The visual effects are new and improved, but Sonic The Hedgehog is still a slog

Welcome back to another episode of Film Club. Today, our critics A.A. Dowd and Katie Rife sit down to discuss Sonic The Hedgehog, Paramount’s completely unnecessary adaptation of the beloved 90s video game character. Sure, the redesigned visual effects are less horrifying, but they can’t save this movie from being a total slog.

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