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FilmWeek: ‘Nouvelle Vague,’ ‘Love+War,’ ‘Ballad of a Small Player,’ and more!
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Oct 31, 2025
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FilmWeek: ‘Nouvelle Vague,’ ‘Love+War,’ ‘Ballad of a Small Player,’ and more!

Larry Mantle and LAist film critics Peter Rainer, Tim Cogshell, and Charles Solomon review this weekend’s latest movie releases in theaters and on streaming platforms.

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Matthieu Penchinat as Raoul Coutard, Guillaume Marbeck as Jean Luc Godard, Aubry Dullin as Jean-paul Belmondo and Zoey Deutch as Jean Seberg in Nouvelle Vague.
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FilmWeek: ‘Nouvelle Vague,’ ‘Love+War,’ ‘Ballad of a Small Player,’ and more!

Listen 33:30
FilmWeek: ‘Nouvelle Vague,’ ‘Love+War,’ ‘Ballad of a Small Player,’ and more!

Larry Mantle and LAist film critics Peter Rainer, Tim Cogshell, and Charles Solomon review this weekend’s latest movie releases in theaters and on streaming platforms.

Films:

Nouvelle Vague In Select Theaters|Streaming on Netflix Nov 14

Love+War Laemmle Monica Film Center|Streaming on Disney+ and Hulu Nov. 7 

Ballad of a Small Player Streaming on Netflix 

Little Amélie or the Character of Rain In Select Theaters     

Anniversary In Select Theaters     

Stitch Head In Select Theaters     

Wisdom of Happiness Laemmle Royal [West LA]     

The White House Effect Streaming on Netflix 

Hallow Road In AMC Theaters     

Chainsaw Man–The Movie: Reze Arc In Select Theaters     

The Wrecker Available on VOD    

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