FilmWeek - Podcast Rankings and reviews

FilmWeek is currently my favorite movie review show, after a lifetime of studying film, writing reviews myself, and having been raised on Siskel & Ebert. What it has that the latter did not is a multiplicity of critical perspectives, rotating each week. Because of FilmWeek, I discovered Tim Cogshell, an African American critic and my current favorite, Charles Solomon, an expert on animation, and Amy Nicholson, a young, female former MTV critic young who was a fan of "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" growing up, and thus offers a unique perspective not usually seen or heard in modern film criticism. "FilmWeek" also features Roger Ebert's hand-picked successor Christy Lemire on occasion, and because of the diversity of its rotating lineup, you get a series of fresh and insightful perspectives. It's been my go-to movie review show for the past several years now, and I can't recommend it highly enough. A winner!

I've been listening to Filmweek for years on KPCC and love the film journalists and Larry. It's funny, I have 2 kids and the reviews are so thorough and thoughtful (and funny!) that I feel like I've seen the movies! A highlight of my week, for sure.

I don't always listen all the way through (the movies get pretty obscure sometimes), but I love the intelligence of the reviewers and their conversations and energy. You'll definitely have favorites of your own, because I certainly have mine. I can't wait to get I every week.

Number one place I go to to find out if the newest blockbusters are worth seeing and also if there is a hidden gem I can find that I may have missed. Critics also give good variety of view points on the movies.