Wonka

Rating: Full

Genre: Fantasy, Musical, Family

Studios: Warner Bros/Village Roadshow Pictures/The Ronald Dahl Story Company/Heyday Films

Cast: Timothee Chalamet, Calah Lane, Keegan-Michael Key, Paterson Joseph, Matt Lucas, Mathew Baynton, Sally Hawkins, Rowan Atkinson, Jim Carter, Natasha Rothwell, Olivia Colman and Hugh Grant

Director: Paul King

Writers: Simon Farnaby and Paul King

Based on: the characters by Ronald Dahl

Producers: Alexandra Derbyshire, David Heyman and Luke Kelly

Music by: Neil Hannon and Joby Talbot

Rated: PG for some violence, mild language and thematic elements

Release Date: 12/15/23

Runtime: 1h 56m

Tagline: Every Good Thing in this World Started with a Dream.

Favorite Character: Lofty the Oompa Loompa

Quote: “I’m making chocolate, of course. How do you like it? Dark? White? Nutty? Absolutely insane.”- Willy Wonka

Fun Facts: Hugh Grant actually hated being an Oompa Loompa due to the motion capture.

Timothee Chalamet got sick on set from eating a bunch of candy during filming.

Two songs from the 1971 “Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory’ were used in the film.

Wonka was done by the same team who did the Paddington films.

Summary: A tale of how Willy Wonka became the most successful Chocolatier and how he tries to outdo his three greedy rivals.

The One Liner Review: Like the 1971 classic, Paul King’s character study became a sweet treat film the parents can bring their kids to this holiday season, but don’t forget to drop by the lobby for something SWEET.

Candy Cane Lane

Rating: Empty

Genre: Family, Comedy, Fantasy

Studios: Amazon Prime Video/Amazon MGM Studios/Imagine Entertainment

Cast: Eddie Murphy, Tracee Ellis Ross, Jillian Bell, Thaddeus J. Mixson, Ken Marino, Trevante Rhodes, David Alan Grier and Nick Offerman

Director: Reginald Hudlin

Writer: Kelly Younger

Producers: Brian Grazer, Charisse Hewitt-Webster, Karen Lunder and Eddie Murphy

Music by: Marcus Miller

Rated: PG for language throughout and some suggestive refrences

Release Date: 12/03/23

Runtime: 1h 57m

Tagline: N/A

Favorite Character: Carol Carver

Quote: N/A

Fun Facts: Pentatonix made a cameo as carolers.

The street filmed for the movie is the same street as the one from Desperate Housewives.

Summary: A recently unemployed father, Chris, desperate to win the annual christmas light contest, gets help from a strange woman who runs a christmas shop, which ended up bringing Chris and his family towards a christmas adventure.

The One Liner Review: What seems to look like a merry viewing, Eddie Murphy’s weird christmas movie turned out to be an excuse to try and adapt the classic carol ’12 days of Christmas’ and not to mention it’s about a family whose names are christmas related.

Leo

Rating: Full

Genre: Animation, Comedy, Musical

Studios: Netflix/Happy Madison Productions

Cast: Adam Sandler, Bill Burr, Cecily Strong, Jason Alexander, Sadie Sandler, Sunny Sandler, Rob Schneider, Jo Koy, Allison Strong, Jackie Sandler, Heidi Gardner, Robert Smigel and Nick Swardson

Directors: Robert Marianetti, Robert Smigel and David Wachtenheim

Writers: Paul Sado, Adam Sandler and Robert Smigel

Producers: Adam Sandler and Mireille Soria

Music by: Geoff Zanelli

Rated: PG for rude/suggestive material and some language

Release Date: 11/21/23

Runtime: 1h 42m

Tagline: Breaking out this November

Favorite Character: Leo

Quote: “Guys, you don’t have to be afraid of change. Change is a beautiful part of life.”- Mrs. Salinas

Fun Facts: On the shelf of Summer’s room are bobbleheads of Conan O’Brian, Billie Ellish and Chubbs from Happy Gilmore

This film actually prevented Adam Sandler from voicing Dracula in Hotel Transylvania 4.

Summary: In a Florida elementary school, a class pet lizard believes he only has a year left to live and tends to try to escape, with unexpected results.

The One Liner Review: Adam Sandler usually does comedy movies…but this one, he gave us something moving and if you wanted the one from the class pets eye…this is the film for you.

