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Filmweek: ‘Sicario,’ ‘Everest,’ ‘Black Mass’ and more

Actors Josh Brolin and Emily Blunt, director Denis Villeneuve and actor Benicio Del Toro attend the 'Sicario' premiere during the 68th annual Cannes Film Festival.
CANNES, FRANCE - MAY 19: Actors Josh Brolin and Emily Blunt, director Denis Villeneuve and actor Benicio Del Toro attend the 'Sicario' premiere during the 68th annual Cannes Film Festival on May 19, 2015 in Cannes, France. (Photo by Ian Gavan/Getty Images)
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Larry Mantle and KPCC film critics Lael Loewenstein and Henry Sheehan review this week’s new releases including “Sicario,” “Everest,” “Black Mass” and more: TGI-Filmweek!
Larry Mantle and KPCC film critics Lael Loewenstein and Henry Sheehan review this week’s new releases including “Sicario,” “Everest,” “Black Mass” and more: TGI-Filmweek!

Larry Mantle and KPCC film critics Lael Loewenstein and Henry Sheehan review this week’s new releases including the drug-crime thriller “Sicario,” “Everest” which is based on a true story, the fictional telling of real-life kingpin James “Whitey” Bulger in “Black Mass” and more: TGI-Filmweek!

 

Filmweek: ‘Sicario,’ ‘Everest,’ ‘Black Mass’ and more

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Filmweek: ‘Sicario,’ ‘Everest,’ ‘Black Mass’ and more

Larry Mantle and KPCC film critics Lael Loewenstein and Henry Sheehan review this week’s new releases including the drug-crime thriller “Sicario,” “Everest” which is based on a true story, the fictional telling of real-life kingpin James “Whitey” Bulger in “Black Mass,” and more: TGI-Filmweek!

Guests:

Lael Loewenstein , Film Critic for KPCC and Variety

Henry Sheehan, Film Critic for KPCC and  CriticsAGoGo.com

Films from Charles Kaufman, Johnny Depp, Cate Blanchett shine at Toronto film fest

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Films from Charles Kaufman, Johnny Depp, Cate Blanchett shine at Toronto film fest

It’s long been seen as a pipeline to the Oscars.

Before the Toronto International Film Festival wraps up Sunday, film critic Peter Rainer from the Christian Science Monitor and Variety’s Awards Editor Tim Gray select their favorite films from this year’s slate of noteworthy films.

Guests:

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

Tim Gray , Awards Editors at Variety