From the studio and director that brought you Sing comes a movie about characters whose dream it is to be on television. Taking a talent scout’s word that he’s not ready for the big time forces Buster Moon to confront his self-worth. Is his musical troupe good enough to make it in Redshore City, a Vegas-ish mecca lorded over by a Simon Cowell-lite white wolf? The cast of luminaries (Matthew McConaughey, Reese Witherspoon, Scarlett Johansson) welcomes even more featureless cartoon creations to tag along. The generic categorization falls under “musical Jukebox,” a show in which the majority of the score is derived from popular songs. I call it 112 minutes in Sing Sing. (2021) — Scott Marks
This movie is not currently in theaters.