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New on DVD: Crisis examines opioid epidemic
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A thriller exploring the nation s opioid epidemic tops the new DVD releases for the week of April 20. Crisis : Three separate stories collide in director Nicholas Jarecki s examination of drug abuse in the United States.
The movie stars Gary Oldman, Evangeline Lilly and Armie Hammer, who has been at the center of multiple sexual misconduct claims and is under investigation by the LAPD.
The film misses the mark, said Los Angeles Times critic Michael Ordoña in his review. The movie is a multiple-narrative look at the misuse of the likes of fentanyl, oxycodone and heroin that, according to HHS, afflicted more than 1.6 million Americans in 2019. It s a raging epidemic exacting a dreadful human toll, but Crisis doesn t share it in a meaningful, emotional way; it feels like research dressed as a drama.
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We’re back! The second pandemic edition of the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books, Stories & Ideas kicks off this weekend, beginning with a virtual ceremony announcing the winners of the 2020 L.A. Times Book Prizes.
This year’s 26th celebration of the written word begins with the Book Prize announcements
April 16 at 5 p.m. Tune in on Twitter, Facebook or YouTube.
The festival proper opens
April 17 at 10 a.m. with the help of USC’s President Carol L. Folt, featuring surprise appearances by Times writers and a performance by the USC Trojan Marching Band. Times columnist Patt Morrison will moderate.