FilmWeek: ‘Cars 3,’ ‘Rough Night,’ ‘Stefan Zweig’ and more

Larry Mantle and KPCC film critics Claudia Puig, Peter Rainer and Charles Solomon review this weekend’s new movie releases including:

• "Cars 3" in wide release
• "Rough Night" in wide release
• "Stefan Zweig: Farewell to Europe" at Laemmle's Royal Theatre and Laemmle's Town Center
• "Dawson City: Frozen Time" at the Nuart Theatre
• "47 Meters Down" in select theaters
• "Maudie" at ArcLight Hollywood and The Landmark
• "The Book of Henry" in select theaters
• "Once Upon at Time in Venice" at Laemmle's Monica Film Center

Critics' Hits

• Claudia: "Stefan Zweig: Farewell to Europe"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sbvjnieZ32k

• Peter & Charles: "Dawson City: Frozen Time"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oEbHM8Vsvlo

Mixed Feelings

• Claudia: "Rough Night"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kyIlMQvv-qk

• Peter: "Maudie"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cmUDQ7yfQ8c

• Charles: "Cars 3"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2LeOH9AGJQM

Misses!

• Charles: "Hearing is Believing"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GCCtz-QmooQ

• Peter: "Once Upon a Time in Venice"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VWV4rxyA-70

• Claudia: "Cars 3"

Guests:

Claudia Puig, film critic for KPCC and president of the Los Angeles Film Critics Association; she tweets

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

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