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

• "Alita: Battle Angel" in wide release
• "Isn't It Romantic" in wide release
• "Happy Death Day 2U" in wide release
• "Fighting with My Family" at the ArcLight Hollywood & AMC Century City
• "Lords of Chaos" at the Ahrya Fine Arts Theater
• "Birds of Passage" at Laemmle's Royal Theater
  • The Frame's John Horn interviewed the directors of Birds of Passage earlier this week. You can listen to that interview here
• "Mirai" at Lemmle's Glendale & Laemmle's Monica Film Center (IN SELECT THEATERS STARTING MONDAY, MARCH 18)
• "The Image Book" at the American Cinematheque at the Aero Theatre
• "The Breaker Uppers" streaming on Netflix
• "A Tuba to Cuba" at Laemmle's Glendale

CRITICS' HITS

Amy: 'Isn't It Romantic, 'Lords of Chaos' & 'The Breaker Upperers'

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FqJ-hfOb9Cc

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M7zrHiqoJ6k

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zKAjnXG3m4A

Peter: 'Fighting with My Family'

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WqF3VTv0cqU

Charles: 'Mirai' & 'A Tuba to Cuba'

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6d-lsJZgmJs&t=

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

MIXED FEELINGS

Amy: 'Happy Death Day 2U' & 'Birds of Passage'

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

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QV0uWf72ZQw

Peter: 'Alita: Battle Angel' & 'The Image Book'

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U3D2vmWD88w

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JAXMVkV3idE

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

Charles Solomon, film critic for KPCC, Animation Scoop and Animation Magazine