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The Pulitzer Prize-winning critic of The Wall Street Journal, Joe Morgenstern reviews films weekly in the paper and on KCRW.

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    Weekend film reviews: ‘Karate Kid: Legends,' ‘Bring Her Back'

    Play Episode Listen Later May 30, 2025 17:54


    The latest film releases include Karate Kid: Legends, The Phoenician Scheme, Bring Her Back, and Mountainhead. Weighing in are Alison Willmore, film critic for NY Magazine and Vulture, and Tim Grierson, senior U.S. critic for Screen International and author of This Is How You Make a Movie.

    Latest ‘Mission Impossible' not so accomplished, ‘Fountain of Youth' sags

    Play Episode Listen Later May 23, 2025 18:19


    Critics review the latest film releases: “Mission Impossible - The Final Reckoning,” “Sister Midnight,” “Fountain of Youth,” and “Jane Austin Wrecked My Life.”

    Weekend film reviews: ‘Final Destination: Bloodlines,' ‘Magic Farm'

    Play Episode Listen Later May 16, 2025 18:15


    The latest film releases include Final Destination: Bloodlines, Magic Farm, Caught by the Tides, and Hurry Up Tomorrow. Weighing in are Alonso Duralde and Dave White, film critics and co-hosts of the movie podcast Linoleum Knife.

    Weekend film reviews: ‘Clown in a Cornfield,' ‘Friendship'

    Play Episode Listen Later May 9, 2025 17:37


    The latest film releases include Clown in a Cornfield, Friendship, Fight or Flight, and Absolute Dominion. Weighing in are Witney Seibold, senior writer at SlashFilm and co-host of the Critically Acclaimed Network, and Katie Walsh, film reviewer for The Tribune News Service and The Los Angeles Times.

    Weekend film reviews: ‘Another Simple Favor,' ‘The Surfer,' ‘Rust'

    Play Episode Listen Later May 2, 2025 15:50


    The latest film releases include Another Simple Favor, The Surfer, Rust, and Thunderbolts*. Weighing in are William Bibbiani, film critic for The Wrap and co-host of the Critically Acclaimed Network podcast, and Amy Nicholson, film critic for The Los Angeles Times and host of the podcast Unspooled.

    Weekend film reviews: ‘The Accountant 2,' ‘Until Dawn,' ‘Havoc'

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 25, 2025 16:03


    The latest film releases include The Accountant 2, Until Dawn, Havoc, and On Swift Horses. Weighing in are Tim Grierson, senior U.S. Critic for Screen International and author of This Is How You Make a Movie, and Alison Willmore, film critic for NY Magazine and Vulture.

    Weekend film reviews: ‘Sinners,' ‘The Wedding Banquet,' ‘The Shrouds'

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2025 16:45


    The latest film releases include Sinners, The Wedding Banquet, The Shrouds, and The President's Wife. Weighing in are Alonso Duralde and Dave White, film critics and co-hosts of the movie podcast Linoleum Knife.

    Weekend film reviews: ‘The Amateaur,' ‘Drop,' ‘Warfare'

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 11, 2025 17:49


    The latest film releases include The Amateur, Drop, Warfare, and One to One: John & Yoko. Weighing in are Witney Seibold, contributor to SlashFilm and co-host of the podcast Critically Acclaimed, and Monica Castillo, freelance film critic and senior film programmer at the Jacob Burns Film Center.

    Weekend film reviews: ‘Freaky Tales,' ‘A Minecraft Movie'

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 4, 2025 17:28


    The latest film releases include Freaky Tales, A Minecraft Movie, The Luckiest Man in America, and The Friend. Weighing in are Shawn Edwards, a film critic at Fox 4 News and co-founder of the African American Film Critics Association, and Katie Walsh, film reviewer for the Tribune News Service and the Los Angeles Times.

    Weekend film reviews: ‘Death of a Unicorn,' ‘Grand Tour'

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 28, 2025 18:23


    The latest film releases include Death of a Unicorn, Grand Tour, An Unfinished Film, and The Ballad of Wallis Island. Weighing in are Alonso Duralde and Dave White, film critics and co-hosts of the movie podcast Linoleum Knife.

