Larry Mantle and KPCC film critics Wade Major, Amy Nicholson and Charles Solomon review this weekend’s new movie releases.
"Where'd You Go, Bernadette" in wide release
Earlier this week,“The Frame’s” John Horn spoke with the director of the film Richard Linklater. You can hear the interview here
"The Angry Birds Movie 2" in wide release
"Good Boys" in wide release
"Blinded By The Light" in wide release
"Ready Or Not" in wide release on Wednesday 8/21
"American Factory" on Netflix on Wednesday 8/21
"Cold Case Hammarskjöld" at the Alamo Drafthouse Cinema Downtown & Laemmle's Monica Film Center
Earlier this week, “The Frame’s” John Horn spoke with the director of the film, Mads Brügger. You can hear the interview here
"Buñuel in the Labyrinth of the Turtles" at the Nuart Theater
"Jay Myself" at Laemmle’s Royal
"Driven" at the AMC Universal CityWalk
"The Amazing Johnathan Documentary" at the Alamo Drafthouse Cinema & Laemmle Playhouse and streaming on Hulu
"Low Low" at the Downtown Independent
"Kingdom" in select theaters
In our on-air review of "Jay Myself," we incorrectly stated the name of the director, which was corrected later on. The director of "Jay Myself" is Stephen Wilkes. We regret the error.
CRITICS' HITS:
Wade: "Where'd You Go, Bernadette?", "Blinded By The Light", "Jay Myself" & "Low Low"
Charles: "Buñuel in the Labyrinth of the Turtles"
Amy: "American Factory", "Cold Case Hammarskjöld" & "Good Boys"
MIXED FEELINGS:
Amy: "The Amazing Johnathan Documentary" & "Ready Or Not"
Wade: "Driven"
Charles: "Kingdom"
MISSES:
Charles: "The Angry Birds Movie 2"
Guests:
Amy Nicholson, film critic for KPCC, film writer for The Guardian and host of the podcasts ‘Unspooled’ and the podcast miniseries “Zoom”; she tweets
Charles Solomon, film critic for KPCC, Animation Scoop and Animation Magazine
Wade Major, film critic for KPCC and CineGods.com