Larry Mantle and KPCC film critics Amy Nicholson, Wade Major and Andy Klein review this weekend’s new movie releases. The group also addresses post-Harvey Hollywood and takes your calls on whether youth think the gender imbalance in tinsel town is coming to an end.
FilmWeek: ‘The Foreigner,’ ‘Marshall,’ ‘Happy Death Day’ and more
Larry Mantle and KPCC film critics Amy Nicholson, Wade Major and Andy Klein review this weekend’s new movie releases.
" The Foreigner " in wide release
" Marshall " in wide release
" Happy Death Day " in wide release
" Professor Marston and the Wonder Women " in wide release
" Goodbye Christopher Robin " at ArcLight Hollywood and The Landmark
" The Meyerowitz Stories " on Netflix; also playing at The Landmark and Laemmle's NoHo
" Una " at ArcLight Hollywood
" Breathe " at ArcLight Hollywood and The Landmark
" Faces Places " at Laemmle's Playhouse, Laemmle's Royal and Laemmle's Town Center
" Rat Film " at Downtown Independent Theater
" Dina " at Nuart Theatre
" Paradise " at Laemmle's Monica Film Center and Laemmle's Town Center
Critics' Hits
Amy: "Rat Film"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f-kpMAKc0l4
Wade: "The Meyerowitz Stories," "Marshall" & "Paradise"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=czyMIIm12JY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IfvzEXhhWNk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OzIthDhMjC4
Andy: "Happy Death Day" & "Una"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1NTaDm3atkc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QSpZBmnamhg&t=68s
Mixed Feelings
Amy: "Professor Marston and the Wonder Women"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r991pr4Fohk&t=11s
Andy & Wade: "Goodbye Christopher Robin"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nPNM86JZsu0
Misses!
Wade: "The Foreigner"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=33iuQu3UtjI
Guests:
Amy Nicholson, film critic for KPCC and host of The Canon podcast; she tweets
Wade Major , film critic for KPCC and CineGods.com
Andy Klein, KPCC film critic
Will the revelations about Harvey Weinstein change Hollywood culture?
Since news broke last week about Harvey Weinstein’s sexual harassment allegations, numerous women have come to the fore, accusing the movie mogul of similar indiscretions.
Weinstein’s behavior has been described as an open secret in Hollywood, and that’s raised criticisms regarding the nature of Hollywood and its tendency to turn a blind eye to mysogynistic behavior.
High profile actresses like Ashley Judd and Gwyneth Paltrow are speaking out publicly for the first time and other actors have been called out for harassing women. Ben Affleck condemned Weinstein’s behavior in a
— Ben Affleck (@BenAffleck) October 10, 2017
, but this prompted his own scandal with women accusing Affleck of sexually harassing them. One Tree Hill actress Hilarie Burton tweeted that Affleck groped her on TRL. She gave her account on-camera in a clip of TRL: Uncensored when the incident happened.
But will shedding light on the longstanding ‘casting couch’ situation actually change anything? Will it empower people who’ve been harassed to come forward? Or will this be a short-lived shaming of inappropriate behavior in the entertainment industry?
Guests:
Amy Nicholson, film critic for KPCC and host of The Canon podcast; she tweets
Wade Major , film critic for KPCC and CineGods.com
Andy Klein, KPCC film critic