Larry Mantle and KPCC film critics Claudia Puig, Tim Cogshell and Charles Solomon review this weekend’s new movie releases

• "The Grinch" in wide release

• "The Girl in the Spiders Web" in wide release

• "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs" at the Landmark Theater and streaming on Netflix next Friday 11/16

• "Overlord" in wide relaese

• "In a Relationship" at the Vintage Los Feliz Theatre 

• "The Delinquent Season" at Arena Cinelounge Sunset

• "El Angel" at the Landmark Nuart Theatre

• "Liz and the Blue Bird" in select theatres (check local listings)

• "Searching for Ingmar Bergman" at Laemmle's Royal Theatre & Edwards Westpark

Critics' Hits:

Tim: "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs", "In a Relationship" & "Searching for Ingmar Bergman"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_2PyxzSH1HM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=38HpcTYv6Hw

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rWjxnqu9K8g

Claudia: "The Delinquent Season" & "El Angel"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n3n06bfexJY

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W9T5V5k4x5E

Mixed:

Claudia: "The Girl in the Spider's Web"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XKMSP9OKspQ&t=2s

Charles: "Liz and the Blue Bird"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yyysLf1FkvE

Misses:

Tim: "Overlord"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=USPd0vX2sdc

Charles: "The Grinch"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_UOh0UX3alI

Guests:

Claudia Puig, film critic for KPCC and president of the Los Angeles Film Critics Association; she tweets

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

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