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Cocaine Bear Review | Flickreel
Cocaine Bear Review | Flickreel

Elizabeth Bank’s Cocaine Bear is based on an absurdly fascinating true story about a smuggler’s ill-fated last run and an animal that sticks its nose where it doesn’t belong. The real bear died after consuming 75 pounds of coke, but…

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Elizabeth Banks’ Wild Satire Fails To Deliver On The Craziness And Irreverence Of Its Premise
Elizabeth Banks’ Wild Satire Fails To Deliver On The Craziness And Irreverence Of Its Premise

“A bear did COCAINE!” screams a frazzled Eddie (Alden Ehrenreich), trying to explain a patently absurd concept like a rational person – and exposing the vast capacity for humor that lies between the two. “Cocaine Bear,” a film that really…

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Majors’ Powerful Performance Carries Intense Drama [Sundance]
Majors’ Powerful Performance Carries Intense Drama [Sundance]

Home Movie Reviews Magazine Dreams Review: Majors' Powerful Performance Carries Intense Drama [Sundance] Powered by an incredible, devoted performance from Jonathan Majors, the film stumbles in its last act, but it is gripping & intense all the same. Jonathan Majors…

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Alicia Silverstone Stars in Horror Lacking Cohesion
Alicia Silverstone Stars in Horror Lacking Cohesion

Home Movie Reviews ‘Perpetrator’ Review: Alicia Silverstone and Kiah McKirnan Star in Entertaining Horror That Lacks Cohesion | Berlinale 2023 'Perpetrator' trades cohesion in favor of experimental dives into the glorious mix of fun and fright that only genre movies…

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‘Star Trek: Picard’ Season 3 Episode 2 Recap: Who’s Your Daddy? 
‘Star Trek: Picard’ Season 3 Episode 2 Recap: Who’s Your Daddy? 

If the premiere of Star Trek: Picard Season 3 left you with any questions about who Jack Crusher (Ed Speleers) is to Jean-Luc Picard (Patrick Stewart) you’ll be pleased to know that Episode 2 doesn’t beat around the bush. With…

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This Erotic Noir Thriller With George MacKay Is Painfully On-The-Nose [Berlin]
This Erotic Noir Thriller With George MacKay Is Painfully On-The-Nose [Berlin]

In 1991, “Street Fighter” made history by introducing the world’s first playable female character in a fighting game, Chun Li. An expert martial artist and Interpol officer, Chun Li has a notorious sense of justice, with much of her arc…

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Who Are You People | Film Threat
Who Are You People | Film Threat

COMING TO THEATERS! Ben Epstein’s dramatic feature, Who Are You People, falls right into my wheelhouse. It’s a story of imperfect people trying to figure life out. The writer-director also asks some very tough questions in the end. Ema Horvath…

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Léa Seydoux Anchors Small But Stimulating Drama
Léa Seydoux Anchors Small But Stimulating Drama

Home Movie Reviews One Fine Morning Review: Léa Seydoux Anchors Small But Stimulating Drama If One Fine Morning offers no great revelations, it is full of echoes, parallels, and sparks that leave the viewer activated beyond its runtime. Léa Seydoux…

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Netflix’s Teen Drama Is Not Even Trashy Fun Anymore
Netflix’s Teen Drama Is Not Even Trashy Fun Anymore

Home TV Reviews 'Outer Banks' Season 3 Review: Netflix's Superficial Teen Drama Is Not Even Trashy Fun Anymore What are we even doing here at this point? Image via Netflix Early on in the beginning of the third season of…

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Scooter LaForge: A Life Of Art
Scooter LaForge: A Life Of Art

If Scooter LaForge: A Life Of Art gives viewers strong Man In Camo vibes, don’t worry, it is intentional. Ethan Minsker, the subject and director of the latter is the person behind this documentary about the titular artist. The filmmaker…

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Franz Rogowski’s War Story Puts Style Over Substance
Franz Rogowski’s War Story Puts Style Over Substance

Home Movie Reviews 'Disco Boy' Review: Franz Rogowski Stars in War Story That Puts Style Above Substance | Berlinale 2023 While 'Disco Boy' is gorgeous to look at, a more coherent script would have done wonders to hold the movie…

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Jones & McNairy Are Excellent In Moving Drama [Sundance]
Jones & McNairy Are Excellent In Moving Drama [Sundance]

Fairyland opens with an offscreen death. Alysia Abbott’s mother died in a car accident, and she’s left in the care of her father. The film, based on the memoir by Alysia Abbott, Fairyland: A Memoir of My Father, immediately brings…

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