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Film Review: The Beanie Bubble

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The Beanie Bubble Apple Studios, Imagine Entertainment Apple TV+ Description Why did the world suddenly treat stuffed animals like gold? Ty Warner was a frustrated toy salesman until his collaboration with three women grew his masterstroke of an idea into the biggest toy crazy in history. "The Beanie Bubble" is an inventive story about what and who we value, and the unsung heroes whose names didn't appear on the heart-shaped tag. Express Review Ty Warner (Zach Galifianakis) and his business partner Robbie (Elizabeth Banks) created a company called Ty Inc. Ty and others created the popular stuffed animal called the Beanie Babies back in the 1990s. The film gives you a bit of the backstory of the Beanie plush toy.  Directed By Kristin Gore and Damian Kulash, Jr. Screenplay by Kristin Gore Based on The Great Beanie Baby Bubble: Mass Delusion and the Dark Side of Cute by Zac Bissonnette Produced By Brian Grazer, Ron Howard, Karen Lunder Executive Produced By Zach Galifi...

PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie Rating

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PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie Spin Master Entertainment Elevation Pictures, Paramount Pictures  Release date September 29, 2023 My Rating   5/10 #whatonwhatsgood Fan Club Rating   56% Running time 92 minutes Description When a magical meteor crash lands in Adventure City, it gives the PAW Patrol pups superpowers, transforming them into The MIGHTY PUPS! For Skye, the smallest member of the team, her new powers are a dream come true. But things take a turn for the worse when the pups' archrival Humdinger breaks out of jail and teams up with Victoria Vance, a meteor-obsessed mad scientist, to steal the superpowers and turn themselves into supervillains. With the fate of Adventure City hanging in the balance, the Mighty Pups have to stop the supervillains before it's too late, and Skye will need to learn that even the smallest pup can make the biggest difference. Directed By Cal Brunker Produced By Jennifer Dodge, p.g.a., Laura Clunie, p.g.a., Toni Stevens, p.g.a. Execut...

Poor Things Rating

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Poor Things Searchlight Pictures, Element Pictures, Film4 Productions, TSG Entertainment Searchlight Pictures My Rating   8/10 #whatonwhatsgood Fan Club Rating   76% Description A Victorian tale of love, discovery and scientific daring, Poor Things tells the incredible story of Bella Baxter, a young woman brought back to life by an eccentric but brilliant scientist. Release date December 8, 2023 Directed by Yorgos Lanthimos Screenplay by Tony McNamara Based on Poor Things by Alasdair Gray Produced by Ed Guiney, Andrew Lowe, Yorgos Lanthimos, and Emma Stone Starring Emma Stone as Bella Baxter Mark Ruffalo as Duncan Wedderburn Willem Dafoe as Dr. Godwin Baxter Ramy Youssef as Max McCandless Jerrod Carmichael as Harry Astley Christopher Abbott as Sir Aubrey de la Pole Blessington Margaret Qualley as Felicity Kathryn Hunter as Swiney Suzy Bemba as Toinette Wayne Brett as Priest Cinematography Robbie Ryan Edited by Yorgos Mavropsaridis Music by Jerskin Fendrix (...