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‘Pokémon Detective Pikachu’ Is a Lie

The movie hides darker truths about prejudice, civic infrastructure, and pooper scooper laws

“Pokémon Detective Pikachu.” © Warner Bros.

Sometimes you see a movie that challenges you, that really makes you think. For me, that film is Pokémon Detective Pikachu. The somewhat kid-friendly noir is set in a metropolis jointly inhabited by…