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Tom's Guide
7 days ago
- Entertainment
- Tom's Guide
Netflix is losing 'Sonic 2' in just a few days — here's your last day to stream this fast-paced family action movie
Netflix is about to lose a great family action-adventure movie, as "Sonic the Hedgehog 2" is scheduled to leave the streaming service in just a few days' time. After Sonic's silver-screen debut defied everyone's expectations, racing to box office success and winning approval from fans, the video game adaptation's sequel arrived — fittingly, in rather speedy fashion — just two years later in 2022. It was a bigger, wilder affair, and one that brought more of Sonic's pals to the big screen. If you and the family were planning to stream his second adventure on Netflix, you'd better do it soon, as "Sonic 2" is leaving Netflix on July 28. That means your last day to stream "Sonic 2" on Netflix is Sunday, July 27. If that news has you considering whether to push "Sonic the Hedgehog 2" to the top of your watchlist or not, here's a little bit more info about the Blue Blur's second big-screen outing to help you make up your mind. Having kicked Dr. Robotnik's (Jim Carrey) butt and banished him to a mushroom planet in the first movie, "Sonic 2" sees Sonic (voiced by Ben Schwartz) determined to prove he has the stuff to be a true hero. After Tom and Maddie (James Marsden and Tika Sumpter) leave him in charge of the house to go away for a wedding, Sonic's chance arrives: Robotnik is back with a vengeance, with Knuckles the Echidna (Idris Elba) in tow. The pair seek the Master Emerald, and, with the help of Tails (Colleen O'Shaughnessy), the Blue Blur and his sidekick set out to find the emerald before it falls into the wrong hands. Get instant access to breaking news, the hottest reviews, great deals and helpful tips. In addition to the above names, "Sonic 2" also stars Lee Majdoub, Natasha Rothwell, Shemar Moore, Adam Pally, and more. I'm a firm fan of the entire "Sonic" trilogy. All three movies are solid, fast-paced watches that boast action and laughs fit for the whole family. "Sonic 2," specifically, was what a sequel to the "Sonic" movie needed to be: an improvement on what had come before, boasting bigger action and more daft antics befitting Sega's speedster, and Jim Carrey's elastic turn as Sonic's nemesis proved to be dream casting once more. And, as incongruous as it may be to hear Idris Elba's voice coming out of Knuckles the Echidna's mouth, he proved a winning addition, and getting to see Schwartz's speedster racing around with him and his best pal Miles "Tails" Power was a blast. It won't be the best movie you'll ever stream, but if you're looking for fun, high-octane family entertainment (and you liked Sonic's first feature outing), "Sonic" 2 should fit the bill. Critics, to be clear, didn't love "Sonic" 2. At the time of writing, the movie's sitting at 69% (from over 180 reviews) on the review aggregate site, Rotten Tomatoes, with a consensus that reads: "It isn't as much fun as the little blue guy's greatest games, but if you enjoyed the first film, "Sonic the Hedgehog 2" serves as a generally acceptable sequel." The Guardian's Leslie Felperin gave "Sonic 2" 3 stars and said: "There's not very much to say about it, other than it's mildly amusing and reasonably competently assembled." THR's Justin Lowe, meanwhile, called the movie "frantic fun," writing: "Overstuffed with frantic action and framed by Sonic's wisecracking commentary, "Sonic the Hedgehog 2" will appeal to family audiences seeking holiday distractions." Reviewing at Variety, Peter Debruge found it fun, but queried the runtime: "At two hours and change, 'Sonic 2' wears out its welcome well before it turns into yet another phone-it-in franchise entry — the kind where storms gather, a column of fluorescent light shoots up to the sky and everything becomes apocalyptic." Nevertheless, fans definitely rate the movie way higher (we're talking 96% on the Popcornmeter levels of approval), and absolutely agree that yes, the second trip to Green Hills was absolutely worth taking. So, yes, you should stream "Sonic the Hedgehog 2" on Netflix before it leaves the streamer on July 27. Still not convinced? We can still help you find something new to stream. Check out our guide to the best family movies on Netflix and our overall round-up of the best Netflix movies for tons more streaming recommendations. Follow Tom's Guide on Google News to get our up-to-date news, how-tos, and reviews in your feeds. Make sure to click the Follow button.
Forbes
30-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Forbes
‘Sonic The Hedgehog 3' Ends Its Theatrical Run. How Much Did It Make?
