Why Melissa McCarthy is the Best Screen Comedian of the Decade Alice Rooney August 21, 2018 Close-Up, Features, Spotlight With The Happytime Murders out this week and Melissa McCarthy’s previous release, Life of the Party, still managing to draw in crowds ready for a guaranteed laugh with the girls, it looks like her magical...
Scene Stealers: Melissa McCarthy in Bridesmaids Louise Burrell June 9, 2016 Analysis, Features, Scene Stealers Melissa McCarthy has carved herself quite the lucrative niche in recent years, playing the loud, brash character who will say literally anything to get a laugh. Her latest comedy vehicle The Boss hits UK...
Scene Stealers: Rose Byrne In Spy Naomi Soanes May 6, 2016 Analysis, Features, Scene Stealers It isn’t a secret that Spy isn’t exactly Oscar-worthy – nor was it even the biggest hit of 2015. But it’s a hell of a lot of fun. And this is in the most part due to Rose Byrne and her undoubtedly...
Kristen Wiig: Comedy Darling, Drama Queen Rachel Brook April 7, 2016 Analysis, Features, Spotlight This week Kristen Wiig stars in Nasty Baby, perhaps her most indie project yet – aesthetically at least. The trailer seems to promise an inky black sense of humour in the vein of Ben Wheatley’s...
Say When – Review Rachel Brook November 4, 2014 Reviews 1 Comment Kitschy and tediously drawn-out home video credits give way to a humorous portrait of arrested development in the vein of Frances Ha and Drifters. While stylistically closer to the latter, Say When’s...
