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A three-minute rundown of the best (and worst) of this week’s film releases, including the go-to movie for the weekend. Airs Saturdays at 8:35am.

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Episodes
  • Listen 3:00
    Larry Mantle and KPCC film critics Lael Loewenstein of Variety and Tim Cogshell of Box Office Magazine discuss several films opening this week including The Town, Never Let Me Go, Catfish and Last Train Home.
    Larry Mantle and KPCC film critics Lael Loewenstein of Variety and Tim Cogshell of Box Office Magazine discuss several films opening this week including The Town, Never Let Me Go, Catfish and Last Train Home.
  • Listen 3:00
    Larry Mantle and KPCC film critics Henry Sheehan of henrysheehan.com and Wade Major of boxoffice.com discuss several films opening this week including I’m Still Here, Sequestro, and Heartbreaker.
    Larry Mantle and KPCC film critics Henry Sheehan of henrysheehan.com and Wade Major of boxoffice.com discuss several films opening this week including I’m Still Here, Sequestro, and Heartbreaker.
  • Listen 2:59
    Larry Mantle and KPCC film critics Henry Sheehan of henrysheehan.com and Claudia Puig of USA Today discuss several films opening this week including The American, Machete and Soul Kitchen.
    Larry Mantle and KPCC film critics Henry Sheehan of henrysheehan.com and Claudia Puig of USA Today discuss several films opening this week including The American, Machete and Soul Kitchen.
  • Listen 2:51
    Guest host David Lazarus and KPCC film critics Wade Major of boxoffice.com and Andy Klein of Brand X discuss a couple of films opening this week, The Last Exorcism and Mesrine: Killer Instinct.
    Guest host David Lazarus and KPCC film critics Wade Major of boxoffice.com and Andy Klein of Brand X discuss a couple of films opening this week, The Last Exorcism and Mesrine: Killer Instinct.
  • Listen 2:59
    Larry Mantle and KPCC film critics Wade Major of boxoffice.com and Tim Cogshell of Box Office Magazine discuss several films opening this week including The Switch, The Tillman Story and A Film Unfinished.
    Larry Mantle and KPCC film critics Wade Major of boxoffice.com and Tim Cogshell of Box Office Magazine discuss several films opening this week including The Switch, The Tillman Story and A Film Unfinished.
  • Listen 3:00
    Larry Mantle and KPCC film critics Claudia Puig of USA Today and Lael Loewenstein of Variety discuss several films opening this week including Eat, Pray, Love; The Expendables; Scott Pilgrim vs. The World; and Most Valuable Players.
    Larry Mantle and KPCC film critics Claudia Puig of USA Today and Lael Loewenstein of Variety discuss several films opening this week including Eat, Pray, Love; The Expendables; Scott Pilgrim vs. The World; and Most Valuable Players.
  • Larry Mantle and KPCC film critics Henry Sheehan of henrysheehan.com and Andy Klein of Brand X discuss several films opening this week including The Other Guys, Twelve, and The Disappearance of Alice Creed.
  • Listen 2:59
    Larry Mantle and KPCC film critics Wade Major of boxoffice.com and Andy Klein of Brand X discuss several films opening this week including Dinner For Schmucks, Get Low and Life During Wartime.
    Larry Mantle and KPCC film critics Wade Major of boxoffice.com and Andy Klein of Brand X discuss several films opening this week including Dinner For Schmucks, Get Low and Life During Wartime.
  • Listen 3:00
    Larry Mantle and KPCC film critics Henry Sheehan of henrysheehan.com and Lael Loewenstein of Variety discuss several films opening this week including Salt, Ramona And Beezus and Mademoiselle Chambon
    Larry Mantle and KPCC film critics Henry Sheehan of henrysheehan.com and Lael Loewenstein of Variety discuss several films opening this week including Salt, Ramona And Beezus and Mademoiselle Chambon
  • Listen 2:58
    Larry Mantle and KPCC film critics Henry Sheehan of henrysheehan.com and Andy Klein of Brand X discuss several films opening this week including Inception, Kisses and the re-issue of the silent film classic Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans.
    Larry Mantle and KPCC film critics Henry Sheehan of henrysheehan.com and Andy Klein of Brand X discuss several films opening this week including Inception, Kisses and the re-issue of the silent film classic Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans.

