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Bongee Bear And The Kingdom of Rhythm

By Andrew Stover | December 2021

As an animated movie meant for kids, writer/director Brian Zemrak’s Bongee Bear and the Kingdom of Rhythm is jaunty and innocuous. The titular Kingdom…

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