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December 11, 2020
At the Movies: A brilliant performance by Aubrey Plaza in ‘Black Bear'
By LINDSEY BAHR
AP Film Writer
AP Film Writer
Aubrey Plaza plays Allison, an actor turned filmmaker who has decided to escape to a bed and breakfast in the woods on a lake to work on her next screenplay.
'Tis the season of great Aubrey Plaza performances, apparently. The “Parks and Recreation” and “Legion” alum has been long overdue for a breakout film role, something fitting of her wide-ranging talent and more imaginative than just relying on her quirky deadpan and eye rolls.
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