Movie Reviews: 'Cocaine Bear' Is The Best Stoned Bear Movie Of The Year
Cocaine Beer: 3 stars
The film, released by Universal Pictures, stars Keri Russell in a scene in Elizabeth Banks' Cocaine Bear. (Universal Pictures via Pat Redmond/AP) Talk about wildlife.
A fresh mix of Cocaine Bear, Scarface and Yogi Bear, the latest show out now in theaters from Keri Russell, O'Shea Jackson Jr. and Ray Liotta, delivers on that promise on campus. . Another film like "Snakes on a Plane", the entire plot of which is entitled "Cocaine Bear". There's a bear and it fits in the devil's dust, but is that enough to get people into the theater or will the audience say no?
The movie was released in 2010. Based on a true story from 1985, the story of a 79 pound American black bear who wandered into the Georgia desert and ate a bag of cocaine. Later nicknamed Pablo Escobar, the poor guy in real life, died quickly from an overdose and spent the rest of his life performing at the local mall.
Director Elizabeth Banks uses a real setting to begin her story. Drug dealer Andrew C. in history. Thornton II (Matthew Rhys) plants 40 kilograms of cocaine in the Georgia backwoods in hopes of evading the police. When a bear finds and eats him, instead of angering him, he becomes a character from a Bret Easton Ellis novel, who embarks on a bloody, coke-fueled adventure through the woods in search of more medicine.
Along the way, cocaine gets its hands on many people, including (according to one character) a concerned mother (Keri Russell), a mob boss (Ray Liotta), and his henchmen (Alden Ehrenreich and Jackson Jr.). and the parking attendant (Margot Martindale).
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Aside from the one-joke premise, the film is a throwback to the slasher movies of the 1980s. The horror is weird, gory, and you know you shouldn't laugh, but here you laugh out loud at other people's misfortunes.
Unfortunately, while there is good vibes between Ehrenreich and Jackson Jr., most of the other characters are kept to a minimum, many of the characters are mostly emotional bear fodder, and the dialogue is confusing as to whether it's funny or not as funny as it should be . stay So here's a few lines of cocaine. There's a good suggestion, but I'm too lazy to do it and the gaps between the action sequences are too big.
However, "Cocaine Bear" has very few hard laughs. It adds a lack of satar or deeper meaning. This is nothing but truth in advertising. It's about a group of bears and cocaine and it only lasts 90 minutes. If that interests you, make a bear out of it and throw it away.
We have soul - 3 stars
The ghost played by David Harbor in the new Netflix movie We've Got a Ghost might not be as friendly as Casper, but that's only because his life and afterlife were serious matters.
The new film, an adaptation of Jeff Mann's "Ernest," originally released on Vice, begins as guitar-obsessed Frank (Anthony Mackie) seeks a new start for his family, including his only son Kevin. (Jay Winston) An old house seems to need a new family, but there's a problem. The place is haunted by the ghost of Ernest (Harbor), a restless spirit in bowling shirts who is drawn to Kevin's guitar playing in the attic.
- You went to the house of death. she surprisingly asks Kevin's neighbor (Isabella Russo).
Although Ernest cannot speak, the two meet and learn of the loss that has affected each other's lives.
When Frank discovers a video of Kevin Earnest, he senses an opportunity to make money from evil spirits. He creates a YouTube channel, and shortly after Ernest's story has attracted millions of viewers, a television psychic (Jennifer Coolidge) and a CIA agent (Tig Notaro) decide to delve deeper into this ghost story.
What begins for Frank as a quick buck turns into a heartbreaking investigation into Ernest's life.
We've Got a Ghost isn't really a ghost story. It's a father-son story with subsequences of tragedy and truth, relationships and relationships, the supernatural. The show looks menacing. "There's a ghost in the house!!" Not all elements fit together as easily as jigsaw puzzle pieces, but Harbor weaves them together in a tranquil performance that lends pathos and vulgarity to Earnest.
Heavy tonal shifts give "We Have Spirit" an uneven feel. He feels torn as he tries to decide what he wants to be. The mix of horror, comedy and family never stops, but there are people like Jennifer Coolidge who shed light on things like a great psychological TV show.
With a youthful lead, an emotional support crew, routine and family dynamics, We've Got Spirit aims to create an Amblin-like feel. He missed the target but had enough fun despite not being the youngest in the family.
