Thunder Force (2021)
“I am unbelievably bored.” I liked and admired the concept driving Thunder Force. After all, why can’t too middle aged women be gallant, imposing superheroes? The representation here really does […]
Tag Archives: Melissa McCarthy
The Kitchen (2019)
“I’m taking care of myself.” It’s really a shame how very disappointing this one turned out. What wanted to be a double handed middle finger and a verbal “f*** you” […]
Can You Ever Forgive Me? (2018)
“Name your price.” Some people are more willing to put in the extra effort to cheat than they are to do a little bit of hard work. That tends to […]
The Happytime Murders (2018)
“It’s their world and we just live in it.” The Happytime Murders exemplifies how looks can temporarily kill as well as how they ultimately fade. The puppetry work here […]
Life of the Party (2018)
“This is not helping our process.” About 15 minutes too long, full of a few characters/scenes which truly don’t matter, and too inconsistent with its laughs – a symptom that […]
Ghostbusters (2016)
“It’s really easy to sit there and be a naysayer when you don’t actually do anything.” Try to imagine a world without the 1984 film and I think this 2016 […]
The Boss (2016)
“Thank you for the groveling.” The Boss is not the kind of movie that I typically enjoy. Overlong and errant ad-libbing, underwhelming direction, written without finesse. Grade it on paper and […]
Spy (2015)
“I would accept that with an open mouth.” Spy is a brilliantly stupid movie, weaving together a story of Peter Sellers type farcical exaggeration and equal parts action driven set pieces. […]
St. Vincent (2014)
“Who pissed in your Cheerios?” What an insanely likable and faulty movie this is. St. Vincent dishes out the humor but never makes it a buffet of comedy, missing too […]
