Larry Mantle and KPCC film critics Amy Nicholson, Peter Rainer and Charles Solomon review this weekend’s new movie releases.
FilmWeek: ‘Sonic The Hedgehog,’ ‘The Photograph’ ‘Downhill’ and more
Larry Mantle and KPCC film critics Amy Nicholson, Peter Rainer and Charles Solomon review this weekend’s new movie releases.
" Sonic the Hedgehog " in wide release
" The Photograph " in wide release
" Birds of Prey: And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn " in wide release
" Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon " at Laemmle’s Glendale, streaming on Netflix Feb. 14
" Fantasy Island " in wide release
" Ordinary Love " at The Landmark
" Downhill " in wide release
The Frame's John Horn spoke with star and producer Julia Louis-Dreyfus earlier this week. You can listen to that conversation here .
" Beanpole " at Landmark’s Nuart Theatre
" Portrait of a Lady on Fire " at Arclight Hollywood, The Landmark, Laemmle’s NoHo & Laemmle’s Playhouse
The Frame's John Horn spoke with writer and director Céline Sciamma earlier this week. You can listen to that conversation here .
" Come to Daddy " at Alamo Drafthouse DTLA
" Ride Your Wave " at Laemmle’s Glendale
" The Last Thing He Wanted " at The Landmark
" To All the Boys: P.S. I Still Love You " streaming only on Netflix
" Violet Evergarden: Eternity and Auto Memory Doll " in select theaters starting 2/18 (check local listings)
" And Then We Danced " at Laemmle’s Royal, Laemmle’s Town Center & Laemmle’s Playhouse
" The Lodge " in select theaters (check local listings)
" José " at Laemmle's Royal
Critics' Hits:
Amy: "Birds of Prey: And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn" "Portrait of a Lady on Fire" "Come to Daddy"
Charles: "Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon" "Ride Your Wave"
Peter: "Beanpole"
Mixed Feelings:
Amy: "Sonic the Hedgehog" "The Photograph" "To All the Boys: P.S. I Still Love You"
Charles: "Violet Evergarden: Eternity and Auto Memory Doll"
Peter: "Ordinary Love" "Downhill" "The Last Thing He Wanted" "And Then We Danced" "José"
Misses:
Amy: "The Lodge"
Guests:
Amy Nicholson , film critic for KPCC, film writer for The Guardian and host of the podcasts ‘ Unspooled ’ and the podcast miniseries “ Zoom ”; she tweets
Peter Rainer, film critic for KPCC and the Christian Science Monitor
Charles Solomon, film critic for KPCC, Animation Scoop and Animation Magazine
FilmWeek Remembers Film Critic F.X. Feeney
Longtime LA Weekly film critic F.X. Feeney, who also spent years as a member of KPCC’s FilmWeek critic team, died last week at the age of 66.
Feeney’s work appeared in a number of publications including People Magazine, Variety and Vanity Fair, but he was best known for his “soulful writing” which his obituary in the Weekly says was “an indelible part of the paper’s legacy.” Feeney started in the industry working in animation before he started writing reviews for the Weekly and eventually became the paper’s resident critic. He also wrote, consulted and programmed for the 1980s pay television station “Z Channel,” one of the country’s first of its kind. He would eventually co-produce with Xan Cassavetes a documentary about it called “Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession.”
Today on FilmWeek, we remember F.X. our friend and colleague F.X. Feeney, his career, and what Larry Mantle and our FilmWeek critics learned from him.
Guests:
Amy Nicholson , film critic for KPCC, film writer for The Guardian and host of the podcasts ‘ Unspooled ’ and the podcast miniseries “ Zoom ”; she tweets
Peter Rainer, film critic for KPCC and the Christian Science Monitor
Charles Solomon, film critic for KPCC, Animation Scoop and Animation Magazine