Larry Mantle and KPCC film critics Claudia Puig, Tim Cogshell and Charles Solomon review this weekend’s new movie releases.

• "Christopher Robin" in wide release 

• "The Spy Who Dumped Me" in wide release

• "The Darkest Minds" in wide release

• "Like Father" streaming on Netflix 

• "Nico, 1988" at the Nuart Theatre

• "Night Comes On" at Laemmle’s Noho

• "Never Goin' Back" at ArcLight Hollywood

  • Listen to The Frame's interview with writer/director Augustine Frizzell here. 

• "Flavors of Youth" at streaming on Netflix 

• "What Will People Say" at Laemmle's Music Hall & Laemmle's Playhouse

CRITICS' HITS

Claudia: "The Spy Who Dumped Me" & "What Will People Say"

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

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

Tim: "Never Goin' Back" & "The Darkest Minds"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9q7g4zz20Kc

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tN8o_E_f9FQ

MIXED FEELINGS

Claudia: "Like Father" 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_bfqsNh6U7c&t=74s

Charles: "Flavors of Youth"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CKdOr976h3Y

MISSES

Claudia, Charles & Tim: "Christopher Robin"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0URpDxIjZrQ

Guests:

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

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

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