FilmWeek

Larry Mantle and KPCC film critics Amy Nicholson, Charles Solomon, and Justin Chang review this week's new movie releases including "The Birth of a Nation;" Emily Blunt starring in "The Girl on the Train;" an epic IMAX film from Terrence Malick called "Voyage of Time;" some outstanding animated features, foreign films, indies, and more. We'll also hear from entertainment and film business reporters Ryan Faughnder and Matt Pressberg about a possible move for the feds to review foreign investments in American film and production companies as a threat to national security. TGI-FilmWeek!

Larry Mantle and KPCC film critics Andy Klein and Tim Cogshell review this week’s new movie releases including: the dramatic portrayal of the 2010 man-made disaster in the Gulf of Mexico, “Deepwater Horizon,” plus the new Tim Burton fantasy, “Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children;” an action funny starring the biggest names in comedy these days including Kristen Wiig, Leslie Jones, and Zach Galifianakis; and more. We'll also have a conversation with Robert Kenner and Eric Schlosser about "Command and Control." TGI-FilmWeek!

Larry Mantle and KPCC film critics Claudia Puig, Wade Major, and Charles Solomon review this week’s new movie releases including an updated “Magnificent Seven," the animated feature “Storks,” a Disney family movie based in Uganda titled “Queen of Katwe” and more. We'll also remember the late Curtis Hanson and have a conversation with Rod Blackhurst and Brian McGinn, co-directors of “Amanda Knox." TGI-FilmWeek!

Larry Mantle and KPCC film critics Lael Loewenstein and Christy Lemire review this week’s new movie releases including“Snowden,” “Blair Witch,” “Bridget Jones’s Baby” and more. Plus, we'll hear about the landscape at the Toronto Film Festival from KPCC film critic Peter Rainer, and we'll also talk about a new study that found older actors were underrepresented on the big screen in 2015. TGI-FilmWeek!

Larry Mantle and KPCC film critics Christy Lemire, Tim Cogshell and Charles Solomon review this week’s new movie releases including “Sully,” “The Wild Life,” some promising indies including “Kicks” and “Other People;” and more. Then, our critics will stick around to talk about what makes a successful foreign film. TGI-FilmWeek!

Larry Mantle and KPCC film critics Claudia Puig, Justin Chang, and Charles Solomon review this week’s new movie releases including “The Light Between Oceans,” “Morgan” and more. Then, we'll explore the vanishing subculture of 35mm and 16mm film collectors, dealers and preservers. TGI-FilmWeek!

Larry Mantle and KPCC film critics Christy Lemire and Wade Major review this week’s new movie releases including a “Don’t Breathe,” Southside with You,” “Mechanic: Resurrection," and more. We'll also look at a bill in Sacramento sponsored by SAG-AFTRA that's trying to combat ageism in Hollywood.

Larry Mantle and KPCC film critics Andy Klein, Justin Chang, and Charles Solomon review this week’s new releases including “Kubo and the Two Strings,” “War Dogs,” “Ben-Hur” and more. We'll also explain how rape charges against the director of "The Birth of a Nation" have dampened excitement surrounding the early Oscar hopeful.

Larry Mantle and KPCC film critics Lael Loewenstein, Tim Cogshell, and Charles Solomon review this week’s new movie releases including “Pete’s Dragon,” “Sausage Party,” “Florence Foster Jenkins” and more. We'll also look at the challenges of working with method actors like Jared Leto. TGI-FilmWeek!

Guest host Patt Morrison and KPCC film critics Amy Nicholson, Charles Solomon, and Peter Rainer review this week’s new movie releases including “Suicide Squad,” “Nine Lives,” “The Little Prince,” and more. We'll also speak with Sharon Jones about her singing career and about the new documentary, "Miss Sharon Jones!" by filmmaker Barbara Kopple. TGI-FilmWeek!