Wish

Rating: Half-Full

Genre: Animation, Fantasy, Musical, Adventure, Comedy

Studios: Walt Disney Pictures/Walt Disney Animation Studios

Cast: Ariana DeBose, Chris Pine, Alan Tudyk, Angelique, Victor Garber, Natasha Rothwell, Jennifer Kumiyama, Harvey Guillen, Evan Peters, Ramy Youssef and Jon Rudnitsky

Directors: Chris Buck and Fawn Veerasunthorn

Writers: Chris Buck, Jenifer Lee, Allison Moore and Fawn Veerasunthorn

Producers: Peter Del Vecho and Juan Pablo Reyes Lancaster-Jones

Music by: Dave Metzger

Rated: PG for thematic elements and mild action

Release Date: 11/22/23

Runtime: 1h 35m

Tagline: Be careful what you wish for.

Favorite Character: King Magnifico

Quote: “When you’re threatened, you do not breathe; you focus.”- King Magnifico

Fun Facts: This film’s animation is combined with watercolor animation and CGI animation.

This film was made to celebrate Disney’s Animation Studios’ 100th anniversary’s.

Why wouldn’t there be easter eggs nod to other Disney films?

There was supposed to be a short ‘Once Upon a Studio’ released with Wish but it didn’t.

Summary: In the land of Rosas, a citizen wishes upon a star, thus setting the chain of events.

The One Liner Review: Sure Disney’s original fairy tale has magical animation and catchy songs but a couple things would make the audience wish upon a star for more originality and to not have a meaningless message.

Trolls Band Together

Rating: Full

Genre: Animation, Comedy, Fantasy, Musical

Studios: Universal Pictures/Dreamworks Animation

Cast: Anna Kendrick, Justin Timberlake, Eric Andre, Kid Cudi, Daveed Diggs, Andrew Rannells, Amy Schumer, Troye Sivan, Kenan Thompson, NSYNC and Camelia Cabello

Director: Walt Dohrn

Writer: Elizabeth Tippet

Based on: Trolls

Producer: Gina Shay

Music by: Theodore Shapiro

Rated: PG for some mild rude and suggestive humor

Release Date: 11/17/23

Runtime: 1h 31m

Tagline: There are some new trolls on the block

Favorite Character: Branch

Quote: “Branch, we’re out of sync. We’ve gone from boys to men, and now there’s only one direction for us to go: the back streets.”- Floyd

Fun Fact: Justin Timberlake’s boy band NSYNC appears in the end.

Summary: Princess Poppy is shocked when her boyfriend, Branch, was once part of the short lived boy band, and joins the mission to rescue one of the band members.

The One Liner Review: NSYNC wanted to return with a bang, and really did by doing a song for a threequel that has eye popping animation, harmony, and a bit of a kid friendly drug trip that families will love (is the drug trip part a good thing?)

The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes

Rating: Half-Full

Genre: Sci-fi, Action, Adventure, Drama

Studios: Lionsgate/Color Force

Cast: Tom Blyth, Rachel Zegler, Peter Dinklage, Jason Schwartzman, Hunter Schafer, Josh Andres Rivera and Viola Davis

Director: Francis Lawrence

Writers: Michael Arndt and Michael Lesslie

Based on: the novel by Suzanne Collins

Producers: Nina Jacobson, Francis Lawrence and Brad Simpson

Music by: James Newton Howard

Rated: PG-13 for strong violent content and disturbing material

Release Date: 11/17/23

Runtime: 2h 37m

Tagline: You’re invited to return to the games.

Favorite Character: Lucy Gray Baird

Quote: “Some people call these swamp potatoes, i like Katniss better, it’s got a nice ring to it.”- Lucy Gray Baird

Fun Facts: Lucy Gray’s rainbow dress has Katniss and Primroses, which is a nod to the two sisters in the original Hunger Games films.

Rachel Zegler really did sing on set.

Summary: In the prequel to the Hunger Games series, Young Coriolanus Snow mentors the District 12 tribute and falls for her.

The One Liner Review: One one hand, the actual games and the portrayal of the younger version of Donald Sutherland’s character was decent, on the other hand, the show was practically over after the games, making the third act drag on as it goes.

Thanksgiving

Rating: Full

Genre: Horror, Slasher, Whodunnit, Comedy

Studios: Tristar Pictures/Spyglass Media Group

Cast: Patrick Dempsey, Addison Rae, Milo Manheim, Jalen Thomas Brooks, Nell Verlague, Rick hoffman and Gina Gershon

Director: Eli Roth

Writers: Jeff Rendell and Eli Roth

Based on: a mock trailer from Grindhouse

Producers: Roger Birnbaum, Jeff Rendell and Eli Roth

Music by: Brandon Roberts

Rated: R for strong bloody violence and gore, pervasive language and some sexual material

Release Date: 11/17/23

Runtime: 1h 47m

Tagline: There will be no leftovers.

Favorite Character: Sheriff Eric Newlon

Quote: “There will be no leftovers this year.”- Jessica

Fun Facts: This is based on the mock trailer from the 2007 movie ‘Grindhouse’ which Eli Roth directed.

