FilmWeek: “His House,” “Madre,” “The Donut King” And More

Larry Mantle and KPCC film critics Claudia Puig and Amy Nicholson review this weekend’s new movie releases, including:

• "His House" on Netflix
• "Madre" on Laemmle's Virtual Cinema & VOD (Amazon Prime, Google Play, iTunes & Vudu)
• The Donut King" showing at the Regency Theaters in Santa Ana, Laemmle's Virtual Cinema & VOD (Google Play)
  • For more on the film and Ted Ngoy's life story from LAist food editor Elina Shatkin, click here
• "Us Kids" on Alamo Drafthouse on Demand
• "Come Play" showing at the Van Buren Drive-in (Riverside) & select theaters in Orange County (check local listings)
• "Kaali Khuhi" on Netflix
• "The True Adventures of Wolf Boy" on VOD (FandangoNOW)
• "Radium Girls" on Laemmle’s Virtual Cinema & VOD (Google Play)
• "Spell" showing at the Mission Tiki Drive-in (Montclair) & VOD (Google Play, FandangoNOW, iTunes & Vudu)

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:

Amy Nicholson, film critic for KPCC, film writer for The New York Times and host of the podcasts ‘Unspooled’ and the podcast miniseries “Zoom”; she tweets

Claudia Puig, film critic for KPCC and president of the Los Angeles Film Critics Association (LAFCA) and senior programmer for the AFI Film Festival; she tweets