Larry Mantle and KPCC film critics Tim Cogshell, Lael Loewenstein and Andy Klein review this weekend’s new movie releases.


"The Courier" showing at Vineland Drive-In (City of Industry), Universal Cinema AMC (CityWalk Hollywood), AMC Burbank 16


"Zack Snyder's Justice League" on HBO Max


"City of Lies" showing at theVineland Drive-In (City of Industry), Harkins Theatres Cerritos 16 and VOD on April 19


"Happily" showing at Arena Cinelouge Drive-In (Hollywood) and VOD (including VUDU & FandangoNow)


"Rose Plays Julie" on Laemmle's Virtual Cinema and VOD (including AppleTV & VUDU)


"Perfumes" on Laemmle's Virtual Cinema


"Martha: A Picture Story" on Laemmle's Virtual Cinema and VOD (including Amazon Prime Video & iTunes)


"Her Name is Chef" on Laemmle's Virtual Cinema


"Dark State" showing in select theaters (check your local listings)


"Phobias" on VOD (including VUDU & FandangoNow)


"Deadly Illusions" on Netflix

Our FilmWeek critics have been curating personal lists of their favorite TV shows and movies to binge-watch during self-quarantine. You can see recommendations from each of the critics and where you can watch them here.

Guests:

Lael Loewenstein, film critic for KPCC and film columnist for the Santa Monica Daily Press; she tweets @LAELLO

Andy Klein, KPCC film critic

Tim Cogshell, film critic for KPCC, Alt-Film Guide and CineGods.com; he tweets @CinemaInMind

Larry Mantle and KPCC film critics Tim Cogshell, Lael Loewenstein and Andy Klein review this weekend&rsquo;s new movie releases.
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"<a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8368512/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8368512/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1">The Courier</a>" showing at Vineland Drive-In (City of Industry), Universal Cinema AMC (CityWalk Hollywood), AMC Burbank 16
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"<a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt12361974/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt12361974/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0">Zack Snyder's Justice League</a>" on HBO Max
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"<a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2677722/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2677722/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1">City of Lies</a>" showing at theVineland Drive-In (City of Industry), Harkins Theatres Cerritos 16 and VOD on April 19
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"<a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9849004/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9849004/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0">Happily</a>" showing at Arena Cinelouge Drive-In (Hollywood) and VOD (including VUDU &amp; FandangoNow)
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"<a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8917170/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8917170/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0">Rose Plays Julie</a>" on&nbsp;<a href="https://www.laemmle.com/film/rose-plays-julie" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.laemmle.com/film/rose-plays-julie">Laemmle's Virtual Cinema</a>&nbsp;and VOD (including AppleTV &amp; VUDU)
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"<a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11748354/" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11748354/">Perfumes</a>" on&nbsp;<a href="https://www.laemmle.com/film/perfumes" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.laemmle.com/film/perfumes">Laemmle's Virtual Cinema</a>
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"<a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10011402/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10011402/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0">Martha: A Picture Story</a>" on&nbsp;<a href="https://www.laemmle.com/film/martha-picture-story" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.laemmle.com/film/martha-picture-story">Laemmle's Virtual Cinema</a>&nbsp;and VOD (including Amazon Prime Video &amp; iTunes)
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"<a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8488856/" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8488856/">Her Name is Chef</a>" on&nbsp;<a href="https://www.laemmle.com/film/her-name-chef" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.laemmle.com/film/her-name-chef">Laemmle's Virtual Cinema</a>
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"<a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13983776/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13983776/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1">Dark State</a>" showing in select theaters (check your local listings)
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"<a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8129682/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8129682/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0">Phobias</a>" on VOD (including VUDU &amp; FandangoNow)
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"<a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7897330/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7897330/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0">Deadly Illusions</a>" on Netflix
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Our FilmWeek critics have been curating personal lists of their favorite TV shows and movies to binge-watch during self-quarantine. You can see recommendations from each of the critics and where you can watch them&nbsp;<a href="https://laist.com/2020/05/15/filmweek-watchlist-streaming-guide-movies-and-tv-shows.php?_ga=2.258930505.259863260.1594667464-1116142511.1570654193" data-cke-saved-href="https://laist.com/2020/05/15/filmweek-watchlist-streaming-guide-movies-and-tv-shows.php?_ga=2.258930505.259863260.1594667464-1116142511.1570654193">here</a>.
Guests:
<a href="http://www.lafca.net/members/lael_loewenstein.html" data-cke-saved-href="http://www.lafca.net/members/lael_loewenstein.html">Lael Loewenstein</a>, film critic for KPCC and film columnist for the Santa Monica Daily Press; she tweets&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/LAELLO" data-cke-saved-href="https://twitter.com/LAELLO">@LAELLO</a>
Andy Klein, KPCC film critic
<a href="http://www.cinemainmind.com/" data-cke-saved-href="http://www.cinemainmind.com/">Tim Cogshell</a>, film critic for KPCC, Alt-Film Guide and&nbsp;<a href="http://cinegods.com/" data-cke-saved-href="http://cinegods.com/">CineGods.com</a>; he tweets&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/cinemainmind" data-cke-saved-href="https://twitter.com/cinemainmind">@CinemaInMind</a>

Join Larry Mantle weekdays for lively and in-depth discussions of Los Angeles and Southern California news, politics, science, entertainment, the arts and more. More AirTalk at www.kpcc.org.

Join Larry Mantle weekdays for lively and in-depth discussions of Los Angeles and Southern California news, politics, science, entertainment, the arts and more. More AirTalk at www.kpcc.org.

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