The topic:

FilmWeek critics Lael Loewenstein and Tim Cogshell discuss the new reboot of Jane Austen’s Sense and Sensibility, starring Daisy Edgar-Jones and Esmé Creed-Miles, and You Can See Everything, the new documentary on Elizabeth Holmes from Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheim. They’ll also review La Bola Negra, winner of this year’s Best Director award at Cannes and Spain’s Best International Feature submission for the 2027 Oscars.

The films:

Sense and Sensibility (2026)

You Can See Everything

Street Fighter (2026)

La Bola Negra

Whalefall

The Devils (1971) [4K restoration]

Norm: The Tale of Norm Macdonald

My Undesirable Friends: Part II - Exile

Capturing Bigfoot

Following Harry

Desert Angel

The critics:

Lael Loewenstein, film critic for LAist

Tim Cogshell, film critic for LAist, Alt-Film Guide and CineGods.com

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The topic:

In his new book, Funny Business: The Old-School Wedding Crashers and Knocked-Up Virgins Who Changed Comedy Forever, film critic and author Matt Singer discusses the comedy boom of the early aughts, the “Frat Pack” that dominated the era, and the lessons contemporary studios can take from their success.

Event info: Matt Singer will be at Vroman’s Bookstore in Pasadena on Sunday, Oct. 11 at 2pm talking about his book with Tim Grierson. You can find more info about the event here.

Guest:

Matt Singer, editor and film critic of ScreenCrush.com. He is the author of Funny Business: The Old-School Wedding Crashers and Knocked-Up Virgins Who Changed Comedy Forever

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The topic:

FilmWeek critics Katie Walsh and Claudia Puig join host Larry Mantle to discuss the biggest releases of the week, including screenwriter Aaron Sorkin’s follow-up to The Social Network, The Social Reckoning of which Sorkin also directs. And they’ll review this year’s Palm d’Or winner at Cannes, Fjord, about a Romanian family in Norway fighting allegations of child abuse.

The films:

The Social Reckoning, Wide Release

Musk, AMC Burbank & AMC Century City | Expanding on October 16

Fjord, AMC Century City & AMC Burbank

Tenzing, Laemmle NoHo & The Cinemas LA [Westwood]|Streaming on Apple TV+ October 16

Misty Green, AMC Century City, AMC The Grove, & AMC Burbank

Kikuyu Land, Laemmle Monica Film Center [Santa Monica]

NAZA, In Select Theaters

Animals, Landmark Westwood |Streaming on Netflix

The North, Laemmle Glendale, Laemmle Monica Center [Santa Monica], & AMC Burbank

The Beast, In Select Theaters

The critics:

Claudia Puig, film critic for LAist and program director for the Santa Barbara International Film Festival

Katie Walsh, film critic for LAist, the Tribune News Service and LA Times

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