Larry is joined by KPCC film critics Tim Cogshell and Andy Klein to review this week’s films, including "American Reunion," "We the Party," "Damsels in Distress" and more. TGI-FilmWeek!
Guests:
Tim Cogshell, film critic for KPCC and Box Office Magazine
Andy Klein, film critic for KPCC, Glendale News-Press and the L.A. Times Community Papers chain
Films Reviewed:
American Reunion
An old group of friends attends their 10-year high school reunion.
Starring: Jason Biggs, Shannon Elizabeth, Alyson Hannigan and Chris Klein
Written and directed by: Jon Hurwitz and Hayden Schlossberg
R
Universal Pictures
Damsels in Distress
A group of female college students tries to reform the male population.
Starring: Greta Gerwig, Adam Brody and Analeigh Tipton
Written and directed by: Whit Stillman
PG-13
Sony Pictures Classics
We the Party
Students deal with teenage life at a diverse L.A. high school.
Starring: Mandela Van Peebles, Simone Battle, Moises Arias and Makaylo Van Peebles
Written and directed by: Mario Van Peebles
R
Xlrator Media
Once Upon a Time in Anatolia
A group of men search for a dead body.
Starring: Muhammet Uzuner, Yilmaz Erdogan and Taner Birsel
Written by: Ebru Ceylan, Nuri Bilge Ceylan, Ercan Kesal
Directed by: Nuri Bilge Ceylan
Not rated
The Cinema Guild
Attenberg
A solitary woman in a small factory town prepares for her father’s death.
Starring: Ariane Labed, Vangelis Mourikis and Evangelia Randou
Written and directed by: Athina Rachel Tsangari
Not rated
Strand Releasing
We Have a Pope
A cardinal panics upon becoming the new pope and must see a therapist.
Starring: Michel Piccoli, Jerzy Stuhr and Renato Scarpa
Written by: Nanni Moretti, Francesco Piccolo and Federica Pontremoli
Directed by: Nanni Moretti
Not rated
Sundance Selects
Delicacy
A mourning French office worker is courted by a Swedish colleague.
Starring: Audrey Tatou and Francois Damiens
Written by: David Foenkinos
Directed by: David Foenkinos and Stephane Foenkinos
PG-13
Cohen Media Group
ATM
On a trip to the ATM three co-workers end up trapped by a mad man.
Starring: Alice Eve, Josh Peck and Brian Geraghty
Written by: Chris Sparling
Directed by: David Brooks
R
IFC Films
Comic-Con Episode IV: A Fan's Hope
A study of five attendees at San Diego’s infamous Comic-Con.
Directed by: Morgan Spurlock
PG-13
Wrekin Hill Entertainment
The Island President
The story of Mohamed Nasheed, ousted president of the Maldives.
Starring: Mohamed Nasheed
Directed by: Jon Shenk
Not rated
Samuel Goldwyn Films
The City Dark
A look at the causes and implications of light pollution.
Starring: Neil deGrasse Tyson, Don Pettit and Ann Druyan
Directed by: Ian Cheney
Not rated
Argot Pictures
MIS: Human Secret Weapon
The story of Japanese American soldiers trained for WWII Military Intelligence Service.
Directed by: Junichi Suzuki
Not rated
United Television Broadcasting Systems