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

FilmWeek: ‘Beau Is Afraid,’ ‘Judy Blume Forever,’ and ‘Chevalier’ 

• “Beau Is Afraid” Wide Release 
• “Judy Blume Forever” Laemmle Royal [West LA]
• “Chevalier: Wide Release. Available on VOD platforms 
• “Joyland” Landmark Nuart Theater[West LA]  
• “Guy Ritchie's The Covenant” Wide Release 
• “Carmen” Laemmle Royal [West LA] 
• “Wild Life” Laemmle Monica Film Center [Santa Monica] and Cinemark [Ventura]
• “Little Richard: I am Everything” Streaming On Demand
• “Ghosted” Streaming on Apple TV+ 
• “Flashdance” 40th Anniversary In Select Theaters

John Horn’s Interview about WILD LIFE

“On any scorecard, nature is losing.” Those are the words of conservationist Kris Tompkins, the subject of the new climate change documentary Wild Life. Along with the founder of Patagonia clothing line, Yvon Chouinard, they teams up with filmmaking couple Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin in creating a new climate change documentary Wild Life. LAist arts and entertainment reporter John Horn spoke with Kris Tompkins and Chai Vasarhelyi about ecological colonialism, the importance of corporate environmental responsibilities and more. 

Larry Mantle and LAist film critics Tim Cogshell, Andy Klein and Charles Solomon review this weekend’s new movie releases in theaters, streaming, and on demand platforms.

FilmWeek: ‘Renfield,’ ‘Sweetwater,’ ‘Suzume’ and More

• “Renfield” Wide Release 
• “Sweetwater” Wide Release
• “Suzume” Wide Release
• “Chop & Steele” Alamo DrafHouse [Downtown LA]
• “A Life On The Farm” Alamo DraftHouse [Downtown LA] 
• “Once Upon A Time In Ukraine” Laemmle Glendale [Glendale]
• “Rare Objects” Laemmle NoHo 7 [North Hollywood] 
• “Imagining The Indian” Laemmle Monica Film Center [Santa Monica] 
• “Mafia Mamma” Wide Release  
• “Sakra” In Select Theaters 
• “Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman” Laemmle Royal [West LA]
• “Personality Crisis: One Night Only” Streaming on Showtime 
•  “Chocolat” 4k Restoration Landmark Theater [Westwood] 

John Horn’s Interview about HOW TO BLOW UP A PIPELINE

Adapted by the non-fiction book of the same name, How to Blow Up A Pipeline is a new fictional film that tells the story of a disparate group of eco-terrorit’s call to action to save the world from the ongoing climate crisis by, you guessed it, blowing up a pipeline. LAist arts and entertainment reporter John Horn speaks more about the movie with Daniel Goldhaber, director and co-writer of the film, and Ariela Barer, actor and co-writer of the film. 

Larry Mantle and LAist film critics Claudia Puig, Peter Rainer and Charles Solomon review this weekend’s new movie releases in theaters, streaming, and on demand platforms.

FilmWeek: ‘The Super Mario Bros. Movie,’ ‘Showing Up,’ ‘Paint’ and More 

• “The Super Mario Bros. Movie,” Wide Release
• “Rewind & Play,” Acropolis Cinema & Lumiere Cinema Music Hall[Beverly Hills]
• “Showing Up,” AMC The Grove & AMC Century City
• “Tsurune The Movie: The First Shot,” In Select Theaters April 9 and 10 only
• “The Worst Ones,” Laemmle Monica Film Center[Santa Monica]
• “Sam Now,” Laemmle Glendale
• “Paint,” Wide Release
• “Róise & Frank,” Laemmle Town Center[Encino] & Laemmle Royal[West LA]
• “Chupa,” In Select Theaters & Streaming on Netflix

Larry Mantle and LAist film critics Lael Loewenstein and Wade Major review this weekend’s new movie releases in theaters, streaming, and on demand platforms.

