KPCC film critics Andy Klein and Henry Sheehan of henrysheehan.com join Larry to review the new films this week including 50/50, What's Your Number?, Sarah Palin: You Betcha! and more. TGI-FilmWeek!
Guests:
Henry Sheehan, film critic for KPCC and henrysheehan.com
Andy Klein, film critic for KPCC
Films Reviewed:
50/50
A young man is diagnosed with cancer.
Starring: Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Seth Rogen, Anna Kendrick and Bryce Dallas Howard
Written by: Will Reiser
Directed by: Jonathan Levine
R
Summit Entertainment
What’s Your Number?
A woman revisits her past twenty relationships.
Starring: Anna Faris, Chris Evans, Zachary Quinto and Andy Samberg
Written by: Gabrielle Allan and Jennifer Crittenden
Directed by: Mark Mylod
R
20th Century Fox
Take Shelter
A man is driven to build a storm shelter due to recurring nightmares.
Starring: Michael Shannon, Jessica Chastain, Shea Whigham and Katy Mixon
Written and directed by: Jeff Nichols
R
Sony Pictures Classics
Silent Souls
A man goes on a trip to bury his wife.
Starring: Igor Sergeyev, Yuri Tsurilo and Yuliya Aug
Written by: Denis Osokin
Directed by: Aleksei Fedorchenko
Not rated
Shadow Distribution
In Russian with English subtitles
Margaret
A teenage girl wrestles with her guilty conscience.
Starring: Anna Paquin, J. Smith-Cameron, Jean Reno and Jeannie Berlin
Written and directed by: Kenneth Lonergan
R
Fox Searchlight Pictures
Bunraku
A drifter and a warrior team up against a ruthless villain.
Starring: Josh Hartnett, Demi Moore, Woody Harrelson and Gackt
Written and directed by: Guy Moshe
R
Arc Entertainment
The Mill and the Cross
A story inspired by Pieter Bruegel’s The Way to Calvary.
Starring: Rutger Hauer, Charlotte Rampling and Michael York
Written by: Lech Majewski and Michael Francis Gibson
Directed by: Lech Majewski
Not rated
Kino Lorber
Tucker & Dale vs. Evil
College kids mistake two campers for murderous rednecks.
Starring: Alan Tudyk, Tyler Labine and Katrina Bowden
Written by: Morgan Jurgenson and Eli Craig
Directed by: Eli Craig
R
Magnet Releasing
Weekend
A one-night stand between two men turns into a weekend event.
Starring: Tom Cullen and Chris New
Written and directed by: Andrew Haigh
Not rated
Sundance Selects
Sarah Palin: You Betcha!
An unauthorized documentary of the politician.
Starring: Sarah Palin, Nick Broomfield and John McCain
Directed by: Nick Broomfield and Joan Churchill
Not rated
Freestyle Releasing
American Teacher
Follows four teachers in different parts of the country.
Starring: Erik Benner, Jonathan Dearman, Jamie Fidler, Rhena Jasey and narrated by Matt Damon
Directed by: Vanessa Roth
Not rated
First Run Features
Granito: How to Nail a Dictator
The international effort to prosecute Guatemalan dictator Efrain Rios Montt.
Directed by: Pamela Yates
Not rated
International Film Circuit