KPCC film critics Andy Klein and Claudia Puig join Larry to review the week’s new film releases including Source Code, Hop, Insidious, Trust, Queen to Play and more. TGI-FilmWeek!
Guests:
Andy Klein, film critic for KPCC and Brand X
Claudia Puig, film critic for KPCC and USA Today
Films Reviewed:
Source Code
A soldier is repeatedly sent back to the same moment in time to try and stop an urban train disaster.
Starring: Jake Gyllenhaal, Michelle Monaghan, Vera Farmiga and Jeffrey Wright
Written by: Ben Ripley
Directed by: Duncan Jones
Rated: PG-13
Summit Entertainment
Hop
The Easter Bunny’s teenage son tries to leave the family business and heads to Hollywood to become a rock and roll drummer.
Starring: James Marsden, Kaley Cuoco, Elizabeth Perkins and the voice of Russell Brand
Written by: Cinco Paul, Ken Daurio (DWA-ree-oh) and Brian Lynch
Directed by: Tim Hill
Rated: PG
Universal Pictures
Insidious
Two young parents try to save their son from being possessed by evil spirits.
Starring: Patrick Wilson, Rose Byrne and Ty Simpkins
Written by: Leigh Whannell
Directed by: James Wan
Rated: PG-13
FilmDistrict
Trust
A family is torn apart when their teenage daughter is targeted by a sexual predator.
Starring: Clive Owen, Catherine Keener, Liana Liberato, Jason Clarke and Chris Henry Coffey
Written by: Andy Bellin and Robert Festinger
Directed by: David Schwimmer
Rated: R
Millennium Entertainment
Super
A slacker becomes a lackluster super hero in order to fight crime and win back his wife.
Starring: Rainn Wilson, Ellen Page, Liv Tyler, Kevin Bacon and Nathan Fillion
Written and directed by: James Gunn
Not rated
IFC Midnight
Rubber
An inanimate tire comes to life, falls in love and wreaks havoc in a desert town.
Starring: Stephen Spinella, Jack Plotnick, Wings Hauser and Roxane Mesquida
Written and directed by: Quentin Dupieux
Rated: R
Magnet Releasing
Cat Run
Two hapless detectives try and protect a high-end escort after a government scandal and cover-up.
Starring: Paz Vega, Christopher McDonald, Janet McTeer
and Scott Mechlowicz
Written and directed by: John Stockwell
Rated: R
Lleju Productions and Paladin
Queen to Play (Joueuse)
A middle-aged French maid and an American expatriate find common ground through the game of chess on the island of Corsica.
Starring: Kevin Kline, Sandrine Bonnaire, Francis Renaud and Jennifer Beals
Written and directed by: Caroline Bottaro
Not rated
Zeitgeist Films
In a Better World
An unusual and precarious friendship affects the lives of two Danish families.
Starring: Mikael Persbrandt, Trine Dyrholmand Ulrich Thomsen
Written by: Anders Thomas Jensen
Directed by: Susanne Bier
Rated: R
Sony Pictures Classics
Orgasm Inc.
A humorous and sobering look at pharmaceutical companies’ race to treat female sexual dysfunction.
Starring: Leonore Tiefer, Laura Berman, Kim Airs and Dr. Susan Bennett
Directed by: Liz Canner
Not rated
First Run Features