Larry Mantle and KPCC film critics Christy Lemire and Peter Rainer review this weekend’s new movie releases.

• "Serenity" in wide release
• "The Kid Who Would Be King" in wide release
• "King of Thieves" at AMC Universal CityWalk
• "The Invisibles" at Laemmle's Royal Theater & Laemmle's Town Center
• "Jihadists" at Laemmle's Royal Theater (Thursday January 31st only) & Leammle's Music Hall (Friday February 1st only)
• "Polar" streaming on Netflix
• "Heartlock" at Laemmle's Music Hall
• "An Acceptable Loss" at Leammle's Moica Film Center
• "Dead Ant" at Laemmle's Music Hall

CRITICS' HITS

Christy: 'The Kid Who Would Be King'

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cg-h8TwQCgs

MIXED FEELINGS:

Peter: 'Serenity' & 'Jihadists'

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SbrOMrjhyvI

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QOwt3lPU5lA

Christy: 'King of Thieves,' 'The Invisibles' & 'Heartlock'

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eeQAY_9vG8M

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k2aVBot4DNY

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mMi2EoMjTF8

MISSES

Peter: 'Polar' & 'An Acceptable Loss'

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oMHwRal-AR8

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=72yO_JRVKuo

Christy: 'Dead Ant'

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mu6BD8HO5-s

Guests:

Christy Lemire, film critic for KPCC, RogerEbert.com and co-host of the ‘Breakfast All Day’ podcast; she tweets

Peter Rainer, film critic for KPCC and the Christian Science Monitor