FilmWeek: ‘The Fate of the Furious,’ ‘The Lost City of Z’ and more, plus a chronicle of Mars in movies

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Larry Mantle and KPCC film critics Peter Rainer and Justin Chang review this weekend’s new movie releases. We'll also talk about sci-fi's love of Mars in film, and how the portrayal of the planet has changed over the years.

FilmWeek: ‘The Fate of the Furious,’ ‘The Lost City of Z’ and more, plus a chronicle of Mars in movies

Larry Mantle and KPCC film critics Peter Rainer and Justin Chang review this weekend’s new movie releases. We'll also talk about sci-fi's love of Mars in film, and how the portrayal of the planet has changed over the years.

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Larry Mantle and KPCC film critics Peter Rainer and Justin Chang review this weekend’s new movie releases. We'll also talk about sci-fi's love of Mars in film, and how the portrayal of the planet has changed over the years.

FilmWeek: ‘The Fate of the Furious,’ ‘The Lost City of Z’ and more

Larry Mantle and KPCC film critics Peter Rainer and Justin Chang review this weekend’s new movie releases including:

• " The Fate of the Furious " in wide release
• " The Lost City of Z " at ArcLight Hollywood and The Landmark
• " Norman: The Moderate Rise and Tragic Fall of a New York Fixer " at ArcLight Hollywood and The Landmark
• " Tommy's Honour " at Island Cinema and the AMC Century City, Promenade and Rolling Hills theaters
• " Heal the Living " at Laemmle's Monica Film Center
• " Graduation " at Laemmle's Royal Theatre
• " David Lynch - The Art Life " at The Cinefamily Silent Movie Theatre and The Frida Cinema
• " My Entire High School Sinking Into the Sea " at Nuart Theatre
• " A Woman, A Part " at Laemmle's Monica Film Center
• " Truman " at Laemmle's Playhouse and Laemmle's Royal Theatre
• " All This Panic " at Arena Cinelogue Sunset

Critics' Hits

• Peter: "The Lost City of Z"

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

• Justin: "Heal the Living" & "Graduation"

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

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dlxGMOJ0jK0

Mixed Feelings

• Peter: "Tommy's Honour" & "A Woman, A Part"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UgdRDee1Ssw

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EOFsQe43IeA

• Justin: "The Fate of the Furious"

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

Misses!

• Peter: "All This Panic"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aCyl1aLUp2E

Guests:

Peter Rainer, film critic for KPCC and the Christian Science Monitor

Justin Chang , film critic for KPCC and the Los Angeles Times; he tweets

‘Mars in the Movies:’ A history on how the planet has dominated sci-fi film

Until there’s life on mars , the big screen is your surefire way to experience the red planet.

For decades our neighboring body has captivated sci-fi in film, from the 1953 technicolor “War of the Worlds” to this year’s latest, “LIFE, ” which stars Jake Gyllenhaal, Rebecca Ferguson and Ryan Reynolds. What is it about Mars that beckons us, and how has its portrayal in film changed over the years?

Host Larry Mantle speaks with Thomas Kent Miller who has chronicled the planet’s journey throughout the movie industry, including the dynamic changes in special effects across the last century.

Guest:

Thomas Kent Miller, former documentation specialist at NASA and author of “ Mars in the Movies: A History ” (McFarland, 2016)