    Weekend film reviews: ‘The Alto Knights,' ‘Snow White,' ‘Ash'

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 21, 2025 17:50


    The latest film releases include The Alto Knights, Snow White, Misericordia and Ash. Weighing in are Alison Willmore, film critic for NY Magazine and Vulture, and Tim Grierson, senior U.S. critic for Screen International and author of This Is How You Make a Movie.

    Weekend film reviews: ‘Black Bag,' ‘Opus,' ‘Novocaine'

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2025 17:46


    The latest film releases include Black Bag, Opus, Novocaine, and The Electric State. Weighing in are William Bibbiani, film critic for the Wrap and co-host of the Critically Acclaimed Network podcast, and Christy Lemire, writer for RogerEbert.com and co-host of the Breakfast All Day podcast.

    Weekend film reviews: ‘Mickey 17,' ‘On Becoming a Guinea Fowl'

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 7, 2025 17:11


    The latest film releases include Mickey 17, On Becoming a Guinea Fowl, Night of the Zoopocalypse, and The Rule of Jenny Pen. Weighing in are Witney Seibold, contributor to SlashFilm and co-host of the podcast Critically Acclaimed, and Amy Nicholson, host of the podcast Unspooled and film reviewer for The Los Angeles Times.

    Weekend film reviews: ‘Last Breath,' ‘My Dead Friend Zoe'

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2025 16:58


    The latest film releases include Last Breath, My Dead Friend Zoe, Cold Wallet, and The Accidental Getaway Driver. Weighing in are Tim Grierson, senior U.S. critic for Screen International and author of This Is How You Make a Movie, and Katie Walsh, film reviewer for the Tribune News Service and the Los Angeles Times.

    Weekend film reviews: ‘Old Guy,' ‘Picnic at Hanging Rock'

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2025 16:04


    The latest film releases include Old Guy, The Monkey, Picnic at Hanging Rock, and Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy. Weighing in are Alonso Duralde and Dave White, film critics and co-hosts of the movie podcast Linoleum Knife.

    Weekend film reviews: ‘Captain America: Brave New World,' ‘Universal Language'

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2025 17:55


    The latest film releases include Captain America: Brave New World, Paddington in Peru, Universal Language, and Sly Lives! Weighing in are Christy Lemire, writer for RogerEbert.com and co-host of the podcast Breakfast All Day, and Monica Castillo, freelance film critic and senior film programmer at the Jacob Burns Film Center.

    Weekend film reviews: ‘Love Hurts,' ‘Heart Eyes,' ‘Parthenope'

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2025 18:00


    The latest film releases include Love Hurts, Heart Eyes, Parthenope, and Armand. Weighing in are Shawn Edwards, film critic for FOX4 News in Kansas City, and Alison Willmore, film critic for New York Magazine and Vulture.

    Weekend film reviews: ‘Dog Man,' ‘Companion,' ‘Love Me'

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2025 16:12


    The latest film releases include Dog Man, Companion, Love Me, and Liza: A Truly Terrific Absolutely True Story. Weighing in are Katie Walsh, film reviewer for the Tribune News Service and the Los Angeles Times, and William Bibbiani film critic for the Wrap and co-host of the Critically Acclaimed Network.

    Weekend film reviews: ‘Presence,' ‘Rose,' ‘Inheritance'

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2025 18:02


    The latest film releases include Presence, Rose, Inheritance, and Myth of Man. Weighing in are Alonso Duralde and Dave white, film critics and co-hosts of the movie podcast Linoleum Knife. 

    Weekend film reviews: ‘One of Them Days,' ‘Wolf Man,' ‘I'm Still Here'

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 17, 2025 16:17


    The latest film releases include One of Them Days, Wolf Man, I'm Still Here, and Wish You Were Here. Weighing in are Alison Willmore, a film critic for New York Magazine and Vulture, and Witney Seibold, senior staff writer at SlashFilm and co-host of the podcast Critically Acclaimed. 

    Weekend film reviews: ‘Hard Truths,' ‘Vermiglio,' The Last Showgirl'

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 10, 2025 17:59


    The latest film releases include Hard Truths, Vermiglio, Diane Warren: Relentless, and The Last Showgirl. Weighing in are William Bibbiani, film critic for the Wrap and co-host of the Critically Acclaimed Network, and Christy Lemire, writer for RogerEbert.com and co-host of the podcast Breakfast All Day. 

