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FilmWeek: ‘Clayface,’ ‘Wicker,’ ‘Wildwood’ and more!
Tom Rhys Harries as Matt Hagen in Clayface (2026)
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Larry Mantle and FilmWeek critics review the latest DC Comics adaptation Clayface and discuss LAIKA’s Wildwood, the longest stop-motion animation film in history.
The topic:
Larry Mantle and FilmWeek critics review the latest DC Comics adaptation Clayface starring Tom Rhys Harries and Naomi Ackie along with a lot of gore. They also talk about LAIKA’s stop-motion spectacle Wildwood, the longest stop-motion animation film in history.
The films:
- Clayface, Wide Release
- Wicker, Wide Release
- Wildwood, Wide Release
- Klara and the Sun, Wide Release
- The Only Living Pickpocket in New York, In Select Theaters
- Possible Love, In Select Theaters | Streaming on Netflix Nov. 6
- Fatherland, In Select Theaters
- Once Upon a Time in Harlem, AMC Century City
- A Talent for Murder, In Select Theaters
The critics:
- Charles Solomon, film critic for LAist, Animation Scoop and Animation Magazine
- Christy Lemire, film critic for LAist, and co-host of the ‘Breakfast All Day’ YouTube and podcast series
- Tim Cogshell, film critic for LAist, Alt-Film Guide and CineGods.com
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