Today on FilmWeek, Larry Mantle and KPCC film critics Christy Lemire, Tim Cogshell and Charles Solomon review this weekend’s new movie releases. We also discuss the recent launch of the Criterion Channel streaming service and what what viewers can expect to see on the new platform.
FilmWeek: ‘Hellboy,’ ‘Missing Link,’ ‘Little’ and more
Larry Mantle and KPCC film critics Christy Lemire, Tim Cogshell and Charles Solomon review this weekend’s new movie releases.
- " Hellboy " in wide release
- " Missing Link " in wide release
- " Little " in wide release
- " Teen Spirit " at the ArcLight Hollywood & AMC Century City
- " Wild Nights with Emily " at the Landmark Theater
- " Dogman " at the Nuart Theater
- " A Dark Place " at Arena Cinelounge Sunset
- " Blowin' Up " at Laemmle's Music Hall
- " Penguin Highway " in select theaters (check local listings)
- " Girls of the Sun " at Laemmle's Monica Film Center, Laemmle's Playhouse & Edwards Westpark
- " Breakthrough " in select theaters (check local listings)
- " Mary Magdalene " in select theaters (check local listings)
- " William " at Laemmle's Monica Film Center
CRITICS' HITS
Christy: 'Teen Spirit' & 'Wild Nights with Emily'
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lRPUrnXzqZY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u36bKgONkfI
Tim: 'Dogman'
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ewh0lBcEb2U
Charles: 'Penguin Highway'
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mKdQdy_5IoA
MIXED FEELINGS
Christy: 'Little' & Breakthrough'
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qz65no3WnJk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=go1jaIRQc-o
Tim: 'A Dark Place,' 'Girls of the Sun' & 'William'
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=62zQXABj9GQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FKxCXMIG3Xg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NeS0TrED8yU
Charles: 'Missing Link' & 'Blowin' Up'
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vM5VC7nCv_Y
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KGAx6OUmPLA
MISSES
Christy: 'Hellboy'
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZsBO4b3tyZg&t=
Tim: 'Mary Magdalene'
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w47IJjuEV8o
Guests:
Christy Lemire , film critic for KPCC, RogerEbert.com and co-host of the ‘ Breakfast All Day ’ podcast; 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
Classic film buffs, rejoice! As Criterion Channel launches, what viewers can expect to see on the new streaming platform
Earlier this week, the Criterion Channel launched as a brand new streaming service for classic movies. It offers a library of over 1,600 titles from one of the most well-known and respected film archives around, the Criterion Collection, which partnered with WarnerMedia to develop the service.
For classic film fans, it’s welcome news after Turner Classic Movies’ platform FilmStruck, owned by WarnerMedia, folded in November of 2018 and left subscribers with no on-demand service left to scratch that classic film itch. Criterion Channel is available on most major platforms now for $10.99 a month and $99.99 a year. Like many other major streaming platforms including Spotify and Netflix, a big focus of the channel will be curation of films by the Criterion Collection staff and others.
What other content could potentially come to Criterion Channel in the future? How will the platform’s economic model keep it financially viable? And what plans, if any, are there to expand the customer base and draw new, younger fans who aren’t necessarily classic film fans to the platform? Today on FilmWeek, Larry Mantle and the critics will tackle some of these questions with Criterion Collection President Peter Becker.
Guest:
Peter Becker, president of Criterion Collection; he tweets