Rating: Half-Full

Genre: Animated, Biopic, Historical, Comedy

Studios: Blue Fox Entertainment/Curosity Studios/Foliascope/Leo & King

Cast: Stephen Fry, Marion Cotillard, Daisy Ridley and Matt Berry

Director: Jim Capobianco

Writers: Jim Capobianco

Producers: Ellen Byrne, Jim Capobianco, Vincent McCarthy, Robert Rippberger and Ilan Urroz

Music by: Alex Mandel

Rated: PG for thematic elements and nude art images

Release Date: 09/15/23

Runtime: 1h 40m

Tagline: Imagination takes flight

Favorite Character: Pope Leo X

Quote: N/A

Fun Fact: The film is a sequel to Capobianco’s 2009 short film ‘Leonardo’

Summary: The film follows Da Vinci who travels to France to continue his experiments.

The One Liner Review: Capobianco’s ideal animated feature would have worked better as a short, and if that’s not the case, there are some (or many) things from Da Vinci’s life that would have made this beautifully animated biopic even more marvelous,

Rating: Empty

Genre: Comedy, Romance, Drama

Studios: Focus Features/Gold Circle Entertainment/Play Tone/Artistic Films

Cast: Nia Vardalos, John Corbett, Louis Mandylor, Elena Kampouris, Gia Carides, Joey Fatone, Laine Kazan and Andrea Martin

Director: Nia Vardalos

Writer: Nia Vardalos

Producers: Gary Goetzman, Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson

Music by: Stephanie Economou

Rated: PG-13 for suggestive material and some nudity

Release Date: 09/08/23

Runtime: 1h 32m

Tagline: They’re headed to the homeland.

Favorite Character: Paris Miller

Quote: “Secrets are a waste of time. In this life, be open about what you want.”- Victory

Fun Facts: Gus passed away in the movie because (isn’t it obvious?) his actor passed away in 2021.

In one of the scenes, Nicky and Angelo drives a convertible with a license plate that said ‘NIA’ because…of Nia Vardalos.

Summary: After the head of the Portokalos family died, his family travels to his childhood village in Greece to find his childhood friends.

The One Liner Review: Even if its slightly better than the 2nd film and it doesn’t repeat the first film, the idea of the Portokalos traveling to Greece sadly arrived at the party too late.

Rating: Half-Full

Genre: Mystery, Whodunnit, Supernatual

Studios: 20th Century Studios

Cast: Kyle Allen, Kenneth Branagh, Camille Cottin, Jamie Dornan, Tina Fey, Jude Hill, Ali Kahn, Emma Laird, Kelly Reilly, Riccardo Scamarcio and Michelle Yeoh

Director: Kenneth Branagh

Writer: Michael Green

Based on: Hallowe’en Party by Agatha Christie

Producers: Kenneth Branagh, Judy Hofflund, Simon Kinberg and Ridley Scott

Music by: Hildur Guonadottir

Rated: PG-13 for some strong violence, disturbing images and thematic elements

Release Date: 09/15/23

Runtime: 1h 43m

Tagline: Death is just a beginning

Favorite Character: Hercule Poirot

Quote: “Scary stories make life less scary.”-Ariadne Oliver

Fun Facts: Hallowe’en Party is set in UK but this movie sets in Venice (if the title didn’t tip you off).

There were a lot of surprises for the cast while filming the scenes, especially the seance scene.

Summary: On Halloween night in Venice, a retired detective finds himself coming out of retirement when a murder occurred during the seance.

The One Liner Review: Comparing this to the movie plot and the Wikipedia summary, it’s difficult for me to follow it, and probably the other works of Agatha Christie, but it was a nice touch to add some horror to the mystery.

Rating: Full

Genre: Racing, Video Game Adaptation, action

Studios: Columbia Pictures/Playstation Productions

Cast: David Harbour, Orlando Bloom, Archie Madekwe, Darren Barnet, Geri Halliwell Horner and Djimon Hounsou

Director: Neill Blomkamp

Writers: Zach Baylin, Jason Hall and Alex Tse

Based on: the video game series

Producers: Doug Belgrad, Dana Brunetti, Asad Qizilbash and Carter Swan

Music by: Lorne Balfe and Andrew Kawczynski

Rated: PG-13 for intense action and some strong language

Release Date: 08/25/23

Runtime: 2h 14m

Tagline: From gamer to racer

Favorite Character: Jann Mardenborough

Quote: “This is not a video game. This is reality.”- Jack Salter

Fun Facts: The real Jann Mardenborough served as a stunt double for the film.

Jack Salter isn’t a real character.

There was a GT Academy but sadly, it closed down in 2016.

The film became controversial for using Mardenborough’s 2015 accident in the film.

Summary: A huge gamer joins the GT Academy hoping to get into professional racing.

The One Liner Review: Yeah, racing and underdog movies are practically the same, and yes, its a true story with the video game title slapped on but this does have really cool editing and is a fun race.

Rating: Full

Genre: Comedy, Animal, Adventure

Studios: Universal Pictures/Picturestart/Lord Miller Productions

Cast: Will Ferrell, Jamie Foxx, Isla Fisher, Randall Park, Brett Gelman and Will Forte

Director: Josh Greenbaum

Writer: Dan Perrault

Producers: Erik Feig, Louis Leterrier, Phil Lord, Christopher Miller, Dan Perrault and Aditya Sood

Music by: Dara Taylor

Rated: R for pervasive language, crude and sexual content and drug use

Release Date: 08/18/23

Runtime: 1h 33m

Tagline: N/A

Favorite Character: Bug

Quote: “The only thing Doug loved more than playing with me was playing with his favorite toy: his penis!”- Reggie

Fun Facts: There are a couple of parts where filmmakers used animatronic dogs.

Director Josh Greenbaum adopted a dog that played young Reggie.

Summary: A dog and the other strays takes a journey to his former owner’s house to rip out his penis.

The One Liner Review: It’s very crude and funny and good for 18+ dog lovers, so if your kids loves movies about animals, remember to say ‘NO’ to them about this one.