Larry Mantle and LAist film critics Lael Loewenstein and Beandrea July review this weekend’s latest movie releases in theaters and on streaming platforms. And we remember Hungarian filmmaker Béla Tarr.

Films:

Dead Man's Wire, AMC Burbank & AMC Grove|Expands Jan. 16

Greenland 2: Migration, Wide Release

I Was a Stranger, In Select Theaters

All That's Left of You, Laemmle Royal [West LA]

The Mother and the Bear, Laemmle Glendale

Homegrown, Available on VOD

The Forgotten Occupation, Lumiere Cinema [West LA] Jan 10

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South Korean director Park Chan-wook is considered one of living legends working today, known for his dark comedies inspired by film noir like his breakout hit Oldboy. His work also plays with shifting tones, like the paranoia and romance in the 2022 film Decision to Leave. Chan-wook’s newest film No Other Choice continues this pattern, melding the dark tone of a crime thriller with the slap-stick of a comical farce. The film stars Lee Byun-hun as a paper company employee who has just been laid off. Desperate to maintain his identity as a working man, he takes drastic measures to eliminate his competition in the job market. This time on FilmWeek, Larry Mantle speaks with director Park Chan-wook about his new film No Other Choice and how he decides what films to make at this stage in his career. Park Chan-wook is accompanied by his interpreter Jiwoon Lee.

You can see No Other Choice in select theaters.

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

Films:

Marty Supreme Wide Release

Song Sung Blue Wide Release

No Other Choice In Select Theaters|Expands January

The Testament of Ann Lee In Select Theaters|Expands January

Anaconda Wide Release

The Plague At Select Laemmle Theater locations|Expands Wide Jan 2

Goodbye June Streaming on Netflix

Father Mother Sister Brother Landmark Nuart Theater [West LA]|Expands Jan. 9

The Choral AMC Burbank & Laemmle Royal [West LA]|Expands to select theaters Jan. 15

Rental Family explores the unique phenomena of Japanese rental family agencies through an underemployed American actor living in Tokyo. Anchored by Brendan Fraser’s empathetic performance, Rental Family explores the lyricism of loneliness and the solace we can find in connection. Joining Larry to talk about Rental Family are director and co-writer of the film HIKARI and lead actor Brendan Fraser.

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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:

Avatar: Fire and Ash, Wide Release

The Housemaid, Wide Release

The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants, Wide Release

Is This Thing On?, In Select Theaters

The Voice of Hind Rajab, Laemmle Royal [West LA]

David, Wide Release

Franz, Laemmle Monica [Santa Monica]

All Operators are Currently Unavailable, Laemmle NoHo

Breakdown: 1975, Streaming on Netflix

Counting Crows: Have You Seen Me Lately?, Streaming on HBO Max

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

Pantone as a company is synonymous with our ideas around ‘color.’ They set the standard for what we expect “olive green” or “electric blue” to look like. But what about the man behind the iconic Pantone color square, each with a unique I.D. number? In the new documentary The King of Color, director Patrick Creadon focuses on the man who created Pantone’s Matching System, Lawrence Herbert. Creadon joins FilmWeek host Larry Mantle to discuss the legacy of Herbert and how a documentary about a niche subject like color matching gets off the ground.

The King of Color is playing at the Regal Paseo theater in Pasadena.

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

Films:

Five Nights at Freddy's 2, Wide Release

The Secret Agent, AMC Century City

100 Nights of Hero, Wide Release

Fackham Hall, Wide Release

The Chronology of Water, Laemmle Royal [West LA]

Cutting Through Rocks, Laemmle Royal [West LA]; Laemmle Town Center [Encino] Zodiac Killer Project, Alamo Drafthouse [DTLA]; Laemmle Glendale

The Tale of Silyan, Laemmle Monica

Jujutsu Kaisen: Execution, Wide Release

Man Finds Tape, Alamo Drafthouse [DTLA]; Available on VOD

The New Yorker at 100, Streaming on Netflix

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