FilmWeek: ‘Cars 3,’ ‘Rough Night,’ ‘Stefan Zweig’ and more, plus how a movie-buddy (good or bad) changes the watching experience

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Larry Mantle and KPCC film critics Claudia Puig, Peter Rainer and Charles Solomon review this weekend’s new movie releases. We also want to hear from FilmWeek listeners about your favorite movie-buddies and how who you choose to watch films with can completely change the experience.

FilmWeek: ‘Cars 3,’ ‘Rough Night,’ ‘Stefan Zweig’ and more, plus how a movie-buddy (good or bad) changes the watching experience

Larry Mantle and KPCC film critics Claudia Puig, Peter Rainer and Charles Solomon review this weekend’s new movie releases. We also want to hear from FilmWeek listeners about your favorite movie-buddies and how who you choose to watch films with can completely change the experience.

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Larry Mantle and KPCC film critics Claudia Puig, Peter Rainer and Charles Solomon review this weekend’s new movie releases. We also want to hear from FilmWeek listeners about your favorite movie-buddies and how who you choose to watch films with can completely change the experience.

FilmWeek: ‘Cars 3,’ ‘Rough Night,’ ‘Stefan Zweig’ and more

Larry Mantle and KPCC film critics Claudia Puig, Peter Rainer and Charles Solomon review this weekend’s new movie releases including:

• " Cars 3 " in wide release
• " Rough Night " in wide release
• " Stefan Zweig: Farewell to Europe " at Laemmle's Royal Theatre and Laemmle's Town Center
• " Dawson City: Frozen Time " at the Nuart Theatre
• " 47 Meters Down " in select theaters
• " Maudie " at ArcLight Hollywood and The Landmark
• " The Book of Henry " in select theaters
• " Once Upon at Time in Venice " at Laemmle's Monica Film Center

Critics' Hits

• Claudia: "Stefan Zweig: Farewell to Europe"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sbvjnieZ32k

• Peter & Charles: "Dawson City: Frozen Time"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oEbHM8Vsvlo

Mixed Feelings

• Claudia: "Rough Night"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kyIlMQvv-qk

• Peter: "Maudie"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cmUDQ7yfQ8c

• Charles: "Cars 3"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2LeOH9AGJQM

Misses!

• Charles: "Hearing is Believing"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GCCtz-QmooQ

• Peter: "Once Upon a Time in Venice"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VWV4rxyA-70

• Claudia: "Cars 3"

Guests:

Claudia Puig, film critic for KPCC and president of the Los Angeles Film Critics Association; she tweets

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

Charles Solomon, film critic for KPCC, Animation Scoop and Animation Magazine

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