Larry Mantle and KPCC film critics Amy Nicholson, Justin Chang, and Charles Solomon review this weekend’s new movie releases including Steven Spielberg’s new family movie “The BFG,” also in wide release “The Legend of Tarzan” and “The Purge: Election Year” and more.

TGI-FilmWeek!

Justin's Hits

• "The Purge: Election Year"
• "Microbe & Gasoline"
• "The Innocents"
• "Life, Animated"

Amy's Hits

• "The Legend of Tarzan"
• "The Purge: Election Year"
• "Breaking a Monster"

Charles' Hits

• "Life, Animated"

Mixed Reviews

• Justin, Charles and Amy: "The BFG"
• Amy: "Microbe & Gasoline"
• Amy: "The Innocents"
• Justin: "Our Kind of Traitor"
• Amy: "Tikkun"

This Week's Misses

• Charles and Justin: "The Legend of Tarzan"

Guests:

Justin Chang, Film Critic for KPCC and the Los Angeles Times; he tweets from

Amy Nicholson, Film Critic for KPCC and Chief Film Critic, MTV News; she tweets from

Charles Solomon, Film Critic for KPCC and Animation Scoop and Animation Magazine