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

Larry Mantle and LAist film critics <a href="https://laist.com/people/manuel-betancourt">Manuel Betancourt</a>, <a href="http://christylemire.com/">Christy Lemire</a>, and <a href="https://www.rottentomatoes.com/critic/charles-solomon/movies">Charles Solomon</a> review this weekend&rsquo;s latest movie releases in theaters and on streaming platforms.

FilmWeek on AirTalk, hosted by Larry Mantle, is a one-hour weekly segment devoted to films. It offers reviews of the week's new movies, interviews with filmmakers, and discussions on various aspects of the industry.

Reviews of the week's new movies, interviews with filmmakers, and discussion.

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The topic:

For our most recent FilmWeek screening, Larry Mantle and critics Tim Cogshell and Claudia Puig traveled down to Santa Ana to the Frida Cinema for Michael Mann’s 2004 neo-noir thriller Collateral. The critics, along with special guest Barry Shabaka Henley, who plays the jazz club owner Daniel in the film, discuss the movie’s impact, its portrayal of Los Angeles, and the great acting by co-leads Jamie Foxx and a rare villainous Tom Cruise.

The panel:

Tim Cogshell, film critic for LAist, Alt-Film Guide and CineGods.com

Claudia Puig, film critic for LAist and program director for the Santa Barbara International Film Festival 

Barry Shabaka Henley, film and television actor who plays the character Daniel in Collateral

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The topic:
For our most recent FilmWeek screening, Larry Mantle and critics Tim Cogshell and Claudia Puig traveled down to Santa Ana to the Frida Cinema for Michael Mann&rsquo;s 2004 neo-noir thriller Collateral. The critics, along with special guest Barry Shabaka Henley, who plays the jazz club owner Daniel in the film, discuss the movie&rsquo;s impact, its portrayal of Los Angeles, and the great acting by co-leads Jamie Foxx and a rare villainous Tom Cruise.
The panel:
<a href="http://www.cinemainmind.com/">Tim Cogshell</a>, film critic for LAist, Alt-Film Guide and <a href="http://cinegods.com/">CineGods.com</a>
<a href="https://laist.com/people/claudia-puig">Claudia Puig</a>, film critic for LAist and program director for the Santa Barbara International Film Festival&nbsp;
Barry Shabaka Henley, film and television actor who plays the character Daniel in Collateral
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The topic:

Larry Mantle and film critics Peter Rainer and Manuel Betancourt discuss this week's biggest releases, including the quiet but sweet romantic drama The Sun Never Sets starring Dakota Fanning and Jake Johnson set in Anchorage, Alaska, and Mariannne Elliott’s feature directorial debut The Salt Path starring Gillian Anderson.    

The films:         

By Any Means, Wide Release

The Sun Never Sets, Wide Release

Mayday, Apple TV+

Onslaught, Wide Release

Filipiñana, Laemmle Monica Film Center [Santa Monica] & Laemmle Glendale

Boorman and the Devil, Laemmle Monica Film Center [Santa Monica]

Virginia Woolf's Night & Day, In Select Theaters

The Salt Path, In Select Theaters 

The critics:

Peter Rainer, film critic for LAist and the Christian Science Monitor

Manuel Betancourt, film critic for LAist and interim editor of Documentary Magazine

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The topic:
Larry Mantle and film critics Peter Rainer and Manuel Betancourt discuss this week's biggest releases, including the quiet but sweet romantic drama The Sun Never Sets starring Dakota Fanning and Jake Johnson set in Anchorage, Alaska, and Mariannne Elliott&rsquo;s feature directorial debut The Salt Path starring Gillian Anderson.&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;
The films:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt34379051/">By Any Means</a>, Wide Release
<a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt37818327/?ref_=fn_t_1">The Sun Never Sets</a>, Wide Release
<a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt28014327/?ref_=fn_t_1">Mayday</a>, Apple TV+
<a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt32268691/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_7_nm_1_in_0_q_onslaught">Onslaught</a>, Wide Release
<a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt29512008/?ref_=fn_t_2">Filipi&ntilde;ana</a>, Laemmle Monica Film Center [Santa Monica] &amp; Laemmle Glendale
<a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt37654454/?ref_=fn_t_1">Boorman and the Devil</a>, Laemmle Monica Film Center [Santa Monica]
<a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt27802226/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_7_nm_1_in_0_q_virginia%20woolfs%20day">Virginia Woolf's Night &amp; Day</a>, In Select Theaters
<a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt27766440/?ref_=fn_t_1">The Salt Path</a>, In Select Theaters&nbsp;
The critics:
<a href="https://www.rottentomatoes.com/critic/peter-rainer/movies">Peter Rainer</a>, film critic for LAist and the <a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/">Christian Science Monitor</a>
<a href="https://laist.com/people/manuel-betancourt">Manuel Betancourt</a>, film critic for LAist and interim editor of Documentary Magazine
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The topic: 

Tim Curry, a character actor who created a gallery of delicious, very loony villains for stage and screen, including Dr. Frank-N-Furter in The Rocky Horror Picture Show and the smug concierge in Home Alone 2: Lost in New York, has died. He was 80. Larry Mantle and our FilmWeek critics remember some of Curry’s most iconic roles on the screen and on the stage.

The critics: 

Lael Loewenstein, film critic for LAist

Charles Solomon, film critic for LAist, Animation Scoop and Animation Magazine

Katie Walsh, film critic for LAist, the Tribune News Service and L.A. Times

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The topic:&nbsp;
Tim Curry, a character actor who created a gallery of delicious, very loony villains for stage and screen, including Dr. Frank-N-Furter in The Rocky Horror Picture Show and the smug concierge in Home Alone 2: Lost in New York, has died. He was 80. Larry Mantle and our FilmWeek critics remember some of Curry&rsquo;s most iconic roles on the screen and on the stage.
The critics:&nbsp;
<a href="http://www.lafca.net/members/lael_loewenstein.html">Lael Loewenstein</a>, film critic for LAist
<a href="https://www.rottentomatoes.com/critic/charles-solomon/movies">Charles Solomon</a>, film critic for LAist, <a href="http://www.animationscoop.com/">Animation Scoop</a> and <a href="http://www.animationmagazine.net/">Animation Magazine</a>
<a href="https://linktr.ee/katiewalshstx">Katie Walsh</a>, film critic for LAist, the Tribune News Service and L.A. Times
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