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Filmweek: 2 Guns, The Spectacular Now, The Smurfs 2 and more

By AirTalk Staff
Published Aug 1, 2013
UNSPECIFIED - APRIL 20: In this handout production photo provided by Sony Pictures Entertainment, Denzel Washington and Mark Wahlberg portray Bobby and Stig in "2 Guns". "2 Guns", a film directed by Baltasar Kormakur, is about a DEA agent and a naval intelligence officer who investigate each other and tackle the mob on April 20, 2013. The film is set to be released in August 2013. (Photo by Sony Pictures Entertainment via Getty Images)
Denzel Washington and Mark Wahlberg play Bobby and Stig in "2 Guns." (Photo by Sony Pictures Entertainment via Getty Images)
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Filmweek: 2 Guns, The Spectacular Now, The Smurfs 2 and more
Guest host Patt Morrison and KPCC critics Peter Rainer, Lael Loewenstein and Charles Solomon review this week’s releases, including 2 Guns, The Spectacular Now, The Smurfs 2 and more. TGI-Filmweek!

Guest host Patt Morrison and KPCC critics Peter Rainer, Lael Loewenstein and Charles Solomon review this week’s releases, including 2 Guns, The Spectacular Now, The Smurfs 2 and more.

We'll also talk about the legacy of Eileen Brennan, the actress best known for her Oscar-nominated performance as Doreen Lewis in "Private Benjamin." Brennan died earlier this week at age 80. 

2 Guns

The Spectacular Now

The Smurfs 2

Guests:

Peter Rainer, film critic for KPCC and the Christian Science Monitor,  author of “Rainer on Film: Thirty Years of Film Writing in a Turbulent and Transformative Era”

Lael Loewenstein, film critic for KPCC and Variety

Charles Solomon, animation film critic for KPCC and author and historian for amazon.com