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Melissa McCarthy movies in order

 After making her way into the movie industry in the late 1990s, Melissa McCarthy has built up a reputation as one of the funniest actresses in Hollywood. Her career has seen her take on various roles, in a number of tentpole pictures, often playing up the comedic side of her personality. McCarthy’s pictures have ranged…

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Best Simpsons ‘Homer Badman’ quotes

 During the 1990s, animated sitcom, The Simpsons, produced some of the best episodes of television. These episodes were packed with great characters and plenty of sharp sight gags, and viewers adored what was on offer. Back then, The Simpsons was responsible for some weekly hilarity and episodes such as Homer Badman made the show a…

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Jason Momoa movies in order

 In 2003, Jason Momoa made his film debut in the television movie, Baywatch: Hawaiian Wedding. From here he followed up his film acting work with appearances in movies such as Tempted, Johnson Family Vacation, and Pipeline. To begin with, Momoa’s on-screen roles in movies were small parts, but soon his star status began to grow as audiences took the…

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Review: The Little Mermaid (2023)

 Regular readers of this blog will know that over the past few months I’ve been fairly critical (and fed-up) of Disney’s constant desire to remake its movies. Last year I was disheartened by Pinocchio; last month I was lukewarm on Peter Pan & Wendy; and only two weeks ago I was downright bored of White…

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Review: Tin & Tina (2023)

 In Tin & Tina, the year is 1981 and on the day of their wedding, Adolfo and Lola suffer a miscarriage. What should be the happiest time of their lives quickly turns into their worst nightmare, as Lola is rushed to the hospital in her wedding dress. Due to complications with the miscarriage, the couple…

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Review: Hard Feelings (2023)

 New this week to Netflix is the German coming-of-age teen sex-comedy, Hard Feelings (aka Hammerharte Jungs). The movie – directed by Granz Henman – stars Tobias Schäfer and Cosima Henman, and follows the story of Charly – a teenage lad who discovers his penis can talk to him, following an encounter with lightning. In the…

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How many Tom Ripley movies are there?

 In 1960, French crime thriller Plein Soleil (aka Purple Noon) arrived in cinemas. The film – directed by René Clément – was an adaptation of Patricia Highsmith’s popular 1955 novel, The Talented Mr. Ripley, and proved popular with critics. Plein Soleil followed the story of handsome young American, Tom Ripley, who becomes fixated on a wealthy…

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Paul Newman movies in order

 After making his way into the movie business in 1954, via a role in The Silver Chalice, acclaimed actor Paul Newman worked his way up the Hollywood ladder to become one of the most popular faces on film. His movie career saw him headline a collection of great pictures, including a couple of epics, and he…

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