Podcast Episodes

Feature: Rob Reiner returns for an encore with a double Spinal Tap

This Is Spinal Tap ushered in a new wave of genre films with its satirical, mockumentary style. It is hailed as a classic, having found its way into the U.S. Library of Congress' National Film Regist…

Published on 2 months, 1 week ago

FilmWeek: ‘The Long Walk,’ ‘Spinal Tap II: The End Continues,’ ‘Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale,’ and more!

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

Films:

The Long Walk, Wide Re…

Published on 2 months, 1 week ago

Feature: LA’s first annual Silent Film Festival

In our age of surround sound and IMAX theaters emphasizing the importance of sound effects and mixing in movies, it’s easy to forget that for film history’s first thirty years, movies were silent. A …

Published on 2 months, 2 weeks ago

FilmWeek: ‘The Conjuring: Last Rites,’ ‘Twinless,’ ‘Preparation for the Next Life,’ and more!

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

Films:

The Conjuring: Last Rites, Wide Rele…

Published on 2 months, 2 weeks ago

Feature: How A24 became the major movie studio for indie filmmakers

A24 has solidified itself as the "indie darling" of film studios, gaining a sizable cohort of devotees (many of them young) who rep the studio's merch like fans of a rock band. Started in 2012, A24 m…

Published on 2 months, 3 weeks ago

FilmWeek: ‘Caught Stealing,’ ‘The Roses,’ ‘Sign ‘o’ the Times,’ and more!

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

Films:

Caught Stealing, Wide Release

The Roses, …

Published on 2 months, 3 weeks ago

Feature: Director Ron Howard talks about his new movie Eden

Ron Howard's filmography is diverse, a product of a four decades-long career in Hollywood. He has directed Oscar-winning dramas such as A Beautiful Mind, audience pleasing comedies including Splash a…

Published on 2 months, 4 weeks ago

FilmWeek: ‘Honey Don’t!’ ‘Ne Zha II,’ ‘Splitsville,’ and more!

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

Films:

Honey Don’t!, Wide R…

Published on 2 months, 4 weeks ago

Feature: How to adapt a film like Akira Kurosawa?

Akira Kurosawa is one of the world’s most revered directors, his films often cited as inspiration amongst other auteurs. Sometimes that inspiration has led to full-on remakes of Kurosawa’s films, suc…

Published on 3 months ago

FilmWeek: ‘Highest 2 Lowest’, ‘Nobody 2’, ‘Americana’, and more!

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:

Highest 2 Lowest, In Se…

Published on 3 months ago