Jesus is the revolution. 3 stars
This photo released by Lionsgate shows Kelsey Grammer (left) and Jonathan Rumi in a scene from The Jesus Revolution. (Dan Anderson/Lionsgate via AP) Based on the book The Jesus Revolution by American author and pastor Greg Laurie, the film of the same name now in theaters is a late 1960s episode starring Kelsey Grammer as "The Square" . A Southern California pastor who embraces the current mantra of love and peace and the hippies who support him despite opposition from his church elders.
Pastor Chuck Smith (Grammar) is a great man of his time when we meet him. He's blending in with the new generation, and even his teenage daughter says he's "the definition of class." According to Chuck, hippies "abandoned authority, tradition, morality, hated God" and had nothing to do with them.
"When God came here and brought me a hippie," he said. - I ask him what he's talking about.
A ringtone that couldn't escape his lips. On stage is Lonnie Frisby (Jonathan Rumi), a long-haired, charismatic hippie street preacher who is often said to look like Jesus.
With Frisbee's message came the seeds of tolerance, love, and the Jesus Youth Movement that Time magazine called "The Jesus Revolution" in its June 1971 cover story.
"God is saving the hippies, and it blows everybody's mind because no one thought he was going to save the hippies," Frisby said.
Meanwhile, Greg Laurie (Joel Courtney), a dusty, homeless teenager, seeks freedom in Southern California's counterculture movement. His life is turned upside down when his spiritual journey takes him to the kingdom of Smith and Frisbee.
Jesus Is Only Alright With Me, a faith film set to the soundtrack of the rock hit Jesus Revolution, is about accepting the marginalized, finding meaning, and loving and embracing the present. It's an adorable story that unfolds quickly enough that you don't miss the opportunity to use the cliché boomer to set the time and place.
Jesus Revolution is the best in the first hour. Following Smith's "I Hate Hippies" chapter, Grammar has some poignant scenes that bring real seriousness to the story's message of acceptance.
The story wanders through the wilderness like Frisbee Smith's Battle of Egos; "Not everything has to be for show," Smith laments, and Lori's struggles with love and family come into focus. All stories need some sort of conflict to maintain interest, but after an hour of peace and love it feels compelling.
Jesus Revolution is a serious film with an uplifting attitude.
strong 3 stars
This image released by Apple TV+ shows Justice Smith, Bam and Julianne Moore in an episode of Sharper. (Apple TV+ via AP) The new Apple TV movie Sharper, starring Julianne Moore, Judge Smith and Sebastian Stan, is about love and lies, deceit and greed, plot twists and tragic zigzags. story, prophecy.
The film opens with Tom (Smith) and bookseller Sandra (Briana Middleton), an NYU student redefining radicalism. The Rise of Black Feminism in American Literature". He invites her to dinner, she declines, but as with all good New York romance, fate intervenes and they fall in love.
But soon Sandra was no longer as closed off in the relationship as it first seemed.
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This time, director Benjamin Caron, best known for Benedict Cumberbatch's hit TV series Sherlock, The Crown and Others, divided the film into segments to provide an insight into the characters' backstories and relationships. mutual.
Max (Stan) we find a character who's always ready to deliver a quick line in times of unexpected pain to share his hard-earned cash.
Moore and Lithgow play high society Madeleine and Richard. He's a self-made millionaire; Trophy wife with troubled son.
Other chapters are filled with the comings and goings of Tom and Sandra.
These seemingly unrelated characters are actually deeply involved in a grand game of deceit and fanfare, with big winners and big losers forgotten.
The film's title refers to a man who cheats or cheats at gambling, which is very visible, but viewed in a different context, the story of "Sharper" isn't as sharp as the literal meaning of the title. Would recommend. It's a very interesting structure, the characters are interesting when there is little in the book - there is a rich, cold old man who falls in love with a beautiful young woman and her passionate victim, but many and interconnected games. The screen is not half bright enough to watch movies.
The script offers a few surprises (don't watch the trailer before you've seen the movie), but the big game, intricate gimmicks, and store feel a little worn, especially if you've never seen The Sting .
Sharper's biggest problem isn't with the characters but with director Caron, who effectively keeps the audience engaged for two hours before finally leaving empty-handed.
