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This Bum is the opposite of a bummer

McConaughey mugs with rapper friend Lingerie, played by none other than Snoop Dogg

THE BEACH BUM IS BARELY A MOVIE; it’s more of a joyous squiggle adorned with a paper cocktail umbrella, a “What did I just see?” dollar-store trinket. But in these dark times, it’s just the ticket. Matthew McConaughey is Moondog,

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