FilmWeek: ‘Air: Courting A Legend,’ ‘Tetris,’ ‘Unzipped: An autopsy of American Inequality’ And More 

• “Air: Courting A Legend” Wide Release
• “Tetris” Streaming on Apple TV+
• “Unzipped: An Autopsy of American Inequality” Laemmle Monica Film Center [Santa monica] 
• “Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves” Wide Release
• “Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields” Streaming On Hulu  
• “One Day As A Lion” In Select Theaters
• “Rye Lane” Streaming on Hulu 
• “Space Oddity” In Select Theaters
• “Murder Mystery 2” Streaming on Netflix 

John Horn Interviews Actor Kyra Sedgwick About Directing Her New Film ‘Space Oddity’Kyra Segwick has a plethora of on screen performance credits, including TV crime series The Closer and comedy show Brooklyn Nine-Nine. Now, taking her talents behind-the-scenes, Sedgwick is making her first directorial debut in the Sci-Fi rom-com movie Space Oddity, a film about a young man traveling to Mars… or not. John Horn sits down with Sedgwick to talk about the film and how she feels about her new role behind the cameras. 

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

FilmWeek: ‘A Good Person,’ ‘John Wick: Chapter 4,’ ‘Jacir’ and More (0:15)

• “John Wick: Chapter 4,” Wide Release
• “A Good Person,” In Select Theaters
• “Jacir,” AMC Theater[Burbank] & AMC Theater[Orange]
• “Tori And Lokita,” Landmark Nuart Theater[DTLA]
• “Rodeo,” Laemmle Royal[West LA]
• “The Lost King,” Wide Release
• “Gods Of Mexico,” Lumiere Cinema Music Hall[Beverly Hills]
• “The Tutor,” In Select Theaters
• “The Way Of Gaucho,” American Cinematheque[Los Feliz]

John Horn’s Interview with Willem Dafoe (32:48)

Willem Dafoe has been acting for six decades, with a diverse filmography, from the iconic Green Goblin in Sam Rami’s Spiderman to the eccentric lighthouse worker in Robert Egger’s The Lighthouse. In the new film Inside, Dafoe plays an art thief who becomes trapped inside a luxury, high-tech penthouse when a heist doesn’t go as planned. His character is trapped for months, his only concern is that of survival. The film is directed by first-time director Vasilis Katsoupis. John Horn sits down with Dafoe to talk about the film and how it fits into his longtime career as a whole. 

Larry Mantle and LAist film critics Claudia Puig, Andy Klein and Charles Solomon review this weekend’s new movie releases in theaters, streaming, and on demand platforms.

FilmWeek: ‘Scream VI,’ ‘Shazam! Fury Of The Gods,’ ‘Luther: The Fallen Sun’ and More

• “Scream VI,” Wide Release
• “Shazam! Fury Of The Gods,” Wide Release
• “Moving On,” In Select Theaters
• “The Magician’s Elephant,” Streaming on Netflix
• “Champions,” In Select Theaters
• “La Civil,” Laemmle Glendale & Laemmle Royal[West LA]
• “The Forger,” Laemmle Royal[West LA] & Laemmle Town Center[Encino]
• “Sansón And Me,” Laemmle Glendale, Laemmle Monica Film Center[Santa Monica] & Laemmle Claremont March 20
• “Kubrick By Kubrick,” Available on Digital & VOD March 21
• “Pinball: The Man Who Saved The Game,” Galaxy Theater[Riverside] & Streaming on AppleTV+
• “Luther: The Fallen Sun,” Streaming on Netflix
• “Inside,” In Select Theaters
• “Boston Strangler,” Streaming on Hulu

The 95th Academy Awards is upon us! It’s been another great year in film. “Top Gun: Maverick,” one of the Best Picture nominees, has been credited as the blockbuster that brought audiences back to theaters post pandemic. This year also saw the long awaited sequel to James Cameron’s technical achievement “Avatar” with “Avatar: The Way Of Water.” But possibly the biggest film of the year was small indie movie “Everything Everywhere All at Once,” which has maintained a dedicated fanbase of everyday movie-goers and critics alike since its premiere in March 2022, and has dominated the award circuit leading up to this year's Oscar ceremony as the projected winner for Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Actress among other categories. Other Best Picture nominees in addition to those three films: “The Banshees Of Inisherin,” “Women Talking,” “Triangle Of Sadness,” “The Fabelmans,” “All Quiet On The Western Front,” “Tár,” and “Elvis.” Other categories covered include Best Animated Feature, Best Documentary Feature, Best Supporting Actress, and more!

