FilmWeek

Larry Mantle and LAist film critics Peter Rainer, Tim Cogshell and Charles Solomon review this weekend’s latest movie releases in theaters and on streaming platforms. And we remember the beloved animation director Roger Allers, known best for co-directing Disney’s The Lion King, and award-winning actress Joan Plowright.

Films:

Mercy, Wide Release

Mr. Nobody Against Putin, Streaming on the Kino Film Collection

Arco, AMC Burbank & AMC Century City

H is for Hawk, In Select Theaters

Mel Brooks: The 99 Year Old Man!, Streaming on HBO Max

Disneyland Handcrafted, Streaming on Disney+

Sound of Falling, Laemmle Royal [West LA]

Cosmic Princess Kaguya, Streaming on Netflix

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

Films:

28 Years Later: the Bone Temple, Wide Release                       

The RIP, Streaming on Netflix                                     

Night Patrol, In Select Theaters                           

The Shadow of the Sun, Laemmle Glendale             

Young Mothers, Laemmle Royal [West LA]                  

A Private Life, Laemmel Royal [West LA], AMC Burbank, & AMC The Grove                        

Sheepdog, In Select Theaters                             

Obex, Laemmle NoHo                                          

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The new film Sheepdog was over a decade in the making. Writer, director, and star, Steven Grayhm, spent 14 years talking to veterans about their mental health struggles after returning home, and families of veterans who have taken their own lives. The film follows combat veteran, Calvin Cole (played by Grayhm), as he goes through court mandated therapy. His therapist, played by Oscar-nominated actor Virginia Madsen, is new to the job, still finishing her schooling. Madsen’s connection to the film is also a personal one. On FilmWeek, Larry Mantle speaks with filmmaker Steven Grayhm and actor Virginia Madsen about the making of Sheepdog and their respective emotional connections to the film.

Sheepdog is playing in select theaters. 

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Larry Mantle and LAist film critics Lael Loewenstein and Beandrea July review this weekend’s latest movie releases in theaters and on streaming platforms. And we remember Hungarian filmmaker Béla Tarr.

Films:

Dead Man's Wire, AMC Burbank & AMC Grove|Expands Jan. 16                                  

Greenland 2: Migration, Wide Release                     

I Was a Stranger, In Select Theaters                                       

All That's Left of You, Laemmle Royal [West LA]                            

The Mother and the Bear, Laemmle Glendale             

Homegrown, Available on VOD                                     

The Forgotten Occupation, Lumiere Cinema [West LA] Jan 10

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South Korean director Park Chan-wook is considered one of living legends working today, known for his dark comedies inspired by film noir like his breakout hit Oldboy. His work also plays with shifting tones, like the paranoia and romance in the 2022 film Decision to Leave. Chan-wook’s newest film No Other Choice continues this pattern, melding the dark tone of a crime thriller with the slap-stick of a comical farce. The film stars Lee Byun-hun as a paper company employee who has just been laid off. Desperate to maintain his identity as a working man, he takes drastic measures to eliminate his competition in the job market. This time on FilmWeek, Larry Mantle speaks with director Park Chan-wook about his new film No Other Choice and how he decides what films to make at this stage in his career. Park Chan-wook is accompanied by his interpreter Jiwoon Lee.

You can see No Other Choice in select theaters.

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

Films:

Marty Supreme Wide Release

Song Sung Blue  Wide Release

No Other Choice In Select Theaters|Expands January

The Testament of Ann Lee In Select Theaters|Expands January

Anaconda Wide Release

The Plague At Select Laemmle Theater locations|Expands Wide Jan 2  

Goodbye June Streaming on Netflix

Father Mother Sister Brother  Landmark Nuart Theater [West LA]|Expands Jan. 9   

The Choral AMC Burbank & Laemmle Royal [West LA]|Expands to select theaters Jan. 15

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

Films:

Marty Supreme Wide Release

Song Sung Blue  Wide Release

No Other Choice In Select Theaters|Expands January

The Testament of Ann Lee In Select Theaters|Expands January

Anaconda Wide Release

The Plague At Select Laemmle Theater locations|Expands Wide Jan 2  

Goodbye June  Streaming on Netflix

Father Mother Sister Brother  Landmark Nuart Theater [West LA]|Expands to select theaters Jan. 9   

The Choral AMC Burbank & Laemmle Royal [West LA]|Expands to select theaters Jan. 15

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Rental Family explores the unique phenomena of Japanese rental family agencies through an underemployed American actor living in Tokyo. Anchored by Brendan Fraser’s empathetic performance, Rental Family explores the lyricism of loneliness and the solace we can find in connection. Joining Larry to talk about Rental Family are director and co-writer of the film HIKARI and lead actor Brendan Fraser.

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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. 

Films:

Avatar: Fire and Ash, Wide Release

The Housemaid, Wide Release

The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants, Wide Release

Is This Thing On?, In Select Theaters

The Voice of Hind Rajab, Laemmle Royal [West LA]

David, Wide Release  

Franz, Laemmle Monica [Santa Monica]

All Operators are Currently Unavailable, Laemmle NoHo

Breakdown: 1975, Streaming on Netflix

Counting Crows: Have You Seen Me Lately?, Streaming on HBO Max

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