Today on FilmWeek, Larry Mantle and KPCC film critics Tim Cogshell and Lael Lowenstein review this weekend’s new movie releases. Plus, "The Frame's" John Horn joins Larry and the critics to talk about what’s on the summer docket.
FilmWeek: 'Rocketman,' 'Godzilla: King of the Monsters,' 'Ma' and more
Larry Mantle and KPCC film critics Tim Cogshell and Lael Lowenstein review this weekend’s new movie releases.
" Rocketman " in Wide Release
" Godzilla: King of the Monsters " in Wide Release
" Ma " in Wide Release
" Yomeddine " at the Laemmle Monica Film Center
" Always Be My Maybe " at the Vintage Los Feliz 3 & streaming on Netflix
" The Fall of the American Empire " at the Laemmle Royal
" Halston " at the Landmark Nuart Theater
" Domino " at the AMC Rolling Hills 20
" The Proposal " at the Laemmle Monica Film Center
CRITICS' HITS:
Lael: 'Rocketman,' 'The Fall of the American Empire' & ' Halston'
Tim: 'Ma' & 'Always Be My Maybe'
MIXED FEELINGS:
Tim: 'Godzilla: King of the Monsters'
MISSES:
Tim: 'The Proposal'
Lael: 'Domino'
Guests:
Lael Loewenstein , KPCC film critic; she tweets
Tim Cogshell , film critic for KPCC, Alt-Film Guide and CineGods.com ; he tweets
Summer Movie Preview: Franchises Galore, Plus The Films We’re Most Excited For
This summer you’ll be in for various new installments of familiar franchises , including a new “Spider-Man,” another “X-Men” and the much anticipated “Toy Story 4.”
Ari Aster, the young director who made his name with “Hereditary,” will be releasing his new film “Midsommar,” one of several horror films to be released in these summer months. Music might be another theme of the season, with films like the Elton John biopic “Rocketman” and Danny Boyle’s “Yesterday,” about a singer songwriter who wakes up in a world where he is the only one who remembers the Beatles and their music.
Host Larry Mantle sits down with “The Frame’s” John Horn, as well as KPCC critics Lael Loewenstein and Tim Cogshell, to talk about what’s on the summer docket.
Guests:
John Horn , host of KPCC’s “The Frame;” he tweets
Lael Loewenstein , KPCC film critic; she tweets
Tim Cogshell , film critic for KPCC, Alt-Film Guide and CineGods.com ; he tweets