The Beanie Bubble [Video Review]

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The Beanie Bubble Movie ReviewProducers: Brian Grazer, Ron Howard, Karen Lunder
Executive Producers: Zach Galifianakis, Douglas S. Jones
Directors: Kristin Gore and Damian Kulash, Jr.
Writer: Kristin Gore.
Director of Photography: Steven Meizler
Production Designer: Molly Hughes
Costume Designer: Reńee Ehrlich Kalfus
Editor: Jane Rizzo
Composers: Nathan Barr
Cast: Zach Galifianakis, Elizabeth Banks, Sarah Snook, Geraldine Viswanathan, Tracey Bonner, Carl Clemons-Hopkins

An AppleTV+ release, The Beanie Bubble examines a phenomenon of a certain era when 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 craze in history. Our Nicholas Bell reviews Kristin Gore and Damian Kulash, Jr.’s The Beanie Bubble.

Nicholas Bell
Nicholas Bell
Los Angeles based Nicholas Bell is IONCINEMA.com's Chief Film Critic and covers film festivals such as Sundance, Berlin, Cannes and TIFF. He is part of the critic groups on Rotten Tomatoes, The Los Angeles Film Critics Association (LAFCA), FIPRESCI, the Online Film Critics Society (OFCS) and GALECA. His top 3 for 2023: The Beast (Bonello) Poor Things (Lanthimos), Master Gardener (Schrader). He was a jury member at the 2019 Cleveland International Film Festival.

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