    Film previews 2025: ‘Wicked: For Good,' ‘28 Years Later,' ‘Mickey 17'

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 3, 2025 17:59


    Highly-anticipated films hitting the big screen in 2025 include Wicked: For Good, Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning, Superman, 28 Years Later, Mickey 17, and more. Here for a preview are Tim Grierson, senior film critic for Screen International and author of This Is How You Make A Movie, and Shawn Edwards, film critic for FOX4 News in Kansas City.

    Film reviews: ‘A Complete Unknown,' ‘Babygirl, ‘Nosferatu'

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 24, 2024 16:09


    The latest film releases include A Complete Unknown, Babygirl, Nosferatu, and Better Man. Weighing in are William Bibbiani, film critic for the Wrap and co-host of the Critically Acclaimed Network, and Amy Nicholson, host of the podcast Unspooled and film reviewer for Los Angeles Times.

    Weekend film reviews: ‘Mufasa,' ‘The Brutalist,' ‘Nickel Boys'

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 20, 2024 23:26


    The latest film releases include Mufasa, The Room Next Door, The Brutalist, and Nickel Boys. Weighing in are Alonso Duralde and Dave White, film critics and co-hosts of the movie podcast Linoleum Knife.

    Weekend film reviews: ‘Kraven the Hunter,' ‘The End,' ‘September 5'

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 13, 2024 18:17


    The latest film releases include Kraven the Hunter, The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim, The End, and September 5. Weighing in are Alison Willmore, a film critic for New York Magazine and Vulture, and Witney Seibold, senior staff writer at SlashFilm and co-host of the podcast Critically Acclaimed.

    Weekend film reviews: ‘Y2K,' ‘The Return,' ‘Get Away'

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 6, 2024 10:47


    The latest film releases include Y2K, The Return, Get Away, and Nightbitch. Weighing in are Katie Walsh, film reviewer for the Tribune News Service and The Los Angeles Times, and Monica Castillo, freelance film critic and senior film programmer at the Jacob Burns Film Center.

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    Weekend film reviews: ‘Moana 2,' ‘Queer,' ‘Maria'

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 29, 2024 16:31


    The latest film releases include Moana 2, Queer, Maria, and The Seed of the Sacred Fig. Weighing in are Alonso Duralde and Dave White, film critics and co-hosts of the movie podcast Linoleum Knife.

    Weekend film reviews: ‘Wicked,' ‘Gladiator II,' ‘The Piano Lesson'

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 22, 2024 15:42


    The latest film releases include Wicked, Gladiator II, and The Piano Lesson. Weighing in are Christy Lemire, film critic for RogerEbert.com and co-host of the YouTube channel Breakfast All Day, and Tim Grierson, senior U.S. critic for Screen International and the author of This Is How You Make a Movie.

    Weekend film reviews: ‘Red One,' ‘All We Imagine as Light'

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 15, 2024 17:27


    This week’s movie releases include Red One, The World According to Allee Willis, All We Imagine as Light, and Hot Frosty. Weighing in are Alison Willmore, film critic for New York Magazine and Vulture; and William Bibbiani, film critic for the Wrap and co-host of the Critically Acclaimed Network.

    Weekend film reviews: ‘Heretic,' ‘The Best Christmas Pageant Ever'

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2024 18:12


    The latest film releases include Heretic, The Best Christmas Pageant Ever, Christmas Eve in Miller's Point, and Small Things Like These. Weighing in are Monica Castillo, freelance film critic and senior film programmer at the Jacob Burns Film Center, and Shawn Edwards, an award-winning film critic for FOX-TV in Kansas City.  

    Weekend film reviews: ‘Here,' ‘A Real Pain,' ‘Blitz'

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 1, 2024 18:46


    The latest film releases include Here, A Real Pain, Blitz, and Emilia Perez. 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 author of This Is How You Make a Movie.  

    Weekend film reviews: ‘Venom: The Last Dance,' ‘Concave,' ‘New Wave'

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 25, 2024 16:56


    The latest film releases include Venom: The Last Dance, Conclave, New Wave, and No One Asked You. Weighing in are Alonso Duralde and Dave White, film critics and co-hosts of the movie podcast Linoleum Knife.  

