Larry Mantle and KPCC film critics Christy Lemire, Charles Solomon, and Tim Cogshell review this weekend’s new movie releases, along with this year's Academy Award nominations for best foreign film.
FilmWeek: ‘Black Panther,’ ‘Early Man,’ ‘The Party’ and more
Larry Mantle and KPCC film critics Christy Lemire, Charles Solomon, and Tim Cogshell review this weekend’s new movie releases.
" Black Panther " in wide release
" Early Man " in wide release
" Samson " in wide release (did not screen for critics)
" Double Lover " at Laemmle's Royal Theatre, Laemmle's Playhouse & AMC Rolling Hills
" Golden Exits " at Laemmle's Monica Film Center
" The Party " at The Landmark Theatre
" Looking Glass " at Vintage Los Feliz
" Nostalgia " at The Landmark Theatre
" The Monkey King 3 " at AMC Atlantic Times Square, AMC Puente Hills & AMC Orange
" Poop Talk " at Laemmle's Monica Film Center
Critics' Hits
Christy, Charles & Tim: "Black Panther"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xjDjIWPwcPU
Mixed Feelings
Christy: "Looking Glass"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N9ryKS8TrDY
Tim & Charles: "Monkey King 3"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F7MR5MsIoSQ
Misses
Christy: "Poop Talk"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3pBWbjxVEoI
Guests:
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
Christy Lemire , film critic for KPCC, RogerEbert.com and co-host of YouTube’s “What the Flick?”;she tweets
Dark and dramatic: The 2018 Oscar nominations for best foreign film explore death, tragedy and human folly
The foreign films nominated for this year’s Academy Awards come from a range of different countries, yet all of their themes seem to straddle a thin, dark line.
Death, divorce, violence, slaughterhouses – the tones are harsh (to say the least). But is there a light at the end of these cinematic tunnels? Which of these films impresses the most? Our film critics discuss.
Best Foreign Language Film Nominations:
“ A Fantastic Woman ” (Chile)
“ The Insult ” (Lebanon)
“ Loveless ” (Russia)
“ On Body and Soul ” (Hungary)
“ The Square ” (Sweden)
Guests:
Christy Lemire , film critic for KPCC,
and co-host of YouTube’s “What the Flick?”; she tweets
Tim Cogshell , film critic for KPCC, Alt-Film Guide and CineGods.com ; he tweets