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FilmWeek: ‘The Smashing Machine,’ ‘Anemone,’ ‘The Lost Bus,’ and more!

Larry Mantle and LAist film critics Tim Cogshell and Manuel Betancourt review this weekend’s latest movie releases in theaters and on streaming platforms.

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Dwayne Johnson in The Smashing Machine
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FilmWeek: ‘The Smashing Machine,’ ‘Anemone,’ ‘The Lost Bus,’ and more!

Larry Mantle and LAist film critics Tim Cogshell and Manuel Betancourt review this weekend’s latest movie releases in theaters and on streaming platforms.

Films:

The Smashing Machine, Wide Release

Anemone, In Select Theaters

The Lost Bus, In Select Theaters & Streaming on Apple TV+

Play Dirty, Streaming on Amazon Prime

Fairyland, Landmark Sunset [West Hollywood]

The Ice Tower, Laemmle Glendale

Are We Good?, AMC Americana [Glendale] & Alamo Drafthouse [DTLA]

Viva Verdi, Laemmle Monica Film Center [Santa Monica]   

Coyotes, In Select Theaters

Good Boy, In Select Theaters

Norita, Laemmle Monica Film Center [Santa Monica]

Stripped for Parts, Streaming on PBS.org and PBS app

Critics
Film Critic, FilmWeek
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Host, AirTalk
Associate Producer, AirTalk & FilmWeek
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