FilmWeek: ‘The Guilty,’ Dear Evan Hansen,’ Live at Mister Kelly's,’ And More

Larry Mantle and KPCC film critics Amy Nicholson, Tim Cogshell and Charles Solomon review this weekend’s new movie releases on streaming and on-demand platforms.

• "The Guilty," Alama Drafthouse (DTLA); The Landmark (West LA); TCL Chinese Theatre (Hollywood); and on Netflix
• "Dear Evan Hansen," Wide Release
• "Live at Mister Kelly's," Laemmle’s Monica Film Center (Santa Monica)
• "Birds of Paradise," on Amazon Prime Video
• "My Little Pony: A New Generation," on Netflix
• "In Balanchine’s Classroom," Laemmle Royal (West Side of LA); Town Center 5 (Encino); Playhouse 7 (Pasadena)
• "I'm Your Man," The Landmark (West LA)
• "Surge," VOD Platforms
• "The Starling," on Netflix
• "Little Vampire," VOD Platforms
• "Man in the Field: The Life and Art of Jim Denevan" Laemmle's Monica Film Center (Santa Monica) & Laemmle's Virtual Cinema; VOD Platforms
• "Wife of a Spy," Laemmle's Royal (West side of LA); Town Center 5 (Encino); and Playhouse 7 (Pasadena)

‘Dear Evan Hansen’ Writer Screenwriter On Adapting A Hit Broadway Musical For The Big Screen

The film “Dear Evan Hansen” adapted from the hit Broadway musical hits the big screen this week. It stars Ben Platt, Kaitlyn Dever, Amy Adams and Julianne Moore. Steven Levenson wrote the book for the stage production and the screenplay for the film. KPCC’s John Horn talked with Levenson about the film. It’s available in theaters now and is rated PG-13.