SoCal new movies, Jan. 3-10: ‘Night Swim,’ ‘American Fiction,’ ‘Occupied City’ and more
SoCal new movies, Jan. 3-10: ‘Night Swim,’ ‘American Fiction,’ ‘Occupied City’ and more
Also, a new female-led satire puts a fresh spin on ski-movie tropes and a new documentary revisits a Trump associate’s role in the Jan. 6th insurrection
Welcome to the latest edition of TV or Not TV’s curated guide to new and current releases screening in LA and OC this week. I’m Matt Cooper, former listings coordinator for the Los Angeles Times’ Calendar.
(And if you are looking for the Classic Movies roundup, it is now its own separate newsletter, but it will still go out Wednesday mornings and post here.)
Lights, camera and … action!
• Opening Thursday, Jan. 4
‘A Storm Foretold’ Filmmaker Christoffer Guldbrandsen examines the role that Trump confidante Roger Stone played in the so-called “Stop the Steal” campaign and the Jan. 6th insurrection in this 2023 documentary. 101 mins. Not Rated. laemmle.com
• Opening Friday, Jan. 5
‘Night Swim’ That swimming pool is haunted — haunted, I tells ya! — in writer-director Bryce McGuire’s suburban-set 2024 supernatural thriller. With Wyatt Russell, Kerry Condon. 98 mins. PG-13. nightswim.movie
‘Mayhem!’ Just when he thought he was out, they pull him back in in this violent 2023 crime drama set in Thailand. Xavier Gens directs. In French with English subtitles. 99 mins. Rated R. lumierecinemala.com
‘Occupied City’ Acclaimed British filmmaker Steve McQueen (“12 Years a Slave”) explores life in his adopted city of Amsterdam, during both the Nazi occupation and the coronavirus pandemic, in this 2023 documentary. 266 mins. Rated PG-13. landmarktheatres.com
‘Race for Glory: Audi vs. Lancia’ Drivers for the two auto manufacturers go head-to-head in a 1983 rally race in this fact-based 2024 drama directed by Stefano Mordini. With Daniel Brühl. In English, Italian and German with English subtitles. 93 mins. Rated R. lumierecinemala.com
‘Roadkill’ A young woman (Caitlin Carmichael) traveling the highway alone picks up a hitcher in this 2024 action thriller directed by Warren Fast. 90 mins. Not Rated. lumierecinemala.com
‘Some Other Woman’ A woman moves to a tropical island with her husband only to see her life begin to unravel in this 2023 psychological thriller. Joel David Moore directs and Amanda Crew and Ashley Greene star. 85 mins. Rated R. Various theaters
‘Weak Layers’ A young woman on a losing streak and her two BFFs try to make a ski movie in this throwback 2024 comedy. Katie Burrell directs and stars. 99 mins. Not Rated. weaklayers.com
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