Support & Credits

Larry Mantle, Host
Manny Valladares, Associate Producer
Courtney Eileen Fulcher, Apprentice News Clerk

Episodes
  • Listen 2:59
    David Lazarus and KPCC film critics Jean Oppenheimer and Henry Sheehan of henrysheehan.com discuss several films opening this week including Knight And Day, Restrepo, and The Killer Inside Me
    David Lazarus and KPCC film critics Jean Oppenheimer and Henry Sheehan of henrysheehan.com discuss several films opening this week including Knight And Day, Restrepo, and The Killer Inside Me
  • Listen 2:59
    Larry Mantle and KPCC film critics Lael Loewenstein, Henry Sheehan, and Charles Solomon discuss several films opening this week, including Toy Story 3, Jonah Hex, and Cyrus.
    Larry Mantle and KPCC film critics Lael Loewenstein, Henry Sheehan, and Charles Solomon discuss several films opening this week, including Toy Story 3, Jonah Hex, and Cyrus.
  • Listen 2:59
    Larry Mantle and KPCC film critics Andy Klein of Brand X and Wade Major of boxoffice.com discuss several films opening this week including The Karate Kid, Winters Bone, and Harlan – In the Shadow of Jew Suess.
    Larry Mantle and KPCC film critics Andy Klein of Brand X and Wade Major of boxoffice.com discuss several films opening this week including The Karate Kid, Winters Bone, and Harlan – In the Shadow of Jew Suess.
  • Listen 2:59
    KPCC film critics Claudia Puig of USA Today and Peter Rainer of the Christian Science Monitor review their favorite movies this week: Ondine, John Rabe and Living in Emergency: Stories of Doctors Without Borders.
    KPCC film critics Claudia Puig of USA Today and Peter Rainer of the Christian Science Monitor review their favorite movies this week: Ondine, John Rabe and Living in Emergency: Stories of Doctors Without Borders.
  • Listen 2:59
    Larry Mantle and KPCC film critics Lael Loewenstein of Variety and Claudia Puig of USA Today discuss several films opening this week including Sex And The City 2, The Prince Of Persia: The Sands Of Time, and Breathless.
    Larry Mantle and KPCC film critics Lael Loewenstein of Variety and Claudia Puig of USA Today discuss several films opening this week including Sex And The City 2, The Prince Of Persia: The Sands Of Time, and Breathless.
  • Listen 2:59
    Larry Mantle and KPCC film critics Jean Oppenheimer, Andy Klein, and Charles Solomon discuss several films opening this week including Shrek Forever After, The Oath, and Best Worst Movie.
    Larry Mantle and KPCC film critics Jean Oppenheimer, Andy Klein, and Charles Solomon discuss several films opening this week including Shrek Forever After, The Oath, and Best Worst Movie.
  • Listen 3:01
    Larry Mantle and KPCC film critics Wade Major of boxoffice.com and Henry Sheehan of henrysheehan.com discuss several films opening this week including Robin Hood, Princess Kaiulani, and The Complete Metropolis.
    Larry Mantle and KPCC film critics Wade Major of boxoffice.com and Henry Sheehan of henrysheehan.com discuss several films opening this week including Robin Hood, Princess Kaiulani, and The Complete Metropolis.
  • Larry Mantle and KPCC film critics Jean Oppenheimer and Henry Sheehan of henrysheehan.com discuss several films opening May 7 including Iron Man 2, Mother And Child, and OSS 117: Lost In Rio.
  • Listen 2:59
    Larry Mantle and KPCC film critics Lael Loewenstein of Variety and Wade Major of boxoffice.com give a quick overview of the films opening this week, including Please Give, Harry Brown, and The Good Heart.
    Larry Mantle and KPCC film critics Lael Loewenstein of Variety and Wade Major of boxoffice.com give a quick overview of the films opening this week, including Please Give, Harry Brown, and The Good Heart.