Larry Mantle and KPCC film critics Amy Nicholson, Peter Rainer and Charles Solomon review this weekend’s new movie releases.
- "Alita: Battle Angel" in wide release
- "Isn't It Romantic" in wide release
- "Happy Death Day 2U" in wide release
- "Fighting with My Family" at the ArcLight Hollywood & AMC Century City
- "Lords of Chaos" at the Ahrya Fine Arts Theater
- "Birds of Passage" at Laemmle's Royal Theater
- The Frame's John Horn interviewed the directors of Birds of Passage earlier this week. You can listen to that interview here
- "Mirai" at Lemmle's Glendale & Laemmle's Monica Film Center (IN SELECT THEATERS STARTING MONDAY, MARCH 18)
- "The Image Book" at the American Cinematheque at the Aero Theatre
- "The Breaker Uppers" streaming on Netflix
- "A Tuba to Cuba" at Laemmle's Glendale
CRITICS' HITS
Amy: 'Isn't It Romantic, 'Lords of Chaos' & 'The Breaker Upperers'
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FqJ-hfOb9Cc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M7zrHiqoJ6k
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zKAjnXG3m4A
Peter: 'Fighting with My Family'
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WqF3VTv0cqU
Charles: 'Mirai' & 'A Tuba to Cuba'
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6d-lsJZgmJs&t=
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xmUenpdDbNc
MIXED FEELINGS
Amy: 'Happy Death Day 2U' & 'Birds of Passage'
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IeXqWDFJZiw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QV0uWf72ZQw
Peter: 'Alita: Battle Angel' & 'The Image Book'
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U3D2vmWD88w
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JAXMVkV3idE
Guests:
Amy Nicholson, film critic for KPCC, film writer for The Guardian and host of the podcasts ‘The Canon’ and ‘Unspooled’; she tweets
Peter Rainer, film critic for KPCC and the Christian Science Monitor
Charles Solomon, film critic for KPCC, Animation Scoop and Animation Magazine