15 Must-See Movies at the LA Film Festival

LAFF has a little bit of everything: drama, art, sports, teens, gangsters, revolutionaries … and cows

Steve Pond

"The Crash Reel"

Lucy Walker's doc about snowboarder Kevin Pearce goes well beyond its extreme-sports setting to explore the timely subject of traumatic brain injury in sports.

Pacific Palisades Fire, Jan. 7, 2025 (Agustin Paullier/AFP via Getty Images)
Read Next
LA Wildfires, East Coast Winter Storms Could Take Toll on Box Office

Steve Pond

Steve Pond

Steve Pond has been writing about film, music, pop culture and the entertainment industry for more than 40 years. He has served as TheWrap’s awards editor and executive editor, awards since joining the company in 2009. Steve began his career writing about music for the Los Angeles Times, where he remained a contributor for more…

Comments