FilmWeek: 'Venom: The Last Dance,' 'Conclave,' 'Memoir of a Snail,' and More

Larry Mantle and LAist film critics Peter Rainer, Wade Major, and Charles Solomon
Venom: The Last Dance
Conclave
Memoir of a Snail 
Martha
My Name is Alfred Hitchcock
Magpie
Carville: Winning is Everything, Stupid
Road Diary: Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band
Kiki’s Delivery Service (1989)
The Remarkable Life of Ibelin
Rule of Two Walls
The Sacrifice (1986)

FilmWeek: 'Venom: The Last Dance,' 'Conclave,' 'Memoir of a Snail,' and More
Larry Mantle and LAist film critics <a href="https://www.rottentomatoes.com/critic/peter-rainer/movies">Peter Rainer</a>, <a href="http://www.lafca.net/members/wade_major.html">Wade Major</a>, and <a href="https://www.rottentomatoes.com/critic/charles-solomon/movies">Charles Solomon</a>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt16366836/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1">Venom: The Last Dance</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt20215234/">Conclave</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt23770030/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1">Memoir of a Snail </a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt16227044/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1">Martha</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt21154428/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_8_nm_0_in_0_q_my%2520name%2520is%2520a">My Name is Alfred Hitchcock</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt20202324/?ref_=fn_al_tt_2">Magpie</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt33303715/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_1_nm_0_in_0_q_Carville%253A%2520Winning%2520is%2520Everything%252C%2520S">Carville: Winning is Everything, Stupid</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt32368703/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1">Road Diary: Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0097814/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_8_nm_0_in_0_q_Kiki%25E2%2580%2599s%2520Delivery%2520Service%2520(1984)">Kiki’s Delivery Service (1989)</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt19811010/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_8_nm_0_in_0_q_the%2520remarkable">The Remarkable Life of Ibelin</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt27544496/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_8_nm_0_in_0_q_rule%2520of%2520tw">Rule of Two Walls</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0091670/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_3_tt_8_nm_0_in_0_q_the%2520sacrafice">The Sacrifice (1986)</a></li>
</ul>

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FilmWeek: 'Venom: The Last Dance,' 'Conclave,' 'Memoir of a Snail,' and More

Feature: Larry talks to Sean Baker and Mikey Madison about the work that went into making ‘Anora’

Since his 2012 feature-length film Starlet, critically acclaimed director Sean Baker has made films that bring realism to the lives of sex workers across the United States. Angelenos are likely familiar with the locations of Starlet and Tangerine, with the former taking place in the San Fernando Valley and the latter in Hollywood. Baker would eventually shoot his next films in Florida and Texas, but his latest picture, Anora, brings viewers to Brooklyn, New York. In Anora, Mikey Madison portrays Ani, an exotic dancer who eventually finds herself eloping with the son of a Russian oligarch. The film has garnered positive reviews since being screened at film festivals and was awarded the Palme d’Or at this year’s Cannes Film Festival by fellow filmmakers judging the competition. For this week’s feature, we sit down with Anora’s writer-director Sean Baker, and the film’s star, Mikey Madison.

Anora is now in select theaters and will expand on November 1

Feature: Larry talks to Sean Baker and Mikey Madison about the work that went into making ‘Anora’
Since his 2012 feature-length film Starlet, critically acclaimed director Sean Baker has made films that bring realism to the lives of sex workers across the United States. Angelenos are likely familiar with the locations of Starlet and Tangerine, with the former taking place in the San Fernando Valley and the latter in Hollywood. Baker would eventually shoot his next films in Florida and Texas, but his latest picture, Anora, brings viewers to Brooklyn, New York. In Anora, Mikey Madison portrays Ani, an exotic dancer who eventually finds herself eloping with the son of a Russian oligarch. The film has garnered positive reviews since being screened at film festivals and was awarded the Palme d’Or at this year’s Cannes Film Festival by fellow filmmakers judging the competition. For this week’s feature, we sit down with Anora’s writer-director Sean Baker, and the film’s star, Mikey Madison.
Anora is now in select theaters and will expand on November 1

Feature: Larry talks to Sean Baker and Mikey Madison about the making ‘Anora’

Larry Mantle and LAist film critics Amy Nicholson and Manuel Betancourt review this weekend’s new movie releases on streaming and on-demand platforms.
Smile 2 Wide Release 
AnoraIn Select Theaters
RumorsIn Select Theaters 
Exhibiting Forgiveness In Select Theaters 
Woman of the Hour In Select Theaters and Streaming on Netflix 
Goodrich Laemmle Newhall [Santa Clarita] and Laemmle Town Center 5 [Encino]
Fanatical: The Catfishing of Tegan And Sara Streaming on Hulu 
MadS In Select Theaters | Streaming on Shudder
The Body Politic Laemmle NoHo 7 | Streaming on PBS 
BookwormIn Select Theaters | VOD

