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FilmWeek: ‘Mercy,’ ‘Mr. Nobody Against Putin,’ ‘Mel Brooks: The 99 Year Old Man!,” and more!
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Larry Mantle and LAist film critics Peter Rainer, Tim Cogshell and Charles Solomon review this weekend’s latest movie releases in theaters and on streaming platforms.
Larry Mantle and LAist film critics Peter Rainer, Tim Cogshell and Charles Solomon review this weekend’s latest movie releases in theaters and on streaming platforms. And we remember the beloved animation director Roger Allers, known best for co-directing Disney’s The Lion King, and award-winning actress Joan Plowright.
Films:
Mercy, Wide Release
Mr. Nobody Against Putin, Streaming on the Kino Film Collection
Arco, AMC Burbank & AMC Century City
H is for Hawk, In Select Theaters
Mel Brooks: The 99 Year Old Man!, Streaming on HBO Max
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Disneyland Handcrafted, Streaming on Disney+
Sound of Falling, Laemmle Royal [West LA]
Cosmic Princess Kaguya, Streaming on Netflix
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