Larry is joined by KPCC film critics Peter Rainer and Henry Sheehan to discuss the week’s new films, including The Amazing Spider-Man, Magic Mike, Ted, People Like Us, Beasts of the Southern Wild, Neil Young Journeys and more. TGI-FilmWeek!

GUESTS

Peter Rainer, film critic for KPCC and the Christian Science Monitor

Henry Sheehan, film critic for KPCC and dearhenrysheehan.com

Trailer for The Amazing Spider-Man

Trailer for Magic Mike

Trailer for Ted (Warning: Explicit Content)

Trailer for People Like Us

Trailer for Beasts Of The Southern Wild

Trailer for The Last Ride

Trailer for Unforgivable

Trailer for Neil Young Journeys

Films Reviewed:

The Amazing Spider-Man

Peter Parker finds a clue that might answer why his parents disappeared.

Starring: Andrew Garfield, Emma Stone and Rhys Ifans
Written by: James Vanderbilt, Alvin Sargent, Steve Kloves
Directed by: Marc Webb
PG-13
Columbia Pictures

Magic Mike

A male stripper takes a young dancer under his wing.

Starring: Channing Tatum, Alex Pettyfer, Matthew McConaughey and Olivia Munn
Written by: Reid Carolin
Directed by: Steven Soderbergh
R
Warner Bros. Pictures

Ted

A childhood wish results in a grown man’s best friend being a talking teddy bear.

Starring: Mark Wahlberg, Mila Kunis, Giovanni Ribisi and Joel McHale
Written by: Seth MacFarlane, Alec Sulkin and Wellesley Wild
Directed by: Seth MacFarlane
R
Universal Pictures

Unforgivable

An author suffers writer’s block after marrying his real estate agent.

Starring: Andre Dussollier, Carole Bouquet and Melanie Thierry
Written and directed by: Andre Techine
Not rated
Strand Releasing

In French with English subtitles.

People Like Us

When his father dies, a man learns he has an older sister he never knew.

Starring: Chris Pine, Elizabeth Banks, Olivia Wilde and Michelle Pfeiffer
Written by: Alex Kurtzman, Roberto Orci and Jody Lambert
Directed by: Alex Kurtzman
PG-13
DreamWorks

Beasts of the Southern Wild

A young girl faces adversity in an isolated Southern bayou town/

Starring: Quvenzhane Wallis and Dwight Henry
Written by: Lucy Alibar and Benh Zeitlin
Directed by: Benh Zeitlin
PG-13
Fox Searchlight Pictures

Turn Me On, Dammit

A teenage girl deals with her raging hormones in a small town.

Starring: Helene Bergsholm, Malin Bjorhovde and Henriette Steenstrup
Written and directed by: Jannicke Systad Jacobson
Not rated
New Yorker Films

Neil Young Journeys

Young’s road trip from his hometown to the closing night of his tour in Toronto.

Starring: Neil Young
Directed by: Jonathan Demme
PG
Sony Pictures Classics

The Matchmaker

In 1968 Israel a teenage boy falls for his friend’s cousin.

Starring: Adir Miller, Maya Dagan and Tuval Shafir
Written and directed by: Avi Nesher
Not rated
Manemsha Films

In Hebrew with English subtitles