Larry Mantle and LAist film critics <a href="https://www.rottentomatoes.com/critic/amy-nicholson/movies">Amy Nicholson</a> and <a href="https://laist.com/people/manuel-betancourt">Manuel Betancourt</a> review this weekend’s new movie releases on streaming and on-demand platforms.
<ul>
<ul>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt29268110/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_1_tt_7_nm_0_in_0_q_Smile%25202">Smile 2</a> Wide Release </li>
</ul>
</ul>
<ul>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt28607951/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_1_tt_3_nm_4_in_0_q_Anora">Anora</a> In Select Theaters</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<ul>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt30841606/">Rumors </a>In Select Theaters </li>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt28523838/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_8_nm_0_in_0_q_Exhibi">Exhibiting Forgiveness</a> In Select Theaters </li>
</ul>
</ul>
<ul>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7737800/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_8_nm_0_in_0_q_Woman%2520of%2520the">Woman of the Hour</a> In Select Theaters and Streaming on Netflix </li>
</ul>
<ul>
<ul>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10171472/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_4_nm_4_in_0_q_Good%2520rich">Goodrich </a>Laemmle Newhall [Santa Clarita] and Laemmle Town Center 5 [Encino]</li>
</ul>
</ul>
<ul>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt33053849/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_1_tt_7_nm_0_in_0_q_Fanatical">Fanatical: The Catfishing of Tegan And Sara</a> Streaming on Hulu </li>
</ul>
<ul>
<ul>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt28821371/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_3_tt_1_nm_7_in_0_q_MadS">MadS </a>In Select Theaters | Streaming on Shudder</li>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt27904656/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_7_nm_1_in_0_q_The%2520Body%2520Politic">The Body Politic</a> Laemmle NoHo 7 | Streaming on PBS </li>
</ul>
</ul>
<ul>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt23472210/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_8_nm_0_in_0_q_Book%2520worm">Bookworm </a>In Select Theaters | VOD</li>
</ul>

FilmWeek: ‘Smile 2,’ ‘Anora,’ ‘Rumors,’ and more

Larry Mantle and LAist film critics Tim Cogshell, Wade Major, and Charles Solomon review this weekend’s new movie releases on streaming and on demand platforms.
Piece by Piece Wide Release
The ApprenticeWide Release
My Hero Academia: You’re Next Wide Release
We Live In Time In Select Theaters | Expands to Wide Release October 18th
Last of the Sea WomenLaemmle NoHo 7 [North Hollywood] | Streaming on Apple TV+
Food and Country Laemmle Royal [West LA]
Nurse Unseen Laemmle Glendale
In Her Place Streaming on Netflix | In Select Theaters
Dusty & StoneLaemmle Monica Film Center [Santa Monica] | Laemmle Royal [West LA]
Lonely PlanetStreaming on Netflix
Mad About the Boy: The Noël  Coward StoryIn Select Theaters & VOD
Terrifier 3In Select Theaters
Caddo Lake Streaming on Max

Larry Mantle and LAist film critics <a href="http://www.cinemainmind.com/" data-cms-ai="0">Tim Cogshell</a>, <a href="http://www.lafca.net/members/wade_major.html" data-cms-ai="0">Wade Major</a>, and <a href="https://www.rottentomatoes.com/critic/charles-solomon/movies" data-cms-ai="0">Charles Solomon</a> review this weekend’s new movie releases on streaming and on demand platforms.
<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt31064841/" data-cms-ai="0">Piece by Piece</a> Wide Release</li>
<li><a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8368368/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_1_tt_7_nm_0_in_0_q_The%2520Apprentice%2520" data-cms-ai="0">The Apprentice</a> Wide Release</li>
<li><a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt32176689/?ref_=fn_al_tt_2" data-cms-ai="0">My Hero Academia: You’re Next </a>Wide Release</li>
<li><a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt27131358/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_1_tt_7_nm_0_in_0_q_We%2520Live%2520In%2520Time%2520" data-cms-ai="0">We Live In Time </a>In Select Theaters | Expands to Wide Release October 18th</li>
<li><a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt14093994/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_1_tt_4_nm_3_in_0_q_Last%2520of%2520the%2520Sea%2520Women%2520" data-cms-ai="0">Last of the Sea Women</a> Laemmle NoHo 7 [North Hollywood] | Streaming on Apple TV+</li>
<li><a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt23623894/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_8_nm_0_in_0_q_Food%2520and%2520Country%2520" data-cms-ai="0">Food and Country </a> Laemmle Royal [West LA]</li>
<li><a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt15209904/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_5_nm_0_in_0_q_Nurse%2520Unseen%2520" data-cms-ai="0">Nurse Unseen</a> Laemmle Glendale</li>
<li><a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt31796256/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_8_nm_0_in_0_q_In%2520Her%2520Place%2520%2509" data-cms-ai="0">In Her Place</a> Streaming on Netflix | In Select Theaters</li>
<li><a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt12662890/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_6_nm_0_in_0_q_Dusty%2520%2526%2520Stone" data-cms-ai="0">Dusty &amp; Stone</a> Laemmle Monica Film Center [Santa Monica] | Laemmle Royal [West LA]</li>
<li><a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt20194882/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_8_nm_0_in_0_q_Lonely%2520Planet" data-cms-ai="0">Lonely Planet</a> Streaming on Netflix</li>
<li><a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt19811076/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_1_nm_0_in_0_q_Mad%2520About%2520the%2520Boy%253A%2520The%2520No%25C3%25ABl%252" data-cms-ai="0">Mad About the Boy: The Noël  Coward Story</a> In Select Theaters &amp; VOD</li>
<li><a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt27911000/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1" data-cms-ai="0">Terrifier 3</a> In Select Theaters</li>
<li><a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt15552142/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_2_nm_1_in_0_q_Caddo%2520Lake%2520" data-cms-ai="0">Caddo Lake</a> Streaming on Max</li>
</ul>

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