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Dumb Money tells the story of retail stockholders buying Gamestop stock to mess with hedge funds on Wall Street who shorted the stock

“Dumb Money” stars Paul Dano, Shailene Woodley and Seth Rogan. It follows Keith (Dano) as he invests his life savings into GameStop stocks. 

It isnt every financial scandal that makes a great movie—but the GameStop story was never exactly average.

This week, pop culture critic Richard Crouse reviews new movies Dumb Money, Expend4bles and Stop Making Sense.

Dumb Money follows an insurance company worker who presents a quirky online investment show from his basement.

“Dumb Money” takes full advantage of its David-vs.-Goliath underpinnings to turn a tale of stocks and finance, a la “The Big Short” or “Too Big to Fail,” into a crowd-pleasing underdog story. Paul Dano heads a sprawling cast as the guy leading the rebels with pitchforks on behalf of GameStop, resulting in a film that’s smart and satisfying enough to earn every dollar it makes.

Review by Brian Lowry, CNN

"Dumb Money" music supervisor Susan Jacobs explains why Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion's "WAP" was important to Craig Gillespie's storyline.

Everyone here is after easy money.

We also look at what's going on with oil, Apple, and Arm Holdings.