FilmWeek

Join eight of our FilmWeek critics and host Larry Mantle on stage at our 23rd annual FilmWeek Oscars Preview, held at the historic Alex Theatre in Glendale, CA.

For this week’s FilmWeek feature, we’ll focus on this year’s crop of films for Best International Feature, and discuss our critics’ favorites. Joining us are Manuel Betancourt, Lael Loewenstein, and Christy Lemire.

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

RaMell Ross’s adaptation of Colson Whitehead's The Nickel Boys has garnered critical acclaim, earning multiple Oscar nominations, including Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Picture. The film follows two boys at a brutal reform school in Florida, with Ross's unique approach immersing the audience through a first-person perspective of the protagonists, Elwood and Turner.

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

The Oscar-nominated documentary Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat is about an international incident, post-colonial era Africa, and how musicians can be unknowingly swept into it all. We talk with director Johan Grimonprez.

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

In her new book Falling in Love at the Movies, entertainment journalist Esther Zuckerman takes readers through the history of romantic comedies. Zuckerman speaks to the rich history behind romance in film.

Larry Mantle and LAist film critics Charles Solomon, Lael Loewenstein, and Tim Cogshell review this weekend’s latest movie releases in theaters and on streaming platforms.

MGM Studios’ —known for their lion mascot who introduced each film with a roar—has a rich history. Join us as we discuss film critic and author Kenneth Turan's new book.