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FilmWeek: ‘Avatar: Fire and Ash,’ ‘The Housemaid,’ and more!
Oona Chaplin as Varang in Avatar: Fire and Ash
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Larry Mantle and LAist film critics Tim Cogshell, Peter Rainer, and Charles Solomon review this weekend’s latest movie releases in theaters and on streaming platforms.
Films:
Avatar: Fire and Ash, Wide Release
The Housemaid, Wide Release
The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants, Wide Release
Is This Thing On?, In Select Theaters
The Voice of Hind Rajab, Laemmle Royal [West LA]
David, Wide Release
Franz, Laemmle Monica [Santa Monica]
All Operators are Currently Unavailable, Laemmle NoHo
Breakdown: 1975, Streaming on Netflix
Counting Crows: Have You Seen Me Lately?, Streaming on HBO Max
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