    Weekend film reviews: ‘Smile 2,' ‘Anora,' ‘Woman of the Hour'

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2024 16:39


    The latest film releases include Smile 2, Anora, Woman of the Hour, and Tom Petty: Heartbreakers Beach Party. Weighing in are Witney Seibold, contributor to SlashFilm and co-host of the podcast Critically Acclaimed, and Christy Lemire, film critic for RogerEbert.com and co-host of the YouTube channel Breakfast All Day.

    Weekend film reviews: ‘Piece by Piece,' ‘The Apprentice'

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 11, 2024 17:37


    The latest movie releases include Piece by Piece, The Apprentice, We Live in Time, and The Last of the Sea Women. Weighing in are Katie Walsh, film reviewer for the Tribune News Service and The Los Angeles Times, and Monica Castillo, freelance film critic and senior film programmer at the Jacob Burns Film Center.

    Weekend film reviews: ‘Joker: Folie a Deux,' ‘Salem's Lot'

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 4, 2024 18:14


    The latest movie releases include Joker: Folie a Deux, Salem's Lot, It's What's Inside, and The Outrun. Weighing in are Alison Willmore, film critic for New York Magazine and Vulture; and William Bibbiani, film critic for the Wrap and co-host of the Critically Acclaimed Network. 

    Weekend film reviews: ‘Megalopolis,' ‘Wolfs,' ‘The Wild Robot'

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 27, 2024 17:52


    The latest film releases are Megalopolis, Wolfs, The Wild Robot, and Saturday Night. Weighing in are Christy Lemire, film critic for RogerEbert.com and co-host of the YouTube channel Breakfast All Day, and Tim Grierson, senior U.S. critic for Screen International and the author of This Is How You Make a Movie.

    Weekend film reviews: ‘The Substance,' ‘A Different Man'

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2024 17:23


    The latest movie releases include The Substance, A Different Man, In the Summers, and The Falling Star. Weighing in are Alonso Duralde and Dave White, film critics and co-hosts of the movie podcast Linoleum Knife.

    Weekend film reviews: ‘Speak No Evil,' ‘My Old Ass'

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 13, 2024 18:33


    The latest film releases include Speak No Evil, My Old Ass, The Killer's Game, and Look Into My Eyes. Weighing in are Amy Nicholson, host of the podcast Unspooled and film reviewer for The New York Times, and Shawn Edwards, a film critic at Fox 4 News and co-founder of the African American Film Critics Association. 

    Weekend film reviews: ‘Beetlejuice Beetlejuice,' ‘The Front Room'

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 6, 2024 18:21


    The latest film releases include Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, The Front Room, The Thicket, His Three Daughters, and Seeking Mavis Beacon. Weighing in are Katie Walsh, film reviewer for the Tribune News Service and The Los Angeles Times, and William Bibbiani, film critic for the Wrap and co-host of the Critically Acclaimed Network. 

    Weekend film reviews: ‘1992,' ‘Reagan,' ‘You Gotta Believe'

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 31, 2024 17:16


    The latest film releases include 1992, Reagan, You Gotta Believe and The Deliverance. Weighing in are Witney Seibold, senior writer at SlashFilm and co-host of the Critically Acclaimed podcast, and Monica Castillo, freelance film critic who’s written for RogerEbert.com, The New York Times, and The Village Voice.

    Weekend film reviews: ‘The Crow,' ‘Blink Twice,' ‘Between the Temples'

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 23, 2024 16:37


    The latest film releases include The Crow, Blink Twice, and Between the Temples. Weighing in are Shawn Edwards, a film critic at Fox 4 News and co-founder of the African American Film Critics Association; and Alison Willmore, a film critic for New York Magazine and Vulture.

    Weekend film reviews: ‘Borderlands,' ‘Cuckoo,' ‘Good One'

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 9, 2024 17:51


    The latest film releases include Borderlands, Cuckoo, Good One and It Ends with Us. Weighing in are Tim Grierson, senior U.S. critic for Screen International and the author of This Is How You Make a Movie, and Katie Walsh, film reviewer for the Tribune News Service and the Los Angeles Times.

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