Larry Mantle and KPCC film critics Amy Nicholson, Peter Rainer and Tim Cogshell review this weekend’s new movie releases.

• "BlacKkKlansman" in wide release

• "The Meg" in wide release 

• "The Miseducation of Cameron Post" at Laemmle's Playhouse, ArcLight Hollywood & Edwards University Town Center (Irvine) 

• "Dog Days" in wide release 

• "Elizabeth Harvest" at Arena Cinelounge Sunset

• "Slender Man" in wide release

• "The Captain" at Nuart Theatre

• "The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society" streaming on Netflix

• "Gavagai" at Laemmle’s Music Hall

CRITICS' HITS

Amy: "The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society" & "Elizabeth Harvest"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vP9eDmX0ow0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZrPaMJWF1tg

Tim: "BlacKkKlansmen"  

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQNZhs0QKq0

Peter: "The Miseducation of Cameron Post"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=toXBb638n2Y

MIXED FEELINGS

Tim: "Dog Days" & "The Meg" 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3bPTj2TFXo8

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=udm5jUA-2bs

Peter: "The Captain" & "Gavagai"  

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IaBrpyObVtQ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QNOH5AagobM

MISSES

Amy: "Slender Man"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ySy8mcceTno 

Guests:

Amy Nicholson, film critic for KPCC, film writer for The Guardian and host of the podcasts The Canon and Unspooled; she tweets

Peter Rainer, film critic for KPCC and the Christian Science Monitor

Tim Cogshell, film critic for KPCC, Alt-Film Guide and CineGods.com; he tweets