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FilmWeek: ‘Motor City,’ ‘Avatar Aang: The Last Airbender,’ ‘Her Private Hell’ and more!
Alan Ritchson and Shailene Woodley in Motor City, directed by Potsy Ponciroli.
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Julia Paskin and the LAist film critics review this weekend’s latest movie releases in theaters and on streaming platforms.
The topic:
Julia Paskin and the LAist film critics review this weekend’s latest movie releases in theaters and on streaming platforms.
The films:
- Motor City, In Select Theaters
- Avatar Aang: The Last Airbender, Streaming on Paramount+
- Her Private Hell, Wide Release
- Hadestown: The Musical, In Select Theaters
- Sheep in the Box, AMC Century City | Expands to more theaters July 31
- Nothing to See Here: Watts, Laemmle Monica Film Center [Santa Monica]
- American Pachuco: The Legend of Luis Valdez, In Select Theaters
- Cruel Hands, Laemmle Glendale & Available on VOD
- The Kidnapping of Arabella, Laemmle Monica Film Center [Santa Monica] & Laemmle NoHo
- The Dink, Streaming on Apple TV+
- Lars Shrike Walks the Night, Streaming on Digital
Correction: In the original broadcast for the review for American Pachuco: The Legend of Luis Valdez, Lou Diamond Phillips was incorrectly credited for the role of 'El Pachuco' in the 1978 Mark Taper production of 'Zoot Suit'. The character 'El Pachuco' was played by Edward James Olmos.
The critics:
- Peter Rainer, film critic for LAist and the Christian Science Monitor
- Tim Cogshell, film critic for LAist, Alt-Film Guide and CineGods.com
- Charles Solomon, film critic for LAist, Animation Scoop and Animation Magazine
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