Sonic the Hedgehog 2

Rating: Full

Genre: Family, Comedy, Action, Adventure, Video Game Adaptaion

Studios: Paramount Pictures/Sega/Original Films

Cast: James Maesden, Ben Schwartz, Tika Sumpter, Natasha Rothwell, Adam Pally, Shemar Moore, Colleen O’Shaughnessey, Lee Majdoub, Idris Elba and Jim Carrey

Director: Jeff Fowler

Writers: Pat Casey, Josh Miller and John Whittington

Based on: the video game series by Sega

Producers: Toby Ascher, Neal H. Moritz, Toru Nakahara and Hitoshi Okuno

Music by: Junkie XL

Rated: PG for action, some violence, rude humor and mild language

Release Date: 04/05/22

Runtime: 2h 2m

Favorite Character: Dr. Robotnik/Dr. Eggman

Tagline: Welcome to the next level.

Quote: “Today’s forecast calls for a one hundred percent chance of adventure.”- Sonic the Hedgehog

Fun Facts: Colleen O’Shaughnessey reprises her role as Tails in the movie.

The ringtone in the movie was music from Green Hill Zone.

In Japan, the film was called ‘Sonic vs. Knuckles’

Most of the Knuckles’ dialogue was improvised by Idris Elba.

Summary: Dr Robotnik returns with a new ally to get sonic but the hedgehog teams up with Tails hoping to stop Robotnik once again.

The One Liner Review: Back in 2020, i thought the first Sonic was the best video game movie, now the hit sequel beat the first film with the fact that it’s more loyal to the games.

Morbius

Rating: Few Burned Kurnels

Genre: Superhero, action, adventure, horror

Studios: Columbia Pictures/MarvelEntertainment

Cast: Jared Leto, Matt Smith, Adria Arjona, Jared Harris, Al Madrigal, Tyrese Gibson and Michael Keaton

Director: Danial Espinosa

Writers: Justin Haythe, Matt Sazama and Burk Sharpless

Based on: Marvel comics

Producers: Avi Arad, Lucas Foster and Matt Tolmach

Music by: Jon Ekstrand

Rated: PG-13 for intense sequences of violence, some frightening images and brief strong language

Release Date: 04/01/22

Runtime: 1h 44m

Favorite Character: Dr. Michael Morbius

Tagline: A new Marvel legend arrives

Quote: “We are a few against the many’- Dr. Michael Morbius

Fun Facts: Michael Keaton originally has more screen time but because of No Way Home, he only appeared in post credit scene.

The movie’s visual effects was influenced by Pokemon.

Jared Leto never broke character even during the bathroom breaks.

The film sets in the same universe as the Venom films.

Summary: A Doctor with a rare blood disorder tries to create cure for himself and the other people with that disorder, instead he became a vampire anti-hero.

The One Liner Review: The only good thing about this trash is the post credits scene, otherwise, the movie was completely nothing but some dried blood.

The Lost City

Rating: Full

Genre: Comedy, Action, Adventure

Studios: Paramount Pictures/Fortis Films/3dot Productions/Exhibit A

Cast: Sandra Bullock, Channing Tatum, Daniel Radcliffe, Da’Vine Joy Randolph, Patti Harrison, Oscar Nunez and Brad Pitt

Directors: Aaron and Adam Nee

Writers: Dana Fox, Aaron Nee, Adam Nee and Oren Uziel

Producers: Sandra Bullock, Liza Chasin and Seth Golden

Music by: Pinar Toprak

Rated: PG-13 for violence and some bloody images, suggestive material, partial nudity and language

Release Date: 03/25/22

Runtime: 1h 52m

Favorite Character: Alan Caprison/Dash McMahon

Tagline: The adventure is real. The heroes are not

Quote: “I’m like a blood Jamba Juice!’- Alan Caprison/Dash McMahon

Fun Fact: Ryan Reynolds was supposed to get Channing’s role but didn’t

Summary: A famous author was kidnapped by a billionaire and taken to the jungle, hoping to locate a treasure mentioned in one her books all while the cover model tags along.

The One Liner Review: It does sound similar to 1984’s ‘Romancing the Stone’ but thankfully, the cast and the hilarious jokes is what gives this action comedy made to shine like a priceless diamond.

Turning Red

Rating: Overflowing

Genre: Fantasy, Coming of Age, Comedy

Studios: Disney/Pixar

Cast: Rosalie Chiang, Sandra Oh, Ava Morse, Hyein Park, Maitreyi Ramakrishnan, Orion Lee, Wai Ching Ho, Tristan Allerick Chen and James Hong

Director: Domee Shi

Writers: Julia Cho, Domee Shi and Sarah Streicher

Producer: Lindsey Collins

Music by: Ludwig Goransson

Rated: PG for thematic material, suggestive content and language

Release Date: 03/11/22

Runtime: 1hr 40m

Favorite Character: Meilin “Mei” Lee

Tagline: Growing up is a beast.

Quote: “Who are these hip-hoppers? And why are they called ‘4-Town’ if there are five of them?”- Ming Lee

Fun Facts: Like Soul and Luca, the movie was supposed to be released in theaters, but went straight to Disney Plus.

There are some controversy between parents because the movie is a metaphor for girls getting their period.

The Pixar ball can be seen in Tyler’s pool at his party.

The book Priya is reading pays homage to the ‘Twilight’ series.

Ming refuses to let Mei go to the 4-Town concert, partly because in real life, Four sounds simular to death in chinese.

Summary: A canadian-chinese 13 year old wakes up one day to find she turns into a red panda whenever she gets excited.

The One Liner Review: With the new direction Pixar is going into, this is a great metaphor of puberty (which sounds a little weird considering it’s a family film).

The Adam Project

Rating: Half-Full

Genre: Sci-Fi, Action, Adventure, Comedy

Studios: Netflix/Skydance Media/Maximum Effort/21 Laps Entertainment

Cast: Ryan Reynolds, Walker Scobell, Mark Ruffalo, Jennifer Garner, Catherine Keener, Alex Mallari Jr. and Zoe Saldana

Director: Shawn Levy

Writers: Jennifer Flackett, Mark Levin, T.S. Nowlin and Jonathan Tropper

Producers: David Ellison, Dana Goldberg, Don Granger, Shawn Levy and Ryan Reynolds

Music by: Rob Simonsen

Rated: PG-13 for violence/action, language and suggestive references

Release Date: 03/11/22

Runtime: 1h 46m

Favorite Character: Adam as an adult

Tagline: Past meets Future

Quote: “He’s an odd duck, like his dad. I happen to collect odd ducks.”- Ellie Reed

Fun Facts: Keener plays both older and younger version of Maya, courtesy of CGI de-aging.

Summary; A troubled 12 year old teams up with his future self to try and save the future.

The One Liner Review: Levy’s idea of a time traveling movie that somewhat looks cool and has awesome action is really around mediocre and a very familiar plotline.