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FilmWeek

Reviews of the week's new movies, interviews with filmmakers, and discussion. Airs Fridays 10-11am and 10-11pm, and Saturdays 12-1pm.

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Episodes
  • Justin Timberlake and Anna Kendrick in Trolls World Tour.
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    Larry Mantle and KPCC film critics Lael Loewenstein, Amy Nicholson and Charles Solomon review this weekend’s new movie releases and share some of their recommendations for movies and TV shows to discover, rediscover and binge-watch while you’re at home.
    FilmWeek: ‘Trolls World Tour,’ ‘A White, White Day,’ The Quarry’ and more
    Larry Mantle and KPCC film critics Lael Loewenstein, Amy Nicholson and Charles Solomon review this weekend’s new movie releases and share some of their recommendations for movies and TV shows to discover, rediscover and binge-watch while you’re at home.
  • Tigertail
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    Larry Mantle and KPCC film critics Claudia Puig, Tim Cogshell and Charles Solomon review this weekend’s new movie releases and share their recommendations for what to binge-watch while you’re stuck at home during COVID-19.
    FilmWeek: ‘Tigertail,’ ‘School Life,’ ‘Love Wedding Repeat’ and more
    Larry Mantle and KPCC film critics Claudia Puig, Tim Cogshell and Charles Solomon review this weekend’s new movie releases and share their recommendations for what to binge-watch while you’re stuck at home during COVID-19.
  • Talia Ryder and Théodore Pellerin in "Never Rarely Sometimes Always".
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    Larry Mantle and KPCC film critics Lael Loewenstein, Peter Rainer and Christy Lemire review this weekend’s new movie releases and share their picks for the best movies and TV shows to binge, rewatch or see for the first time while you’re staying at home.
    FilmWeek: ‘Never Rarely Sometimes Always,’ ‘Bacurau,’ ‘Slay The Dragon’ and more
    Larry Mantle and KPCC film critics Lael Loewenstein, Peter Rainer and Christy Lemire review this weekend’s new movie releases and share their picks for the best movies and TV shows to binge, rewatch or see for the first time while you’re staying at home.
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    Larry Mantle and KPCC film critics Amy Nicholson and Wade Major review this weekend’s new movie releases.
    FilmWeek: ‘I Still Believe,’ ‘Banana Split,’ ‘Vivarium’ and more
    Larry Mantle and KPCC film critics Amy Nicholson and Wade Major review this weekend’s new movie releases.
  • Alex Wolff in Human Capital (2019)
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    Larry Mantle and KPCC film critics Lael Loewenstein, Claudia Puig and Tim Cogshell review this weekend’s new (streaming and VOD) movie releases.
    FilmWeek: Streaming Edition -- ‘Human Capital,’ ‘The Platform,’ ‘Crip Camp’ and more
    Larry Mantle and KPCC film critics Lael Loewenstein, Claudia Puig and Tim Cogshell review this weekend’s new (streaming and VOD) movie releases.
  • Chris Pratt and Tom Holland voice character in "Onward"
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    Larry Mantle and KPCC film critics Amy Nicholson, Christy Lemire and Charles Solomon review this weekend’s new movie releases.
    FilmWeek: ‘Onward,’ ‘The Way Back,’ ‘First Cow’ and more
    Larry Mantle and KPCC film critics Amy Nicholson, Christy Lemire and Charles Solomon review this weekend’s new movie releases.
  • Steve Coogan, Isla Fisher, and Asa Butterfield in "Greed"
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    Larry Mantle and KPCC film critics Claudia Puig, Tim Cogshell and Angie Han (who is making her FilmWeek debut, yay!), review this weekend’s new movie releases.
    FilmWeek: ‘The Invisible Man,’ ‘Greed,’ ‘Wendy' and more
    Larry Mantle and KPCC film critics Claudia Puig, Tim Cogshell and Angie Han (who is making her FilmWeek debut, yay!), review this weekend’s new movie releases.
  • Anya Taylor-Joy stars as "Emma Woodhouse" in director Autumn de Wilde's EMMA., a Focus Features release. Credit : Focus Features
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    Larry Mantle and KPCC film critics Christy Lemire and Lael Loewenstein review this weekend’s new movie releases.
    FilmWeek: ‘The Call of the Wild,’ ‘Standing Up, Falling Down’ ‘Emma.’ and more
    Larry Mantle and KPCC film critics Christy Lemire and Lael Loewenstein review this weekend’s new movie releases.
  • Sonic (Ben Schwartz) and James Marsden in SONIC THE HEDGEHOG from Paramount Pictures and Sega. Photo Credit: Courtesy Paramount Pictures and Sega of America.
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    Larry Mantle and KPCC film critics Amy Nicholson, Peter Rainer and Charles Solomon review this weekend’s new movie releases.
    FilmWeek: ‘Sonic The Hedgehog,’ ‘The Photograph’ ‘Downhill’ and more
    Larry Mantle and KPCC film critics Amy Nicholson, Peter Rainer and Charles Solomon review this weekend’s new movie releases.
  • Larry Mantle and the critics at the Oscars preview event at the Theatre at Ace Hotel.
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    A live audience joined us on Sunday, February 2, one week before the 92nd Academy Awards, as KPCC In Person convened AirTalk’s FilmWeek critics for its 18th annual Oscar preview event. This year, host Larry Mantle and the critics return to the stage of the historic Theatre at Ace Hotel in downtown Los Angeles.
    AirTalk’s FilmWeek 2020 Oscar Preview
    A live audience joined us on Sunday, February 2, one week before the 92nd Academy Awards, as KPCC In Person convened AirTalk’s FilmWeek critics for its 18th annual Oscar preview event. This year, host Larry Mantle and the critics return to the stage of the historic Theatre at Ace Hotel in downtown Los Angeles.

Critics

Manuel Betancourt
Tim Cogshell
Christy Lemire
Lael Lowenstein
Wade Major
Amy Nicholson
Claudia Puig
Charles Solomon
Peter Rainer
Beandrea July

Support & Credits

Larry Mantle, Host
Manny Valladares, Associate Producer
Courtney Eileen Fulcher, Apprentice News Clerk