Larry Mantle and KPCC film critics Christy Lemire and Peter Rainer review this weekend’s new movie releases.
- "Serenity" in wide release
- "The Kid Who Would Be King" in wide release
- "King of Thieves" at AMC Universal CityWalk
- "The Invisibles" at Laemmle's Royal Theater & Laemmle's Town Center
- "Jihadists" at Laemmle's Royal Theater (Thursday January 31st only) & Leammle's Music Hall (Friday February 1st only)
- "Polar" streaming on Netflix
- "Heartlock" at Laemmle's Music Hall
- "An Acceptable Loss" at Leammle's Moica Film Center
- "Dead Ant" at Laemmle's Music Hall
CRITICS' HITS
Christy: 'The Kid Who Would Be King'
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cg-h8TwQCgs
MIXED FEELINGS:
Peter: 'Serenity' & 'Jihadists'
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SbrOMrjhyvI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QOwt3lPU5lA
Christy: 'King of Thieves,' 'The Invisibles' & 'Heartlock'
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eeQAY_9vG8M
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k2aVBot4DNY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mMi2EoMjTF8
MISSES
Peter: 'Polar' & 'An Acceptable Loss'
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oMHwRal-AR8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=72yO_JRVKuo
Christy: 'Dead Ant'
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mu6BD8HO5-s
Guests:
Christy Lemire, film critic for KPCC, RogerEbert.com and co-host of the ‘Breakfast All Day’ podcast; she tweets
Peter Rainer, film critic for KPCC and the Christian Science Monitor