Rating: Half-Full

Genre: Animated, family, comedy

Studio: Warner Bros/Warner Animation Group

Cast: Will Forte, Mark Whalberg, Jason Issacs, Gina Rodriguez, Amanda Seyfried, Keirsey Clemons, Ken Jeong, Tracy Morgan and Frank Welker

Director: Tony Cervone

Writers: Jack Donaldson, Derek Elliot, Matt Lieberman, Eyal Podell, Jonathan E. Stewart and Adam Sztykiel

Based on: a Hanna Barbera cartoon 

Producers: Allison Abbate

Music by: Junkie XL

Rated: PG for action, language and rude/suggestive humor

Release Date: 05/15/20 

Favorite Character: Shaggy Rogers

Tagline: His epic tail begins

Quote: “Drat, drat and double drat!”- Dick Dastardly

Fun Facts: Frank Welker was the only original cast member to reprise his role.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the movie was pushed to VOD but, it was released again in the US theaters on 05/21/21

The movie was to be the first film in the Hanna-Barbera Cinematic Universe.

Chris Pratt was considered for the role of Fred.

Summary: The Mystery inc teams up with the Blue Falcon to stop Dick Dastardly from creating an apocalypse. 

The Review: Even though it has funny jokes, easter eggs, cameos and a potential Hanna-Barbera Cinematic Universe, this adaptation was a little too modernized and has a plot that was less like the classic cartoon.

Rating: Full

Studio: Stage 6 Studios

Genre: Comedy, Drama

Cast: Billy Crystal, Tiffany Haddish, Penn Badgley, Laura Benanti and Louisa Krause

Director: Billy Crystal

Writers: Billy Crystal and Alan Zweibel

Producers: Fred Bernstein, Billy Crystal, Tiffany Haddish, Dominique Telson and Alan Zweibel

Music by: Charlie Rosen

Rated: PG-13 strong language and sexual refrences

Release Date: 05/07/21

Favorite Character: Emma Payge

Tagline: You never know who’s going to change your life

Quote: “Why did you tell the doctor that I was your daughter?”- Charlie Burns

Fun Facts: N/A

Summary: A comedian writer with memory problems befriends a singer.

The Review: Billy Crystal’s directorial debut has managed to bring us laughs and tears along with the good chemistry between him and Haddish.

Rating: Half-Full

Studio: Lionsgate/AGC Studios/Thunder Road Films

Genre: Teen, Sci-fi

Cast: Tye Sherdian, Lily-Rose Depp, Fionn Whitehead, Chante Adams, Isaac Hempstead Wright, Viveik Kalra, Archie Madekwe, Quintessa Swindell and Colin Farrell

Director: Neil Burger

Writer: Neil Burger

Producers: Brendon Boyea, Neil Burger and Basil Iwanyk

Music by: Trevor Gureckis

Rated: PG-13 for some strong sexuality, bloody images, a sexual assault and brief strong language

Release Date: 04/09/21

Favorite Character: Christopher Rebbs

Tagline: What does it feel like?

Quote: “I’ll die up here eventually.”- Richard Alling

Fun Facts: A moment of the sex scene from ‘The Cabin in the Woods’ can be briefly seen in the random images montage.

The movie is almost rated R.

Summary: In the future, the next generation of humans are sent to the earth like a planet.

The Review: The execution was not too bad, but Neil Burger could bring more for the Lord of the Flies in outer space.

Rating: Full

Studio: Warner Bros/New Line Cinema/Atomic Monster Productions

Genre: Action, Fantasy, Material Arts, Video Game Adaptation

Cast: Lewis Tan, Jessica MccNamee, Josh Lawson, Tadanobu Asano, Mehcad Brooks, Ludi Lin, Chin Han, Joe Taslim and Hiroyuki Sanada

Director: Simon McQuoid

Writers: Dave Callaham, Greg Russo and Oren Uziel

Based on: a video game

Producers: Todd Garner, Todd Garner, E. Bennett Walsh and James Wan

Music by: Benjamin Wallfisch

Rated: R for strong bloody violence and language throughout and some crude references

Release Date: 04/23/21

Favorite Character: Scorpion

Tagline: Get over here

Quote: “I killed the lizard man! Any of ripped anyone’s heart out?”-  Kano

Fun Facts: Joe Taslim, an actor who played Sub Zero, decided to take the role with the help from his son. 

The 1995 adaptation was rated PG-13.

This has nothing to do with the film but the original game is the reason for the video game rating system ESRB.

The movie started its development over a decade ago. 

Summary: A fighter is chosen to fight for the universe.

The Review: Sure the writing is so-so but its gore and action will satisfy the fans of the video game franchise (even if they are kids).