gives a beautiful, wise, complex performance as Vincent, an...
View ArticleTrailer: “Spy” from “Bridesmaid’s” Paul Feig, Melissa McCarthy, and Rose Byrne
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View ArticleThis Week in Theaters: Boys vs. Girls in One-Word-Title, R-Rated Comedies
They both have one-word titles. They are both very raunchy R-rated comedies. And this week they square off against each other for domination of the box office. "Entourage" continues the adventures of...
View ArticleSpy
It is time to celebrate. Melissa McCarthy finally has the movie role she deserves. Writer/director Paul Feig, who directed her in "Bridesmaids" and "The Heat" has wisely given her center stage and...
View ArticleWomen Rule the Box Office
"Spy" beat "Entourage" last weekend in the battle of the two R-rated raunchy comedies. The one featuring women in all the lead roles was first at the box office with a robust $29.1 million, and the...
View ArticleTrailer: Ghostbusters with Kristen Wiig, Melissa McCarthy, Kate McKinnon, and...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fYnSjERs-oU Four of the funniest women in the world star in the "Ghostbusters" reboot. ... Read the full post here » The post Trailer: Ghostbusters with Kristen Wiig,...
View ArticleThe Boss
Here is what Judd Apatow and Paul Feig know that Melissa McCarthy and Ben Falcone do not: a character can be hilariously obnoxious or endearing but not both, even when played by the irresistible...
View ArticleGhostbusters
I'm willing to believe them. I mean, sure, the original is a classic, mostly thanks to Bill Murray, Sigourney Weaver, and a new approach to action/paranormal comedy. But the reboot has the Mount...
View ArticleBarbra Streisand and Melissa McCarthy Sing “I Can Do Anything Better Than You”
Barbra Streisand (that's sand like by the ocean) and Melissa McCarthy sing an updated version of the Irving Berlin classic "Anything You Can Do I Can Do Better" on Streisand's new album of Broadway...
View ArticleI Am So Excited About the Return of The Gilmore Girls!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hjqrr7nss3s ... Read the full post here » The post I Am So Excited About the Return of The Gilmore Girls! appeared first on Movie Mom.
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