FilmWeek: “Hillbilly Elegy,” “The Climb,” “Freaky” And More

Larry Mantle and KPCC film critics Wade Major, Angie Han and Charles Solomon review this weekend’s new movie releases.

• "Hillbilly Elegy" showing at the Studio Movie Grill (Simi Valley) & select theaters in Orange County (check local listings); Netflix on Nov. 24
• "The Climb" showing at the Vineland Drive-In, AMC Orange 30, AMC DINE-IN 14 (Thousand Oaks) & Galaxy Mission Grove Luxury (Riverside)
• "Ammonite" showing at the Vineland Drive-In & select theaters in Orange County (check local listings)
• "Freaky' showing in select theaters in Orange County (check local listings)
• "Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey Movie" on Netflix
• "Wolfwalkers" showing in select theaters in Orange County (check local listings) on Nov. 13-15; Apple TV+ on Dec. 11
• "Dreamland" on VOD (including Apple TV, Amazon Prime Video, Google Play, FandangoNOW) on Nov. 17
• "Monsoon" on Laemmle’s Virtual Cinema; VOD (including Vudu, Amazon Prime Video & Google Play)
• "Fatman" showing at the Vineland Drive-In & Regency Westminster; VOD (including FandangoNOW, Amazon Prime Video & iTunes) on Nov. 24\
• "I Am Greta" on Hulu
• "Queen of Hearts: Audrey Flack" on Laemmle's Virtual Cinema

Our FilmWeek critics have been curating personal lists of their favorite TV shows and movies to binge-watch during self-quarantine. You can see recommendations from each of the critics and where you can watch them here.

Guests: 

Angie Han, film critic for KPCC and deputy entertainment editor at Mashable; she tweets

Wade Major, film critic for KPCC and CineGods.com

Charles Solomon, film critic for KPCC, Animation Scoop and Animation Magazine