KPCC film critics Henry Sheehan and Claudia Puig join Larry to review the new films this week including Moneyball, Abduction, Dolphin Tale and more. TGI-FilmWeek!
Guests:
Henry Sheehan, film critic for KPCC and henrysheehan.com
Claudia Puig, film critic for KPCC and USA Today
Films Reviewed:
Moneyball
A baseball GM uses statistics to run his team on a budget.
Starring: Brad Pitt, Jonah Hill and Philip Seymour Hoffman
Written by: Steven Zaillian and Aaron Sorkin
Directed by: Bennett Miller
PG-13
Columbia Pictures
Abduction
A young man targeted by assassins searches for his true identity.
Starring: Taylor Lautner, Lily Collins, Alfred Molina and Jason Isaacs
Written by: Shawn Christensen
Directed by: John Singleton
PG-13
Lionsgate
Dolphin Tale (In 3-D)
A young boy rescues an injured dolphin.
Starring: Morgan Freeman, Harry Connick Jr., Ashley Judd and Kris Kristofferson
Written by: Karen Janszen and Noam Dromi
Directed by: Charles Martin Smith
PG
Warner Bros. Pictures
Killer Elite
A special agent comes out of retirement to rescue his mentor.
Starring: Jason Statham, Clive Owen, Robert De Niro and Yvonne Strahovski
Written by: Gary McKendry and Mett Sherring
Directed by: Gary McKendry
R
Open Road Films
Puncture
Two small-time lawyers take on the pharmaceutical industry.
Starring: Chris Evans, Mark Kassen, Vinessa Shaw and Jesse L. Martin
Written by: Chris Lopata
Directed by: Adam Kassen and Mark Kassen
R
Millennium Entertainment
Machine Gun Preacher
A drug dealer-turned-minister opens an orphanage in Sudan.
Starring: Gerard Butler, Michelle Monaghan, Kathy Baker and Michael Shannon
Written by: Jason Keller
Directed by: Marc Forster
R
Relativity Media
The Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975
A documentary of the black power movement in the U.S.
Starring: Stokely Carmichael, Bobby Seale and Angela Davis
Written by: Goran Hugo Olsson
Directed by: Goran Hugo Olsson
Not rated
Sundance Selects