663 episodes
Weekend Film Reviews KCRW
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4.1 • 151 Ratings
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The best film reviewers in the business give you recommendations on what to see and what to skip each week.
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Weekend film reviews: ‘The Poolman,’ ‘Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes’
Critics review the latest film releases: “The Poolman,” “Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes,” “Last Stop in Yuma County,” and “Power.”
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Weekend film reviews: ‘The Fall Guy,’ ‘I Saw the TV Glow’
The latest film releases include The Fall Guy, I Saw the TV Glow, Evil Does Not Exist, and Mars Express. Weighing in are William Bibbiani, film critic for the Wrap and co-host of the Critically Acclaimed Network, and Monica Castillo, freelance film critic and senior film programmer at the Jacob Burns Film Center.
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Weekend film reviews: ‘Challengers,’ ‘Uncropped,’ ‘Egoist’
The latest film releases are Challengers, Uncropped, Egoist, and Alien (re-release). Weighing in are Alsondo Duralde and Dave White, film critics and co-hosts of movie podcast Linoleum Knife.
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Weekend film reviews: ‘Abigail,’ ‘We Grown Now,’ ‘The People’s Joker’
The latest film releases include Abigail, The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare, We Grown Now, and The People's Joker. Weighing in are Christy Lemire, film critic for RogerEbert.com and co-host of the YouTube channel Breakfast All Day, and Shawn Edwards, film critic for FOX-TV in Kansas City and co-founder of the African American Film Critics Association.
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Weekend film reviews: ‘Civil War,’ ‘In Flames, ‘Sting’
The latest film releases include Civil War, In Flames, Sting, and Sasquatch Sunset. Weighing in are Alison Willmore, a film critic for New York Magazine and Vulture, and Witney Seibold, contributor to SlashFilm and co-host of the podcast Critically Acclaimed.
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Weekend film reviews: ‘La Bête,’ ‘Monkey Man,’ ‘Girls State’
The latest film releases are La Bête, Monkey Man, Girls State, and Música. Weighing in are Amy Nicholson, host of the podcast Unspooled and film reviewer for the New York Times, and Tim Grierson, senior U.S. critic for Screen International and the author of This Is How You Make a Movie.
Customer Reviews
If you can get past the genre biases...
I wish Mr. Morgenstern got over some of his genre biases, but otherwise this podcast is a great resource for anyone who wants concise, witty (if dry), smart movie reviews.
A Mensch and a Scholar and a Sly Wit
I don’t have any clever rants, trolls, snarcky witticisms to add to these comments. I just like Joe’s reviews and have read them for a long time. His reviews are thoughtful, often funny, insightful and, above all, humane. They shy away from the usual cinemato-speak of auteurs and genres. They remind me that humans watch movies to be entertained, not exploited, and that they can really add emotional dimensions to our lives. Even some schlock ones. But, whew! if your movie tries to exploit the good will of the audience, his wit can be a runaway slicer and dicer. If you read his review of, “The Sound of Music” (last century, guys) you’ll know what I mean. .
Joe, please, no spoilers!
Every five or so reviews he spoils the ending of a film, which is extremely frustrating since it never seems necessary to deliver his message.