Larry Mantle and KPCC film critics Claudia Puig and Peter Rainer review this weekend’s new movie releases.
"Sicario: Day of the Soldado" in wide release
"The King" at Nuart Theatre
"Ideal Home" at Laemmle's Playhouse
"Woman Walks Ahead" at ArcLight Santa Monica
Listen to The Frame's interview with star Jessica Chastain here.
"Leave No Trace" at ArcLight Hollywood & The Landmark
"Three Identical Strangers" at ArcLight Hollywood & The Landmark.
Listen to The Frame's interview with director Tim Wardle here.
"Calling All Earthlings" at Ahrya Fine Arts Theater
"Hover" at Arena Cinelounge Hollywood
CRITICS' HITS
Claudia: "Ideal Home" & "The King"
https://youtube.com/watch?v=aj_8zEqGh0M
https://youtube.com/watch?v=csXtdjsqYLM
Peter: "Leave No Trace" & "Three Identical Strangers"
https://youtube.com/watch?v=_07ktacEGo8
https://youtube.com/watch?v=c-OF0OaK3o0
MIXED FEELINGS
Claudia: "Calling All Earthlings"
https://youtube.com/watch?v=L7ya_2R-eEI
Peter: "Sicario: Day of the Soldado"
https://youtube.com/watch?v=sIMChzE_aCo
MISSES
Claudia: "Woman Walks Ahead"
https://youtube.com/watch?v=qHR0AEDMg0M
Peter: "Hover"
https://youtube.com/watch?v=Ahzf1Q0qb3M
Guests:
Claudia Puig, film critic for KPCC and president of the Los Angeles Film Critics Association; she tweets
Peter Rainer, film critic for KPCC and the Christian Science Monitor