Larry Mantle and KPCC film critics Claudia Puig and Christy Lemire review this weekend’s new movie releases. We also discuss revisiting films in the #MeToo era.
FilmWeek: ‘Tully,’ ‘Overboard,’ ‘12th Man’ and more
Larry Mantle and KPCC film critics Claudia Puig and Christy Lemire review this weekend’s new movie releases.
" Tully " in wide release
" Overboard " in wide release
" 12th Man " at Arena Cinelounge Sunset
" RBG " at ArcLight Hollywood & The Landmark Theatre
" Bad Samaritan " in wide release
" After Auschwitz " at Laemmle's Music Hall & Laemmle's Town Center
" Love & Bananas: An Elephant Story " at Laemmle's Music Hall
" The Cleanse " at Vintage Los Feliz
" Let the Sunshine In " at Laemmle's Royal Theatre
CRITICS' HITS
Claudia: "Tully" & "RBG"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e5D3O4yCmCg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=biIRlcQqmOc
Christy: "12th Man" & "After Auschwitz"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oAfQh7v4Kbs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OsBh9eGBr1c&t=6s
MIXED FEELINGS
Claudia: "Bad Samaritan"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ZiNWzqll04
Christy: "The Cleanse"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IUPNPfsCPaE
MISSES
Claudia: "Let the Sunshine In"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ps_Sau7xqQY
Christy: "Overboard"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OLAJ0ooorDU
Guests:
Claudia Puig, film critic for KPCC and president of the Los Angeles Film Critics Association; she tweets
Christy Lemire , film critic for KPCC, RogerEbert.com and co-host of YouTube’s “What the Flick?”;she tweets
Revisiting films in the #MeToo era
In light of the #MeToo movement, perceptions of certain films might have changed.
In an essay for The New Yorker, Molly Ringwald details her experience rewatching “The Breakfast Club” with her daughter. In it, she describes her newfound discomfort with some 1980’s cult classics directed by John Hughes, including “Sixteen Candles” and “Pretty In Pink,” and examines their depiction and possible exploitation of women in these films.
As the #MeToo era continues, we take a look back at films that might now be seen through a different lens. We sit down with critics Claudia Puig & Christy Lemire to revisit films and discuss this cultural shift.
Is there a particular scene, storyline, or character in a movie that you now perceive differently? Call 866.893.5722.
Guests:
Claudia Puig, film critic for KPCC and president of the Los Angeles Film Critics Association; she tweets
Christy Lemire , film critic for KPCC, RogerEbert.com and co-host of YouTube’s “What the Flick?”;she tweets