Partial poster for "Sonic the Hedgehog 3." Sonic the Hedgehog 3 — starring James Marsden, Jim Carrey and the voices of Keanu Reeves and Idris Elba — is officially done in theaters. How much did it make at the box office? Rated PG, Sonic the Hedgehog 3 opened in theaters on Dec. 20, 2024. The official summary for Sonic the Hedgehog 3 reads, "Sonic (Schwartz), Knuckles (Elba), and Tails (Colleen O'Shaughnessey) are back for their most epic adventure yet. 'The team reunites to face a new formidable foe, Shadow (Reeves), a mysterious hedgehog with powers unlike anything they've ever seen. Team Sonic must secure an unexpected alliance if they hope to stop Shadow and save the planet.' James Marsden reprises his role as Tom Wachowski in Sonic the Hedgehog 3, while Carrey plays Ivo Robotnik and his grandfather Gerald Robotnik. The cast for the film also includes Tika Sumpter as Maddie, Krysten Ritter as Director Rockwell, Natasha Rothwell as Rachel and Shemar Moore (Randall). Jeff Fowler is once again in the director's chair for his third Sonic the Hedgehog film. As indicated by this weekend's theater count list by The Numbers, Sonic the Hedgehog 3 has ended its theatrical run. Sonic the Hedgehog's last day in theaters was Thursday, March 27, when in its 98th day of release the film made $7,207 from 111 venues to bring its final domestic tally to $236,115,100. Coupled with the film's international take of $254,900,691, Sonic the Hedgehog 3 earned $491,015,791 worldwide. Sonic the Hedgehog 3 had a $122 production budget before prints and advertising, The Numbers reported. Sonic the Hedgehog 3's studio Paramount Pictures did not release information on the film's prints and advertising budget. Paramount Pictures released its first Sonic the Hedgehog film on Feb. 14, 2020, and it went on to gross $146 million domestically and nearly $156.4 million internationally for a worldwide take of $302.4 million against a $90 million production budget before P&A, The Numbers reported. While the first Sonic the Hedgehog movie ended up being the lowest-grossing film in the Sonic live-action movie franchise, the worldwide tally was remarkable before theaters began shutting down a month after the film was released because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Released on April 8, 2022, Sonic the Hedgehog 2 fared much better in theaters, earning $190.8 million domestically and nearly $213 million internationally for a worldwide theatrical gross of $403.8 million against a $90 million production budget before P&A. Again, Sonic the Hedgehog 2's take was impressive considering that the world and the movie business including theaters were still navigating their way through COVID. Considering that Sonic the Hedgehog 3 grossed the most money of all the Sonic the Hedgehog films, it shouldn't come as a shock that Sonic the Hedgehog 4 is on the way. In fact, Paramount Pictures clearly has so much confidence in the franchise that Sonic the Hedgehog 4, per Variety, is already set for a Spring 2027 release. Viewers who missed Sonic the Hedgehog 3 can still see the film on digital streaming and streaming video on demand on Paramount+.
The Guardian
12-03-2025
- Entertainment
- The Guardian
Checking out early: who is going to die in this season of The White Lotus?
After a characteristically slow start, we are now halfway through this year's season of The White Lotus. From what we know of the last two seasons, this means that things are about to get very crazy very quickly. To use season one as a way marker, we are now approximately the runtime of The Brutalist away from watching someone perform the equivalent of a suitcase poop. More than previous runs, however, a number of mysteries still hang over almost every White Lotus character this year. We know that there's a shooting. We know that there's a body. At this point, almost every character could be either one of them. It's time to theorise wildly. Poor Belinda. In season one she had her dreams snatched away by Jennifer Coolidge's obliviously privileged whims, and now her holiday of a lifetime has turned into a full-blown detective novel. She's on to Greg/Gary, and they're both trapped in a death spiral of furiously Googling each other. Greg is quickly emerging as the throughline to all three seasons here, and he has a good line in outright menace. It isn't beyond the realms of possibility that he gets to Belinda before she can alert the authorities, which would be especially tragic since her son will arrive at the resort just as the shooting starts. Then again, Natasha Rothwell is the MVP of the entire White Lotus. Plus, as anyone who has seen Sonic the Hedgehog 2 will attest, there is nobody better at deranged fury than her. Perhaps Mike White saw this, wanted some of it for himself, and chose to end the season with Belinda on the rampage. Likelihood: If Mike White has his head screwed on, he'll keep Belinda around for years to come, so let's hope this is slim. 3/10 One's a Trump supporter, one's an alcoholic and none of them are quite as good at hiding their mutual animosity behind masks of rictus joy as they think. This has to end badly. Jaclyn, Laurie and Kate are perhaps the most insufferable characters around this year (which is really saying something) and every passing episode feels more and more like a powder keg waiting to go off. Even rich white woman condescension – the universe's most powerful form of condescension – has a breaking point. More than anything, though, this week's scene of the trio being set upon by dozens of water pistols felt like foreshadowing. Surely they can't survive the finale. Likelihood: Yes they're awful, but three women squabbling to death isn't really White's style. Chances are he'll just return them safely to their terrible pre-existing lives. 4/10 You cannot call a character Saxon, and have him be this much of a dick, unless there's going to be a hefty payoff down the line. Saxon is an archetype that The White Lotus has returned to again and again – too arrogant, too entitled, too macho, too altogether American – and this never ends well. If we're talking potential murderers, then it's hard to look beyond the man who openly masturbated in full view of his sexually confused brother. Plus, remember how angrily he reacted when he couldn't find a blender in his room? Imagine how nuts he'll go when he realises that his dad is broke. Similarly, if you had to shoot anyone on this show, chances are it'd also be Saxon, because of course you would. Likelihood: White does like to punish this specific type of character – in season one the most entitled white guy accidentally murdered someone, and in the second his wife started an affair with Will Sharpe – so Saxon won't leave the series unharmed. But a gun rampage does seem a little on the nose. 6/10 Similarly, you don't cast an actor like Walton Goggins unless you have something particularly meaty for him to chew on. So far his character Rick has been wound tighter than everyone else put together, angrily refusing to tell anyone anything about himself, unless it has something to do with his open hostility for the husband of the resort's owner and/or is an opportunity for him to be irresponsible with snakes. At times, Rick feels like he's been beamed in from another (potentially worse) project; maybe a Jason Statham potboiler about a taciturn man hellbent on revenge for the death of his father. This season is still playing its cards close to its chest, but this one seems destined for bloodshed. Likelihood: High. However, The White Lotus isn't the sort of show that likes to telegraph its endings this early and this clearly, so let's see. 7/10 The first season of The White Lotus was the story of a very together man who elaborately unspooled and wound up dead. So far, Tim is following this plot beat for beat. We're only four episodes in, and he's gone from uptight businessman to a broke, fitfully naked crook who is off his beans on his wife's lorazepam, apparently suicidal and potentially now in possession of a stolen gun. How much crazier is his storyline going to get before he definitely ends up as a corpse? Here's hoping a lot. Likelihood: Come on, this is The White Lotus by numbers. 9/10
