Larry Mantle and KPCC film critics Wade Major, Claudia Puig, Peter Rainer and Charles Solomon review this weekend’s new movie releases. Peter also shares some expected highlights of the 36th annual Santa Barbara International Film Festival, which runs March 31 through April 10. Learn more here. Plus the critics reflect on the lives of French Director Bertrand Tavernier and actor George Segal, who both recently died.   

• "Tina" on HBO and HBO Max on March 28

• "The Marijuana Conspiracy" on Laemmle's Virtual Cinema

• "The Vault" at Vineland Drive-In (City of Industry), Arena Cinelounge (Hollywood); VOD (including FandangoNow & Google Play)

• "Shoplifters Of The World" at Frida Pop-Up Drive-In on Apr. 1 (Santa Ana); VOD (including iTunes, Amazon Prime Video, Google Play & VUDU)

• "Nobody" in wide release 

• "Violet Evergarden: The Movie" in wide release

• "Six Minutes To Midnight" at Harkins Chino Hills 18; VOD (including Amazon Prime Video, YouTube, iTunes & Google Play)

• "The Good Traitor" in Select Theaters (check local listings); VOD (including Google Play, Amazon Prime Video & VUDU)

• "Francesco" on Laemmle's Virtual Cinema; Discovery+

• "Lamb Of God" at Harkins Chino Hills 18, Century Stadium 25 And XD

• "Senior Moment" on Laemmle's Virtual Cinema

• "The Prado Museum: A Collection of Wonders" on Laemmle's Virtual Cinema

• "Water Lilies of Monet: The Magic of Water and Light" on Laemmle's Virtual Cinema; VOD (including Amazon Prime Video, iTunes, Google Play & VUDU)

• "Thing Don't Stay Fixed" at the Arena Cinelounge (Hollywood), Vineland Drive-In (City of Industry)

• "Pagglait" on Netflix 

DURING COVID: Our FilmWeek critics have been curating personal lists of their favorite TV shows and movies to binge-watch during self-quarantine. You can see recommendations from each of the critics and where you can watch them here.

Guests:

Wade Major, film critic for KPCC and CineGods.com

Claudia Puig, film critic for KPCC and president of the Los Angeles Film Critics Association (LAFCA) and senior programmer for the AFI Film Festival; she tweets

Peter Rainer, film critic for KPCC and the Christian Science Monitor

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