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

• "Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald" in wide release
• "Widows" in wide release
• "Instant Family" in wide release
• "Green Book" at ArcLight Hollywood, AMC Century City and The Landmark
• "At Eternity's Gate" at the ArcLight Hollywood & The Landmark
  • The Frame host John Horn interviewed Willem Dafoe this week about his role in the film. You can listen to that interview here
• "Jinn" at Laemmle's Playhouse
• "Under the Wire" at Laemmle's Playhouse
• "The Last Race" at Laemmle's Monica Film Center
• "The Long Dumb Road" at Laemmle's Monica Film Center
• "Cam" streaming on Netflix
• "The Gilligan Manifesto" at Laemmle's Music Hall

CRITICS' HITS:

Amy: "The Long Dumb Road", "Jinn" & "Cam"

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

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QuUddn4ubHc

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pN8xZ5WDonk

Peter: "At Eternity's Gate", "Under the Wire" & "The Gilligan Manifesto"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T77PDm3e1iE

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

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mo8Cp6FZPpk

MIXED FEELINGS:

Amy: "Widows" & "Green Book"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nN2yBBSRC78

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QkZxoko_HC0

Peter: "Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald" 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8bYBOVWLNIs

MISSES:

Amy: "Instant Family"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IUfZq3DUd3Y

Peter: "The Last Race"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7J2lq4SuXeA&t=

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