FilmWeek: ‘New Worlds: The Cradle Of Civilization,’ ‘The Ice Age Adventures Of Buck Wild,’ ‘The Fallout’ And More

Larry Mantle and KPCC film critics Tim Cogshell, Amy Nicholson and Charles Solomon review this weekend’s new movie releases on streaming and on demand platforms.

• “New Worlds: The Cradle of Civilization,” Wide Release starting February 2
• "Beyond The Infinite Two Minutes,” VOD (including Vimeo, iTunes & Amazon Prime Video)
• "The Conversation," Landmark’s Nuart Theatre (West LA); Expands to Laemmle’s Playhouse 7 (Pasadena) on February 4
• "The Ice Age Adventures of Buck Wild,” Streaming on Disney+
• "Sundown," In select theaters, including the Alamo Drafthouse (DTLA), The Landmark Theater (West LA) & AMC Sunset 5 (West Hollywood)
• “The Beatles: Get Back - The Rooftop Concert,” In select theaters, including the TCL Chinese Theatres + IMAX (Hollywood), AMC Century City 15, and AMC Del Amo 18 (Torrance) on January 30; Limited release February 11 through February 13; Streaming on Disney+
• “The Fallout,” Streaming on HBO Max
• “Gintama: The Very Final,” VOD (including Amazon Prime Video & Google Play)
• “Swingers,” Laemmle’s Town Center 5 (Encino) & Laemmle’s Royal (West LA)
• “Rifkin’s Festival,” The Landmark Theatre (West LA)
• “Nightmare Alley: Vision in Darkness And Light,” Wide Release
• “A Taste Of Hunger,” Laemmle’s Playhouse 7 (Pasadena) & Laemmle’s Royal (West LA); VOD

Sundance Wrap Up With John Horn

The 38th annual Sundance Film Festival is wrapping up this weekend. It was all online for the second year in a row, due to COVID-19, but in keeping with a much longer-running tradition, the festival once again highlighted independent films that spoke truth to power. Several documentaries this year focused, in part, on problems within the entertainment industry itself. KPCC’s John Horn talked with several directors, including Nina Menkes about her documentary “Brainwashed: Sex-Camera-Power.”

Why Guillermo Del Toro Wanted To Release Two Versions Of ‘Nightmare Alley’

Guillermo Del Toro’s latest drama “Nightmare Alley” stars Bradley Cooper as an ambitious carney who has a knack for swindling. The film was originally released in color, but you can now see it on the big screen in black and white. KPCC’s John Horn talked to Del Toro, who also co-wrote the film, about how the black and white release is meant to affect the audience. You can see “Nightmare Alley: Vision In Darkness And Light” in theaters now. It’s rated R.