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FilmWeek: ‘The Mosquito Bowl,’ ‘Everest: The Other Side,’ ‘Gentle Monster’ and more!
An image from The Mosquito Bowl, directed by Peter Berg
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The topic:
Larry Mantle and critics Manuel Betancourt and Maureen Lee Lenker talk about the new documentary Everest: The Other Side from the directing duo behind Oscar-winner Free Solo (2018). They also review SCTV: The Greatest Show You’ve Never Heard Of, a documentary about the Canadian sketch-comedy show featuring interviews with the cast members, including the late Catherine O’Hara.
The films:
- The Mosquito Bowl, In Select Theaters
- Everest: The Other Side, In Select Theaters
- Christmas at the Kringles, In Select Theaters
- Gentle Monster, In Select Theaters
- The Eyes of Ghana, In Select Theaters
- SCTV: The Greatest Show You've Never Heard Of, Streaming on Netflix
- Occupational Hazard: The First Coral Reefers, Available on Digital Platforms
- Collision Course, Streaming on Netflix
The critics:
- Manuel Betancourt, film critic for LAist and interim editor of Documentary Magazine
- Maureen Lee Lenker, LAist film critic and freelance journalist (formerly at Entertainment Weekly) who's written for Gold Derby, The Los Angeles Times, The Hollywood Reporter, and Turner Classic Movies. She is also the author of three novels set in the Golden Age of Hollywood
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