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
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
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