There’s so much to talk about! Larry Mantle and LAist film critics are live at the Orpheum Theater in DownTown Los Angeles to discuss the 95th Academy Award nominations from Best Screenplay to Best Picture. We’ll hear which films are the critics’ favorites and which ones they think will take home the top prizes. You can find the full list of nominees here.

Our critics for the 21th annual Film Week Academy Awards Preview are:

• bio-justin-chang-staff.html">Justin Chang – Los Angeles Times and NPR’s Fresh Air
• Tim Cogshell – Alt-Film Guide and CineGods.com
• Andy Klein – LAist & AV Club
• Christy Lemire – Roger Ebert.com & Breakfast All Day podcast
• Lael Loewenstein – LAist                                                           
• Wade Major – CineGods.com                                      
• Amy Nicholson – New York Times film writer & podcast Unspooled
• Claudia Puig – President/LA Film Critics Association  
• Peter Rainer – Christian Science Monitor
• Charles Solomon – Animation Scoop and Animation.com

Round One (0:15)

• Best Animated Feature:

• Guillermo Del Toro’s Pinocchio – Directed by Guillermo del Toro, Mark Gustafson, Gary Ungar and Alex Bulkley
• Marcel The Shell With Shoes On – Directed by Dean Fleischer Camp, Elisabeth Holm, Andrew Goldman, Caroline Kaplan and Paul Mezey
• Puss In Boots: The Last Wish – Directed by Joel Crawford and Mark Swift
• The Sea Beast – Directed by Chris Williams and Jed Schlanger
• Turning Red – Directed by Domee Shi and Lindsey Collins

• Best Documentary Feature:

• All That Breathes – Directed by Shaunak Sen, Aman Mann and Teddy Leifer
• All The Beauty And The Bloodshed – Directed by Laura Poitras, Howard Gertler, John Lyons, Nan Goldin and Yoni Golijov
• Fire Of Love – Directed by Sara Dosa, Shane Boris and Ina Fichman
• A House Made Of Splinters – Directed by Simon Lereng Wilmont and Monica Hellström
• Navalny – Directed by Daniel Roher, Odessa Rae, Diane Becker, Melanie Miller and Shane Boris

Round Two (15:45)

• Best Supporting Actress:

• Angela Bassett – Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
• Hong Chau – The Whale
• Kerry Condon – The Banshees Of Inisherin
• Jamie Lee Curtis – Everything Everywhere All At Once
• Stephanie Hsu – Everything Everywhere All At Once

• Best Adapted Screenplay:

• All Quiet On The Western Front – Screenplay - Edward Berger, Lesley Paterson & Ian Stokell
• Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery – Written by Rian Johnson
• Living – Written by Kazuo Ishiguro
• Top Gun: Maverick – Screenplay by Ehren Kruger and Eric Warren Singer and Christopher McQuarrie; Story by Peter Craig and Justin Marks
• Women Talking – Screenplay by Sarah Polley

• Best Original Screenplay:

• The Banshees Of Inisherin – Written by Martin McDonagh
• Everything Everywhere All At Once – Written by Daniel Kwan & Daniel Scheinert
• The Fabelmans – Written by Steven Spielberg & Tony Kushner
• Tár – Written by Todd Field
• Triangle Of Sadness – Written by Ruben Östlund

• Best Supporting Actor:

• Brendan Gleeson – The Banshees of Inisherin
• Brian Tyree Henry – Causeway
• Judd Hirsch – The Fabelmans
• Barry Keoghan – The Banshees of Inisherin
• Ke Huy Quan – Everything Everywhere All at Once

• Best Actress:

• Cate Blanchett – Tár
• Ana De Armas – Blonde
• Andrea Riseborough – To Leslie
• Michelle Williams – The Fabelmans
• Michelle Yeoh – Everything Everywhere All at Once

Round 3 (34:47)

• Best Actor:

