Sing

Buster Moon (Matthew McConaughey) dreamed of stardom since he was just a young koala bear. He learned early that fame meant popularity, riches, and easy living … so he chased these dreams onto the stage. The problem is that Buster’s talents are more suited to directing than performing. When he decides to host a talent show to save a theater, he gets far more than expected as novice performers make their debuts. There’s the overworked, overtired stay-at-home mom (Reese Witherspoon); the jaded, insecure punk-rocker (Scarlett Johansson); and the superficial tough-guy (Taron Egerton), whose talents Buster must guide and protect. The film is packed with well-known songs, including at least 85 hit tracks from the 1940s to 2016, and is stocked with the vocal talents of Jennifer Hudson, John C. Reilly, and Seth MacFarlane. It is also the first film by Illumination Entertainment to not include any human characters. — Kristin Trick