Life of the Party | Melissa McCarthy | Zero Stars By Kyle Osborne Has anyone simultaneously generated more goodwill, yet more box office stink bombs than Melissa McCarthy? She is a gifted comedic actor and, by all accounts, a lovely person. Why does she rarely find material that takes advantage…
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Movie Review: “Tammy”. Melissa McCarthy’s Comedy Is Tragic
By Kyle Osborne To paraphrase an old show biz axiom: Slip on a banana peel and fall on your bum? That’s comedy. Slip on a banana peel, fall and crack your skull open and start bleeding? That’s tragedy. Melissa McCarthy’s new comedy “Tammy”, which she and her husband, Ben Falcone,…
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Movie Review: “Identity Thief” Stole Two Hours From My Life
There are two things that the new movie “Identity Thief” is convinced are funny. 1. Teasing a man named “Sandy” because it’s a “girl’s name,” and 2. Punching someone in the neck (admittedly a phrase I use often because it sounds weird and funny, it doesn’t really “play” funny on…
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