There is a trampoline scene from the mock trailer.

Summary: One year after a tragic Black Friday incident, the town of Plymouth is suddenly terrorized by a killer wearing a pilgrim mask.

The One Liner Review: In 1620, John carver lands in Plymouth, and 403 years later a new horror movie killer arrives and delivers the humor and gore slasher fans will crave!

Killers of the Flower Moon

Rating: Overflowing

Genre: Drama, Western, Historical, Crime

Studios: Paramount Pictures/Apple Original Films

Cast: Leonardo DiCaprio, Robert De Niro and Lily Gladstone

Director: Martin Scorsese

Writers: Eric Roth and Martin Scorsese

Based on: the novel by David Grann

Producers: Dan Friedkin, Danial Lupi, Martin Scorsese and Bradley Thomas

Music by: Robbie Robertson

Rated: R for violence, some grisly images and language

Release Date: 10/20/23

Runtime: 3h 26m

Tagline: N/A

Favorite Character: William Hale

Quote: “I don’t know what you said, but it must’ve been indian for ‘Handsome Devil.”- Ernest Burkhart

Fun Facts: Martin Scorsese had to convince the Osage Nation to help with the filming.

Martin Scorsese makes a appearance at the very end of the movie.

De Niro actually did spank DiCaprio with a real wooden paddle, but fortunally DiCaprio was wearing the buttocks pads.

The film was really shot in Fairfax, OK, the same town where the 1920s Osage Indian murders.

Summary: In the 1920s Oklahoma, the Indian tribe struck oil, but this somehow led to their murders by white people, believing it will take the tribes wealth.

The One Liner Review: Hollywood mastermind Scorsese found a way to make Oklahoma history come alive! By giving us an amazing Oscar worthy film with powerful performances and other things that can make sitting in the theater for three and the half hours more tolerable.

Quiz Lady

Rating: Half-Full

Genre: Comedy

Studios: 20th Century Studios/Gloria Sanchez Productions

Cast: Awkwafina, Sandra Oh, Jason Schwartzman, Holland Taylor, Tony Hale, Jon ‘Dumbfoundead’ Park and Will Farrell

Director: Jessica Yu

Writer: Jen D’Angelo

Producers: Awkwafina, Jen D’Angelo, Jessica Elbaum, Will Farrell, Maggie Haskins, Sandra Oh and Itay Reiss

Music by: Nick Urata

Rated: R for some drug use and language

Release Date: 11/03/23

Runtime: 1h 39m

Tagline: Two sisters. One destiny.

Favorite Character: Jenny Yum

Quote: “You could sell your eggs. I mean, it’s not like you’re using them.”- Jenny Yum

Fun Facts: Ron Heacock is an obvious nod to Ken Jennings .

This is Paul Reubens final film appearance before his death.

Summary: A game show obsessed woman and her crazy sister heads to the Game Show auditions, hoping it will help them pay off their mother’s debt.

The One Liner Review: Jessica Wu’s new film is as freaking stupid as Sandra Oh’s character and at the same time, as smart as Awkwafina’s character, making them quite a chemistry for a flat out road trip comedy.

Five Nights at Freddy’s

Rating: Empty

Genre: Horror, Thriller, Video Game Adaptation

Studios: Universal Pictures/Blumhouse

Cast: Josh Hutcherson, Elizabeth Lail, Piper Rubio, Mary Stuart Masterson and Matthew Lillard

Director: Emma Tammi

Writers: Scott Cawthon, Seth Cuddleback, Chris Lee Hill, Tyler MacIntyre and Emma Tammi

Based on: the game series by Scott Cawthon

Producers: Jason Blum and Scott Cawthon

Music by: The Newton Brothers

Rated: PG-13 for strong violent content, bloody images and language

Release Date: 10/27/23

Runtime: 1h 49m

Tagline: Can you survive?

Favorite Character: Mike Schmidt

Quote: “Just keep your eyes on the monitors and keep people out. Piece of cake.”- Steve Raglan

Fun Facts: The animatronics was created in the Jim Henson Company.

In January 2023, Matthew Lillard confirmed that he signed a three movie deal, so you know there are going to be sequels.

Youtuber Markiplier was meant to have a role as a security guard but couldn’t due to schedule conflicting.

Emma Tammi has confirmed that there will not be a bloody director’s cut of the film (sorry!)

Summary: A young man struggling to take care of his little sister, takes a job as a security guard at an abandoned pizza place, where he will find out its dark secrets.

The One Liner Review: The story is as wonky as the way animatronics move in the movie, sorry but some video games just don’t work in Hollywood.