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

• "First Man" in wide release
  • The Frame's John Horn interviewed "First Man" director Damien Chazelle earlier this week, you can listen to the interview here
• "Bad Times at the El Royale" in wide release
• "The Oath" in select theaters (check your local listings)
• "Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween" in wide release
• "Sadie" at Arena Cinelounge Sunset
• "Beautiful Boy" at ArcLight Hollywood & The Landmark
• "After Everything" at Vintage Los Feliz
• "Moynihan" at Laemmle's Music Hall
• "22 July" at Laemmle's Playhouse, Laemmle's NoHo, Laemmle's Town Center, Laemmle's Claremont, Laemmle's Glendale, The Landmark, IPic Theaters Pasadena & Netflix
  • John Horn interviewed "22 July" director Paul Greengrass earlier this week on The Frame, listen to that interview here
• "Apostle" at Laemmle's NoHo & Netflix
• "The Sentence" at Laemmle's Playhouse (debuting on HBO next week)
• "The Kindergarten Teacher" at Landmark's Regent Theatre in Westwood & Netflix
• "Studio 54" at Nuart Theatre

Critics' Hits:

Tim: "Beautiful Boy", "The Kindergarten Teacher" & "The Sentence"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8NR8w8s9zWA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8n1NP6w5lXs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u_BDAiN7oe8

Amy: "After Everything", "The Oath" & "Sadie"

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

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4I8x79pgqok

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sO8_CNvwp_Q

Mixed Feelings:

Tim: "Bad Times at the El Royale" & "22 July"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y7wzBVARwaU&t=45s

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZVpUZGmHJB8

Amy: "Apsotle" & "First Man"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J1JdWOqc9Q8

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PSoRx87OO6k

Misses:

Tim: "Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween" 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nQeOzfm-lps

Guests:

Amy Nicholson, film critic for KPCC, film writer for The Guardian and host of the podcasts ‘The Canon’ and ‘Unspooled’; she tweets

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