FilmWeek

Larry Mantle and LAist film critics Claudia Puig, Christy Lemire, and Charles Solomon review this weekend’s latest movie releases in theaters and on streaming platforms.

How does one go about adapting and remaking a film by a great director like Kurosawa? How is the story updated for new audiences? Akira Kurosawa's films are often cited as inspiration amongst other auteurs, leading to full-on remakes of Kurosawa’s films, such as Spike Lee’s Highest 2 Lowest (2025), an adaptation of Kurosawa’s High and Low (1963).

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

Director and producer Amy Berg joins guest host Austin Cross to talk about her new documentary, It's Never Over Jeff Buckley.

Austin Cross and LAist film critics Christy Lemire and Beandrea July review this weekend’s latest movie releases in theaters and on streaming platforms.

Austin Cross sat down with Mstyslav Chernov to talk about his documentary ‘2000 Meters to Andriivka’ and the importance of capturing the war on camera.

Austin Cross and LAist film critics Tim Cogshell, Manuel Betancourt and Charles Solomon review this weekend’s latest movie releases in theaters and on streaming platforms.

 

Audiences now may know Robert Shaw best for his role as Captain Quint in the 1975 film Jaws. Shaw’s life story— from his work in theatre to his time making movies— is all referenced in a new book written by his nephew titled Robert Shaw: An Actor’s Life On The Set Of Jaws And Beyond. For this week’s FilmWeek feature, we sit down with book author Christopher Shaw Myers about his uncle’s work and his new book.

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

Joining us to discuss the first 70 years of Godzilla is Steve Ryfle, former LA Times reporter and author of the book Godzilla: The First 70 Years: The Official Illustrated History of the Japanese Productions.