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Movie review: You don’t expect much, but silly and violent ‘Cocaine Bear’ still falls short

A great work of cinema has more to offer than its surface narrative; look deeper into it, and the viewer will find metaphors and themes meriting thought and discussion.

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‘Cocaine Bear’ review: Bear finds smuggler’s drugs. The welcome, and truthiness, wear off fast

It gives me no pleasure to hate on “Cocaine Bear.” The director Elizabeth Banks (”Pitch Perfect 2,” the “Charlie’s Angels” reboot) isn’t the chief problem, even if her mashup of dismemberment, mugging and dubious heartwarming is this month’s working definition of “tonal problems.” But with this script, the project was…

Chicago Tribune

'Cocaine Bear' Review: A Drug-Fueled Descent Into Pure Chaos

'Cocaine Bear' is a fittingly absurd, shockingly violent horror comedy. Here's Inverse's review of the new, Elizabeth Banks-directed film.

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Cocaine Bear review – critter-on-drugs thriller struggles to live up to sensational title

Not since Snakes on a Plane has a title promised so much, but despite a great cast the plot is too tame

The Guardian - UK

Intoxicating ‘Cocaine Bear’ goes hilariously off the rails

Beast craves blow in darkly hilarious B-movie blood-fest worthy of a drive-in.

Chicago Sun-Times

Cocaine Bear review: Horror comedy about drug-crazed animal lives up to its gloriously stupid title

Elizabeth Banks’s film turns its titular character into nature’s own avenging angel, who tears human beings apart as one might drunkenly demolish a McNuggets Sharebox after a night out

The Independent UK

Cocaine Bear, inspired by the true story of a bear on stimulants, fails to live up to its over-the-top premise

Starring Keri Russell and Ray Liotta (in his final film role), Cocaine Bear is a gory comedy-thriller inspired by a true story — but with more "murderous rampage" than "major renal failure".

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'Cocaine Bear' is here to strike a blow to staid Hollywood

Yes, “Cocaine Bear” is a real movie

The Independent UK

Whoopi Goldberg slams the Oscars as female directors snubbed for all-male nominees

The View host Whoopi Goldberg has hit out at the Oscars as no women were nominated for a Best Director award at next months 95th annual Academy Awards ceremony

Daily Mirror

Elizabeth Banks' 'Cocaine Bear' is now a video game. And people are eating it up

The marketing team behind Elizabeth Banks' "Cocaine Bear" on Tuesday released a bonkers video game inspired by the forthcoming film. And the internet is eating it up.

Los Angeles Times

‘That makes it okay’: Elizabeth Banks defends controversial Cocaine Bear scene

‘There were conversations about, should we age up these characters?’ Banks said

The Independent UK

Confidential settlement agreement reached in case over Ernie Banks’ estate

CHICAGO — Almost eight years later to the day of legendary Chicago Cubs player Ernie Banks’ passing, a confidential settlement was agreed upon over his estate, according to a news release.

Chicago Tribune

Cocaine Bear: True story of infamous bear who consumed duffel bag of cocaine and got Hollywood treatment

Animal overdosed after it ate 70 pounds of drugs thrown out of plane by infamous smuggler, Graeme Massie writes

The Independent UK

Cocaine Bear: Trailer released for wild Elizabeth Banks film

The outrageous film is about a bear “on a coke-fueled rampage for more blow... and blood.”

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‘Pitch Perfect: Bumper in Berlin’ review: The a cappella adventures continue with Adam Devine’s man-child Bumper

The original “Pitch Perfect” movie came out 10 years ago, full of winking bombast about competing collegiate a cappella groups with their love of pop music and an eye on The Big Show — aka their quest for glory, to borrow from the title of the nonfiction book upon which…

The Guardian - UK

Dear Elizabeth review – fist-chewingly creepy comedy

Arrested Development star Tony Hale plays a socially challenged man who attempts to exploit a college friendship with the film star Elizabeth Banks

The Guardian - UK

Dear Elizabeth review – famous name decorates warm-hearted loser comedy

Hapless Sid tries inviting famous one-time pal Elizabeth Banks to his college reunion. Nothing goes to plan – but the film retains real warmth

The Guardian - UK

Call Jane review – timely, if occasionally jarring, abortion drama

Elizabeth Banks and Sigourney Weaver are charismatic in Phyllis Nagy’s directorial debut, about a group of women in the 60s providing abortions outside the law

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'The White Lotus,' 'The Good Nurse': What to see or skip this weekend

The Emmy-winning HBO series "The White Lotus" returns to HBO on Sunday, a pair of Oscar winners team up for the Netflix serial killer drama "The Good Nurse" and Elizabeth Banks stars as an activist in the abortion drama "Call Jane," all of which are among the week's new streaming…

Chicago Sun-Times

‘Call Jane’: Elizabeth Banks film portrays crucial time for abortion in Chicago’s history

In nuanced drama about the real-life underground network that served women in the ’60s and ’70s, the actor plays a housewife spurred into action.

Evening Standard

Call Jane director Phyllis Nagy on the pre-Roe v Wade activists who inspired her movie with Elizabeth Banks

The filmmaker had no idea just how relevant her movie, about a woman seeking an abortion in the 1960s, would become

Daily Record

Ray Liotta shared details about upcoming project days before tragic death

The Hollywood actor died aged 67 on Thursday.

Irish Mirror

Ray Liotta dead aged 67 as tributes paid to Hollywood actor and Goodfellas star

The actor was enjoying a purple patch of work with a number of projects in recent times including the Elizabeth Banks-directed Cocaine Bear - parts of which were filmed in Wicklow, Ireland last summer

Daily Mirror

Ray Liotta shared exciting career news with fans days before death aged 67

Ray Liotta has died 'in his sleep' in the Dominican Republic, where he was shooting the film Dangerous Waters

The Independent UK

Cocaine Bear: Final Ray Liotta film had just announced official release date

The Elizabeth Banks-helmed movie is set to come out on 24 February 2023

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