FilmWeek: ‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi,’ ‘Ferdinand,’ ‘The Ballad of Lefty Brown,’ and more

Larry Mantle and KPCC film critics Lael Loewenstein, Wade Major, and Charles Solomon review this weekend’s new movie releases.

• "Star Wars: The Last Jedi" in wide release

• "Ferdinand" in wide release

• "Wormwood" at Laemmle's Music Hall and on Netflix

  • KPCC's arts and culture show The Frame interviewed "Wormwood" director Errol Morris on his new approach to the documentary genre. You can listen here.

• "The Ballad of Lefty Brown" at Laemmle's NoHo

• "Quest" at Laemmle's Monica Film Center

• "Ethel and Ernest" at Nuart Theatre

• "The Leisure Seeker" at Laemmle's Royal

• "Shakespeare Wallah" at Laemmle's Ahrya Fine Arts Theatre

Critics' Hits

Lael: "Star Wars: The Last Jedi" & "Ferdinand"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q0CbN8sfihY

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n7RkOfN8KvE

Wade: "Wormwood"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b01DL8DTUGM&t=75s

Charles: "Quest"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kbSitiWAul0&t=62s

Mixed Feelings

Lael: "The Ballad of Lefty Brown"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sv2khM97ylU

Wade: "The Leisure Seeker"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VGGKsVFslJ8

Misses

Charles: "Ethel & Ernest"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JXDlEw5u8u8

Guests:

Lael Loewenstein, KPCC film critic

Wade Major, film critic for KPCC and CineGods.com

Charles Solomon, film critic for KPCC, Animation Scoop and Animation Magazine