Larry Mantle and KPCC film critics Claudia Puig, Christy Lemire and Charles Solomon review this weekend’s new movie releases.
- "The LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part" in wide release
- "What Men Want" in wide release
- "High Flying Bird" at Laemmle's NoHo & streaming on Netflix
- "Cold Pursuit" in wide release
- "Everybody Knows" at the ArcLight Hollywood & The Landmark Theater
- "The Man Who Killed Hitler And Then The Bigfoot" at Laemmle's Monica Film Center & The Frida Cinema
- "UnTogether" at ArcLight Sherman Oaks
- "Berlin, I Love You" at Arena Cinelounge Sunset
- "The Amityville Murders" at Arena Cinelounge Sunset
- "The Prodigy" in wide release
- "Under the Eiffel Tower" at Laemmle's Monica Film Center
- "One Million American Dreams" at Laemmle's Music Hall
CRITICS' HITS
Claudia: 'High Flying Bird' & 'Everybody Knows'
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0iL1K_l8Jyo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L68mUxKuAnA
Christy: 'The LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part'
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cksYkEzUa7k
MIXED FEELINGS
Claudia: 'What Men Want' & 'The Prodigy'
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HeoLiTirRp4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BC4cyYRxjFk
Christy: 'The Man Who Killed Hitler And Then The Bigfoot,'
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cFHJMBQIav0
MISSES
Claudia: 'UnTogether' & 'Berlin, I Love You'
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BJj98aNCtjo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bwtetumpm4A
Christy: 'Cold Pursuit,' 'The Amityville Murders' & 'Under the Eiffel Tower'
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7C2Nad0aMPg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jAbtgtmuDL4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-xvlFoLw1Rk
Charles: 'One Million American Dreams'
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nFy2MH7pKXE
Guests:
Claudia Puig, film critic for KPCC and president of the Los Angeles Film Critics Association (LAFCA); she tweets
Christy Lemire, film critic for KPCC, RogerEbert.com and co-host of the ‘Breakfast All Day’ podcast; she tweets
Charles Solomon, film critic for KPCC, Animation Scoop and Animation Magazine