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‘Migration’ Review: Is It a Road Trip if You Have Wings?

An animated feature written by Mike White (“The White Lotus”) stars Awkwafina, Elizabeth Banks and Kumail Nanjiani as birds, but it never fully gets off the ground.

By Glenn Kenny

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‘Bottoms’ and the Tricky Tone of a Horror-Indie-Drama-Action-Teen-Sex Comedy

The director Emma Seligman took a big leap from her buzzy feature debut, “Shiva Baby.” But this is the film she wanted to make all along.

By Melena Ryzik

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‘The Beanie Bubble’ Review: Caught in a Fad Romance

This dramatic comedy about Beanie Babies, starring Zach Galifianakis, Elizabeth Banks and Sarah Snook, arrives at the tail end of a summer of corporate biopics.

By Calum Marsh

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In the Wild Tale of ‘Cocaine Bear,’ an Apex Predator Is the True Star

The horror-comedy is based on a real story from 1985, but the director Elizabeth Banks and writer Jimmy Warden gave their furry lead a different ending.

By Kathryn Shattuck