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Shailene Woodley (left) and Paul Dano interacting in a scene from the film Dumb Money. The movie is out in theaters and tells the story about how GameStop turned into a popular business because of normal Reddit users. (Claire Folger/Sony Pictures via AP)

‘Dumb Money’ fails to tell narrative tale it’s based on

By Nick Glover, Lifestyle Editor | September 26, 2023

While “Dumb Money” is a solid breakdown of the 2021 GameStop short squeeze, don’t hold out hope for the film to be the next “The Big Short.” In 2021, hedge fund managers decided to short GameStop stock, betting on the stock to drop. Retail...