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Maureen Lee Lenker FilmWeek (LAist) 6 days ago If you're a fan, it's a fun watch -- a lot of the expected "drugs and rock 'n' roll" of the '70s music era, and you find yourself marveling at how any of these people are still alive. Go to Full Review Occupational Hazard: The First Coral Reefers (2026) - - - -

Tim Cogshell FilmWeek (LAist) Oct 28, 2026 It's very pointed, and it's absolutely taking what can be done with A.I. to task, but it knows that if you do that wrapped in a horror movie, it lands a different way. And it does. Go to Full Review Appofeniacs (2025) 90% - -

Tim Cogshell FilmWeek (LAist) Oct 26, 2026 3 This is just an exquisite little fable adapted from that short story by this husband-wife team, which I think matters in the case of this film: that they are a married couple, as much of this story is about marriage when it works, and when it doesn't. Go to Full Review Wicker (2026) 94% - -

Tim Cogshell FilmWeek (LAist) Oct 26, 2026 3 Horror director James Watkins handles the making of a Batman villain with the care of Dr. Frankenstein. It's alive, and it's very good. Go to Full Review Clayface (2026) 77% - -

Tim Cogshell FilmWeek (LAist) Oct 26, 2026 3 A thoughtful reflection on a moment of war that destroyed a family and a warrior, as many do. Go to Full Review Atonement (2026) 93% - -

Tim Cogshell FilmWeek (LAist) Oct 20, 2026 This is a very strong documentary. Go to Full Review Following Harry (2024) - - - -

Claudia Puig FilmWeek (LAist) Oct 17, 2026 What makes this different... is that it's about the person who you normally don't see. Go to Full Review Tenzing (2026) 98% - -

Katie Walsh FilmWeek (LAist) Oct 17, 2026 A really beautiful representation of his relationship with nature. Go to Full Review Tenzing (2026) 98% - -

Lael Loewenstein FilmWeek (LAist) Oct 17, 2026 A very powerful and moving film about hope. Go to Full Review Desert Angel (2024) - - - -

Christy Lemire FilmWeek (LAist) Oct 6, 2026 There's almost a mythological quality to this character while remaining grounded in working class Houston. Go to Full Review Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother (2026) 96% - -

Maureen Lee Lenker FilmWeek (LAist) Oct 6, 2026 I found the movie incredibly dour. The action sequences are spectacular... But the movie itself is bleak and plods along from one violent sequence to another. Go to Full Review Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother (2026) 96% - -

Tim Cogshell FilmWeek (LAist) Oct 2, 2026 One of the things that I like about these films is that the filmmakers remember is that, despite the fact that you're doing stop-motion animation, close-ups matter. Go to Full Review Shaun the Sheep: The Beast of Mossy Bottom (2026) 99% - -

Katie Walsh FilmWeek (LAist) Oct 2, 2026 It's really charming and lovely. I will always love Shaun; he is one of my favorite characters. Go to Full Review Shaun the Sheep: The Beast of Mossy Bottom (2026) 99% - -

Charles Solomon FilmWeek (LAist) Oct 2, 2026 These movies remind us just how much fun animation is when it's not talking you to death. Go to Full Review Shaun the Sheep: The Beast of Mossy Bottom (2026) 99% - -

Tim Cogshell FilmWeek (LAist) Sep 23, 2026 It's an exquisite meditation on time and fate. Go to Full Review The Oldest Person in the World (2026) 86% - -

Katie Walsh FilmWeek (LAist) Sep 23, 2026 I really like a documentary that's more about the filmmaker than it is about the film subject, and that's what this film is. Go to Full Review The Oldest Person in the World (2026) 86% - -

Katie Walsh FilmWeek (LAist) Sep 23, 2026 It should be required viewing for horror fans and people who like zombie movies. Go to Full Review Black Zombie (2026) 100% - -

Maureen Lee Lenker FilmWeek (LAist) Sep 19, 2026 A lovely coming of age film, and a clarion call to young women to not be afraid to put themselves at the center of their own lives. Go to Full Review The Julia Set (2026) 70% - -

Christy Lemire FilmWeek (LAist) Sep 9, 2026 It is very hit-or-miss... But the central friendship between Ginger Minj and Jujubee is really sweet. Go to Full Review Stop! That! Train! (2026) 85% - -

Maureen Lee Lenker FilmWeek (LAist) Sep 9, 2026 [Rachel Bloom] brings a really lovely grounded-ness to things where she's still ridiculous and in on the joke, but plays things so beautifully straight and believably that it really balances out the over-the-top nature of the other performances. Go to Full Review Stop! That! Train! (2026) 85% - -