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FilmWeek: ‘Frankenstein,’ ‘Good Fortune,’ ‘The Mastermind,’ and more!
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Oct 17, 2025
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FilmWeek: ‘Frankenstein,’ ‘Good Fortune,’ ‘The Mastermind,’ and more!

Larry Mantle and LAist film critics Tim Cogshell and Beandrea July review this weekend’s latest movie releases in theaters and on streaming platforms.

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FRANKENSTEIN. Oscar Isaac as Victor Frankenstein in Frankenstein. Cr. Ken Woroner/Netflix © 2025.
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FilmWeek: ‘Frankenstein,’ ‘Good Fortune,’ ‘The Mastermind,’ and more!

Larry Mantle and LAist film critics Tim Cogshell and Beandrea July review this weekend’s latest movie releases in theaters and on streaming platforms.

Films:

Frankenstein, In Select Theaters          

Good Fortune, Wide Release 

Black Phone 2, Wide Release    

Blue Moon, In Select Theaters  

The Mastermind, In Select Theaters

It Was Just an Accident, AMC Century City 

A Mother Apart, Streaming on PBS      

The Perfect Neighbor, Streaming on Netflix  

Trains, In Select Laemmle Theaters       

Queen of Manhattan, Available on VOD

Critics
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Host, AirTalk
Associate Producer, AirTalk & FilmWeek
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