• Austin Butler – Elvis
• Colin Farrell – The Banshees of Inisherin
• Brendan Fraser – The Whale
• Paul Mescal – Aftersun
• Bill Nighy – Living

• Best Directing:

• The Banshees Of Inisherin – Directed by Martin McDonagh
• Everything Everywhere All At Once – Directed by Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert
• The Fabelmans – Directed by Steven Spielberg
• Tár – Directed by Todd Field
• Triangle Of Sadness – Direcetd by Ruben Östlund

• Best Picture:
• All Quiet On The Western Front
• Avatar: The Way Of Water

• The Banshees Of Inisherin

• Elvis

• Everything Everywhere All At Once

• The Fabelmans

• Tár

• Top Gun: Maverick

• Triangle Of Sadness

• Women Talking

Larry Mantle and LAist film critics Tim Cogshell and Andy Klein review this weekend’s new movie releases in theaters, streaming, and on demand platforms.

FilmWeek: ‘Creed III,’ ‘Operation Fortune: Ruse De Guerre,’ ‘Transfusion’ and More (0:15)

• “Creed III,” Wide Release
• “Operation Fortune: Ruse De Guerre,” Wide Release
• “What We Do Next,” Laemmle Monica Film Center[Santa Monica], Regal Foothill Ranch Theater & AMC Burbank Theater
• “A Little White Lie,” Lumiere Music Hall [Beverly Hills] & Harkins Theater At The Grove; On digital & on Demand
• “Pacifiction,” Laemmle Royal
• “Hunt Her, Kill Her,” In Select Theaters
• “Blueback,” In Select Theaters
• “Unseen,” Available on Digital & on Demand March 7
• “Transfusion,” Laemmle Glendale
• “Children Of The Corn,” In Select Theaters; Available on Demand & Digital March 21
• “Casablanca,” In Select Theaters March 5 & March 8 Only

Larry Mantle And The FilmWeek Critics Discuss The Best International Feature Category (31:48)

In preparation for the 95th Academy Awards, our FilmWeek critics discuss the Oscar nominees for Best International Feature Film which include ‘All Quiet On The Western Front,’ ‘Argentina 1985,’ ‘Close,’ ‘EO,’ and ‘The Quiet Girl.’ Joining Larry to discuss the prospective winners and share their favorite international film of the year are critics Tim Cogshell, Andy Klein, Wade Major, Peter Rainer, Amy Nicholson and Lael Loewenstein. You can see all our critics live Sunday, March 5th at the Orpheum Theatre in Downtown Los Angeles as we break down the major Oscar categories and relive the best of 2022 in film. Tickets are on sale now at LAist.com/events. We hope to see you there!

Larry Mantle and LAist film critics Wade Major and Christy Lemire review this weekend’s new movie releases in theaters, streaming, and on demand platforms.

FilmWeek: ‘Cocaine Bear,’ ‘Jesus Revolution,’ ‘We Have A Ghost’ and More (0:15)

• “Cocaine Bear,” Wide Release
• “Jesus Revolution,” Wide Release
• “Navalny,” Laemmle Monica Film Center [Santa Monica] & AMC Burbank Theater; Available to Stream on HBO Max
• “Juniper,” In Select Theaters; Available on Prime Video & Apple TV April 4
• “Linoleum,” Laemmle NoHo [North Hollywood] 
• “We Have A Ghost,” Streaming on Netflix
• “Die Hart: The Movie,” Available on Prime Video
• “My Happy Ending,” In Select Theaters
• “God’s Time,” Laemmle Glendale

Larry Mantle And The FilmWeek Critics Discuss The Oscar-Nominated Animated Shorts (39:20)

In preparation for the 95th Academy Awards, our FilmWeek critics Amy Nicholson and Charles Solomon discuss the nominees for Best Animated Short Film, Best Live Action Short Film, and Best Documentary Short Film, sharing their favorites and front runners. You can see all our critics live Sunday, March 5th at the Orpheum Theatre in Downtown Los Angeles as we break down the major Oscar categories and relive the best of 2022 in film. Tickets are on sale now at LAist.com/events. We hope to see you there!