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ALL ABOARD!

Beloved ‘90s Cartoon Getting the Live-Action Treatment

After years of development, the iconic educational franchise is moving to Hollywood.

Tomas Thor

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WRONG TEAM

‘Hunger Games’ Star Blasts ‘White Ladies’ Who Voted Trump

“I wish more of us were becoming revolutionaries!” the actress said.

Eboni Boykin-Patterson

Actress Elizabeth Banks pictured left, Karen Read pictured right.
BANKING ON IT

‘Hunger Games’ Star Cast as Karen Read in True Crime Series

The ‘Pitch Perfect’ actress will play the woman at the center of the high-profile murder trial.

Annie Bang

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SISTERS BEFORE MISTERS

Jessica Biel and Elizabeth Banks Face Off Over a Murder

Everyone is a suspect in “The Better Sister,” Prime Video’s pulpy thriller about estranged sisters caught in the middle of a murder investigation.

Jesse Hassenger

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TRUE-ISH CRIME

Elizabeth Banks’ Thriller ‘Skincare’ Beauty Meets Coen Bros.

The satirical film, co-starring Michaela Jaé Rodriguez and Lewis Pullman, is fun and twisty, even if it could stand to be more outrageous.

Jordan Hoffman

Elizabeth Banks, Caspar Jennings, Kumail Nanjiani, Tresi Gazal and Danny DeVito in Migration.
FOR THE BIRDS

‘Migration’ Wants to Be a Pixar Movie So Badly

Animation house Illumination’s first “original” movie in years isn’t really so original.

Jesse Hassenger

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PRACTICALLY WORTHLESS

‘The Beanie Bubble’ Bursts Under Weight of Lazy Nostalgia

Much like the adorable toys themselves, this ’90s-throwback biopic’s value nosedives fast.

Coleman Spilde

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THE HIGH LIFE

The Secrets Behind ‘Cocaine Bear,’ the Wildest Film in Years

Now that “Cocaine Bear” is a bona fide, unlikely smash, Oscar-winners Phil Lord and Christopher Miller tell us how they pulled off making a movie this outrageous.

Kevin Fallon

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THE COMEDOWN

‘Cocaine Bear’ Is Too High on Its Own Supply to Enjoy

The new horror-comedy leans on its outrageous concept—bear does blow; eats people—and silly title, but produces nothing worthwhile. It’s a new generation’s “Snakes on a Plane.”

Nick Schager

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BLOW YOU AWAY

Why Keri Russell Did ‘Cocaine Bear’: ‘Why the F*ck’ Not?

The actress’s new film is about a bear who does a ton of blow and goes on a murderous rampage. As she tells us, it changed her entire outlook on life. Seriously.

Kevin Fallon

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HIGH POINT

The Bear Who Did a Ton of Cocaine and Then Ate Everybody

The trailer for ‘Cocaine Bear,’ which is about a real-life bear who did an entire bag of discarded drugs, is out—previewing what’s sure to be the cinematic masterpiece of 2023.

Fletcher Peters

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