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Thursday, August 3, 2017

‘Brigsby Bear’ alarms, then charms with melancholy humor

Kyle Mooney and Mark Hamill in "Brigsby Bear."
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"Brigsby Bear" | Sony Pictures Classics

All in all, though, “Brigsby Bear” does not ask for much. It earns more chuckles than belly laughs, and it’s more strangely endearing than it is sad.
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