Larry Mantle and KPCC film critics Tim Cogshell and Lael Lowenstein review this weekend’s new movie releases.

• "Rocketman" in Wide Release

• "Godzilla: King of the Monsters" in Wide Release

• "Ma" in Wide Release

• "Yomeddine" at the Laemmle Monica Film Center

• "Always Be My Maybe" at the Vintage Los Feliz 3 & streaming on Netflix

• "The Fall of the American Empire" at the Laemmle Royal

• "Halston" at the Landmark Nuart Theater

• "Domino" at the AMC Rolling Hills 20 

• "The Proposal" at the Laemmle Monica Film Center

CRITICS' HITS:

Lael: 'Rocketman,' 'The Fall of the American Empire' & ' Halston' 

Tim: 'Ma' & 'Always Be My Maybe'

MIXED FEELINGS:

Tim: 'Godzilla: King of the Monsters'

MISSES:

Tim: 'The Proposal'

Lael: 'Domino'

Guests:

Lael Loewenstein, KPCC film critic; she tweets

Tim Cogshell, film critic for KPCC, Alt-Film Guide and CineGods.com; he tweets