Cocaine Bear is a crack-up, thanks to its killer ensemble

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Cocaine Bear is a crack-up, thanks to its killer ensemble

Elizabeth Banks does fun work with the semi-historical drugged-out Ursus americanus but truly shines with the low-key crime dramedy side of the story.

Features

Sundance 2022: Call Jane turns history into melodrama

Call Jane takes a compelling story about abortion activists and turns it into cheap melodrama.

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“The Hunger Games: Mockingjay” is a strange final film for Philip Seymour Hoffman

Philip Seymour Hoffman's final role, as a CG-assisted reprise in the final Hunger Games films, is more a commemoration than a performance.

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Anniversaries

Revisiting the himbo fantasia of “Magic Mike XXL”

Five years on, the sequel to the seminal dude-dancing movie remains a feminist celebration of desire.

Charlie’s Angels Review: Stylish Reboot is More of a McB, McB+

Elizabeth Banks revives the girl-power action franchise with new blood and a solid if formulaic actioner.

Brightburn Review: With Great Power Comes Great Sociopathy

James Gunn produces a lean, mean, messy genre exercise that supposes Superman was more Damien than Clark Kent.

“The LEGO Movie 2” Review: Everything is About Half as Awesome

While it maintains the same dazzling, frenetic charm of the original LEGO Movie, The Second Part doesn't manage to recapture the miracle of the first.

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