FilmWeek FOR January 11, 2019

FilmWeek: ‘The Upside,’ ‘A Dog’s Way Home,’ ‘Replicas’ and tracing the prolific work of animation titan Hayao Miyazaki

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Larry Mantle and KPCC film critics Christy Lemire, Tim Cogshell and Charles Solomon review this weekend’s new movie releases. We also discuss the the prolific work of animation titan Hayao Miyazaki as LA Film Critics Association honors him with Career Achievement award. See full episode >

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