And, during Christmas week, it is the place to be when you want to capture up to the movies with Oscar buzz. Plus it's almost always a guaranteed celebrity sighting during that time period. Not everybody leaves town.
So what's playing at the Arclight and other theaters this weekend? You know the monthly drill, gang. I'll zip through the movie pages of the LA Times and give you my gut reaction to what's on screens right now.
Oh, and if you go to the Arclight, try the caramel popcorn. You're welcome.
Knives Out: Blog review coming. An entertaining film but, speaking of knives, it needed about 30 minutes cut.
Marriage Story: Reviewed here the other day. You don't need a theater to see it. Now playing on Netflix. And you should check it out because it's loaded with Oscar worthy performances.
Ford V. Fairlane: Reviewed here recently. Surprisingly entertaining film about car racing, a sport that I will argue is not a sport.
The Irishman: Blog review coming. You're better off seeing it on Netflix where you can work in about a half dozen intermissions into this almost four hour affair.
The Two Popes: This Protestant is actually interested in this film.
JoJo Rabbit: Reviewed here recently. A clever story about a ten-year-old at Nazi camp during WW II. Yes, you read that right.
Parasite: Reviewed here a while ago. It will likely win the Oscar for Best Foreign Film. Hard to describe, but save for the Korean location, this could have been directed by Hitchcock.
Honey Boy: It stars Shia LaBoeuf whose police record is now longer than his list of credits on IMDB.
A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood: Mister Rogers, Tom Hanks-style.
A Hidden Life: Even the movie poster in the lobby put me to sleep.
Dark Waters: Mark Ruffalo as a crusading attorney. Well, yes, there is apparently one still left in America.
Richard Jewell: The guy who blew up the 1996 Olympics. Oh, wait, he didn't. I'm always intrigued about a Clint Eastwood movie. Even at the age of 90, he knows how to tell a story.
The Aeronauts: A balloon expedition in 1862. Hot air supplied by the 2019 House of Representatives.
63 Up: Michael Apted's continuing documentary as he follows the lives of several British youngsters. I once sat next to him on a table. He was not interested in following me.
Frozen 2: Not a fan of Frozen 1, so do the math.
Cats: Never saw the musical. Will never see the film.
Lost Holiday: A NYC social worker gets caught up with the kidnapping of a Washington DC socialite. Frankly, anybody from the nation's capital who disappears is not worth finding.
Bombshell: Strictly for MSNBC viewers.
Santa Fake: First the news and now him??
Star Wars - The Rise of Skywalker: I am curious to see how they have managed to work the dead Carrie Fisher into this. They claim this is the last movie. Oh, yeah, sure.
Queen and Slim: Slim and Queen's first date takes an unexpected turn when a policeman pulls them over for a minor traffic violation. Hmm, let me guess. Queen and Slim are Black?
Jumanji - The Next Level: Have never seen any incarnation of a Jumanji movie and I am quite proud to say that.
Uncut Gems: Adam Sandler is getting Oscar buzz for this drama. Yes, I wrote that.
Black Christmas: This is a remake of sorority girls getting stalked by a killer. Well, that's one way to reduce your gift list.
Dinner last night: Had a big lunch so just a salad.
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