Podcast Episodes

FilmWeek: ‘Wicked: For Good,’ ‘Rental Family,’ ‘Left-Handed Girl,’ and more!

Larry Mantle and LAist film critics Claudia Puig and Peter Rainer review this weekend’s latest movie releases in theaters and on streaming platforms.

Films:

Wicked: For Good, Wide Release

Rental Fami…

Published on 10 hours ago

Feature: Renate Reinsve in ‘Sentimental Value’

Norwegian actress Renate Reinsve earned international recognition for her performance in the Joachim Trier film The Worst Person in the World. After roles in Hollywood in Presumed Innocent and A Diff…

Published on 10 hours ago

Feature: A new biography on Cesar Romero shows the actor’s varied career beyond The Joker

Actor Cesar Romero is probably best known for his role as The Joker in the 1960s Batman series, a portrayal that would later define the character and cast a large shadow over future screen adaptation…

Published on 1 week ago

FilmWeek: ‘Jay Kelly,’ ‘The Running Man,’ ‘The Carpenter’s Son,’ and more!

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

Films:

Jay Kelly In Select Theaters|Streaming on…

Published on 1 week ago

Feature: Sir Roger Deakins talks about his life and career in a new memoir

Sir Roger Deakins is the award-winning cinematographer behind the films Bladerunner: 2049, 1917, and No Country for Old Men (just to name a few). Although those behind the camera often do not reach t…

Published on 2 weeks ago

FilmWeek: ‘Predator: Badlands,’ ‘Sentimental Value,’ ‘Die My Love,’ and more!

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

Films:

Predator: Badlands, Wide Release    …

Published on 2 weeks ago

Feature: A new TCM book shares some Pre-Code classics

Despite only lasting four short years from 1930 to 1934, the pre-code era of Hollywood’s Golden Age produced films that pushed the boundaries of cinema and storytelling, even by today’s standards. Ho…

Published on 3 weeks ago

FilmWeek: ‘Nouvelle Vague,’ ‘Love+War,’ ‘Ballad of a Small Player,’ and more!

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.

Films:

Nouvelle Vague In Sele…

Published on 3 weeks ago

FilmWeek: ‘Bugonia,’ ‘Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere,’ ‘Hedda,’ and more!

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

Films:

Bugonia, In Select Theaters

Springs…

Published on 4 weeks ago

Great Scott! New documentary celebrates 50 years of “The Rocky Horror Picture Show”

The Rocky Horror Picture Show created a blueprint for other initially unsuccessful films to find second lives through fervent fans. Its unapologetic celebration of difference continues to resonate on…

Published on 4 weeks ago