Ghostbusters review: call off the trolls – Paul Feig's female reboot is a blast
Fanboy ire can’t stifle the defiant energy – and frequent hilarity – of this terrifically inventive comedy starring Melissa McCarthy and Kristen Wiig
June 2016
The Boss review – a baggy collection of comic scenes
Melissa McCarthy’s talents save this minor comedy about a disgraced business mogul forced to reinvent herself
The Boss review – McCarthy is business as usual in ho-hum comedy
Melissa McCarthy’s moderately funny take on a down on her luck, obnoxious entrepreneur is eventually tamed by Hollywood’s love of a sentimental ending
Ghostbusters reboot targets male viewers with new NBA-themed ads
Paul Feig’s female-led Ghostbusters got some support from NBA heavyweights during Game 1 of the Finals, in a likely effort to appeal to male audiences
May 2016
Melissa McCarthy: why Hollywood’s first lady of funny is hit and miss
When she’s working with Paul Feig she’s a scream. But as her new film The Boss proves, other directors aren’t so lucky
Melissa McCarthy: ‘I love a woman who doesn't play by the rules’
Bridesmaids made her one of the world’s most highly paid actresses. Now she’s taking over from the men in Ghostbusters
New Ghostbusters trailer exhumes extra Slimer and Chris Hemsworth
Is Ghostbusters the unfortunate victim of Hollywood hitting peak reboot?
Melissa McCarthy admits she found Ghostbusters trailer 'very confusing'
April 2016
The Guardian's Film Weekly
Melissa McCarthy is The Boss of box office and Dheepan reviewed – the Dailies podcast
The Guardian film team’s roundup of Monday’s movie news
Melissa McCarthy fights off critics, Batman and Superman to top US box office
The star’s critically loathed comedy The Boss takes the top spot dethroning Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice after just two weeks at No 1
First look review
The Boss review – unfunny adventures in capitalism with Melissa McCarthy
McCarthy’s disgraced tycoon deals in cheap jokes in a foul-mouthed caper that swats at suburbia, salesmanship and girl-scouting, directed by the star’s husband
March 2016
Viral video chart
Viral video: Ghostbusters 2016, Star Wars and Game of Thrones
Kristen Wiig and Melissa McCarthy take on the paranormal in first trailer for rebooted spooky series, plus a fan film tracing the history of Darth Maul
New Ghostbusters trailer nods to controversy over race and gender
International promo for Paul Feig’s film appears to address the controversies over all-female casting and Leslie Jones’ ‘street-smart’ New Yorker character
Week in geek
Five things we learned from the new Ghostbusters trailer
Trailer park
Watch the new Ghostbusters trailer with an all-female cast – video
Ghostbusters: first trailer for all-female reboot arrives
November 2015
Guy Lodge's streaming and DVDs
Spy; Song of the Sea; Self/less; Lessons in Love; Brand: A Second Coming; Palio and more – review
Melissa McCarthy has a blast as a CIA office-drone-turned-spy, while a selkie stars in Tomm Moore’s beautiful Celtic fable
October 2015
Kristen Wiig 'bummed out' by Ghostbusters backlash
The Bridesmaids star and co-writer is taken aback by the social media campaign against the female-fronted remake
August 2015
The making of Melissa McCarthy: how Bridesmaids star kept it real and cleaned up
She’s large, middle-aged – and a brilliant comedian. Now the Bridesmaids star has become one of the world’s best-paid actresses
