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FilmWeek: 'Adrift,' 'Upgrade,' 'American Animals' and a conversation on 'Star Wars' fatigue
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Jun 1, 2018
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FilmWeek: 'Adrift,' 'Upgrade,' 'American Animals' and a conversation on 'Star Wars' fatigue

Larry Mantle and KPCC film critics Amy Nicholson and Tim Cogshell review this weekend’s new movie releases. In light of "Solo: A Star Wars Story's" low box office numbers, we also discuss whether or not so-called "Star Wars fatigue" is setting in.

Sam Claflin and Shailene Woodley star in ADRIFT
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Sam Claflin and Shailene Woodley star in ADRIFT Courtesy of STXfilms
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Larry Mantle and KPCC film critics Amy Nicholson and Tim Cogshell review this weekend’s new movie releases. In light of "Solo: A Star Wars Story's" low box office numbers, we also discuss whether or not so-called "Star Wars fatigue" is setting in.

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Larry Mantle and KPCC film critics Amy Nicholson and Tim Cogshell review this weekend’s new movie releases.
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When T.S. Eliot wrote “this is the way the world ends, not with a bang but a whimper,” he could have been predicting the disappointing debut of “Solo: A Star Wars Story.”
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Film Critic, FilmWeek
Film Critic, FilmWeek
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