Larry Mantle and KPCC film critics Amy Nicholson and Wade Major review this weekend’s new movie releases.

• "Avengers:Endgame" in wide release
• "J.T. Leroy" in select theaters (check local listings)
• "The White Crow" at the Landmark Theater & ArcLight Hollywood
• "Nureyev" at Laemmle's Music Hall (opens at Laemmle's Playhouse, Royal, Town Center & Claremont on Monday  April 29)
• "Knock Down the House" at the Landmark Theater (opens Wednesday May 1st) & streaming on Netflix (starts streaming Wednesday May 1st)
• "Mosul" at Laemmle's Music Hall
• "Instant Dreams" at Laemmle's Glendale
• "The Most Dangerous Year" at Laemmle's Music Hall

Correction: An earlier version of this article stated that "Knock Down The House" would only have two screenings on May 1 and 2. It will have a full theatrical release at The Landmark starting May 1 and going through at least 5/9. We apologize for the error.

CRITICS' HITS

Wade: 'Avengers: Endgame, 'Nureyev' & 'Mosul'

Amy: 'The White Crow' & 'Knock Down the House,'

MIXED FEELINGS

Wade: 'J.T. Leroy'

Amy: 'Instant Dreams'

MISSES

Wade: 'The Most Dangerous Year'

Guests:

Amy Nicholson, film critic for KPCC, film writer for The Guardian and host of the podcasts ‘Unspooled’ and the podcast miniseries “Zoom”; she tweets

Wade Major, film critic for KPCC and CineGods.com