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Film Reviews: New Releases for July 30 - Aug. 1
The Naked Gun, The Bad Guys 2, Together, Folktales, She Rides Shotgun
Liam Neeson in The Naked Gun The Bad Guys 2 **1/2 There's such an interestingly edgy idea at the heart of the Bad Guys movies—and, presumably, the Aaron Blabey illustrated book series on which they're based—that it keeps bumming me out that they chicken out on fully exploring it.
In the wake of their babyface-turn in the 2022 first film from master criminals to heroes, the animal gang—Wolf (Sam Rockwell), Snake (Marc Maron), Shark (Craig Robinson), Tarantula (Awkwafina) and Piranha (Anthony Ramos)—are trying to reintegrate into polite society, while a series of crimes casts suspicion on them…
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