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Cocaine Bear
Features
‘The Whale’ Beats ‘Cocaine Bear’ on VOD
Plus: Netflix is your place if you're looking for a Vin Diesel film festival, with three of his films in its top 10.
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Tom Brueggemann
March 20, 2023 4:55 pm
Features
A24 Wins Again, This Time in Post-Oscars Home Viewing
Original Netflix film "Luther: The Fallen Sun" took #1, but Oscar winners "All Quiet on the Western Front," "Pinocchio" didn't make the chart.
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Tom Brueggemann
March 14, 2023 4:30 pm
Features
The Best (and Worst) Moments from the 95th Academy Awards
From miniature donkeys and cocaine bears to Florence Pugh and Andrew Garfield, the 2023 Oscars ceremony saw its share of highs and lows.
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Alison Foreman
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Christian Zilko
March 13, 2023 8:00 pm
Features
‘Creed III’ Starts March with a KO and Another (Jonathan) Majors Success
This weekend created two box-office heroes: "Creed III" and Marvel lead Jonathan Majors, and MGM with its first release under Amazon ownership.
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Tom Brueggemann
March 5, 2023 1:40 pm
Features
‘Cocaine Bear’: How Weta FX Crafted the Funny and Ferocious Cokie the Bear
Weta VFX studied the Oscar-nominated bear from "The Revenant" — and believe they surpassed it with their coke-fueled, rampaging, sympathetic Cokie.
By
Bill Desowitz
February 27, 2023 3:00 pm
Features
Audiences High on ‘Cocaine’ and ‘Jesus’ as ‘Ant-Man’ Second Weekend Is Anything but Marvelous
The weekend came in close to its expected total, but two new original titles made up for the record drop for a Disney Marvel film.
By
Tom Brueggemann
February 26, 2023 1:55 pm
Features
Meet the Man Who Became the Titular Cocaine Bear
Actor Allan Henry's long history of embodying creatures with Andy Serkis and Wētā FX prepared him for the (coked-up) role of a lifetime.
By
Sarah Shachat
February 24, 2023 2:00 pm
Features
Think It’s Totally Insane ‘Cocaine Bear’ Got Made? So Does Its Screenwriter Jimmy Warden
"I mean, Jesus Christ. I can't stress it enough, I never thought this movie was getting made," he tells IndieWire of his wild, crazy, gory, and extremely funny movie.
By
Kate Erbland
February 24, 2023 9:00 am
Criticism
‘Cocaine Bear’ Review: Over-the-Top Bloodbath Gives February Movie Season a Bump
Keri Russell and Ray Liotta add A-list appeal to this B movie cash grab, as director Elizabeth Banks proves she knows what audiences want.
By
Jude Dry
February 23, 2023 4:00 pm
Features
Elizabeth Banks: ‘Cocaine Bear’ Is More Crazed, Coked Out than Henry Hill in ‘Goodfellas’
Late "Goodfellas" icon Ray Liotta stars in the upcoming horror-comedy, helmed by Banks.
By
Samantha Bergeson
December 16, 2022 5:00 pm
Features
‘Cocaine Bear’ Trailer: A Bear Goes on a Drug-Fueled Rampage in Elizabeth Banks’ Thriller
Cops, criminals, tourists, and teens can't put down this bear on a bender.
By
Wilson Chapman
November 30, 2022 1:08 pm
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