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Press Play with Madeleine Brand

‘The Secret Garden’ finds magic within sorrow, says critic

Critics review “The Secret Garden,” the fifth cinema adaptation of the classic 1911 children’s novel; “I Used to Go Here,” about a successful author who gets tangled in the lives of students from her alma mater; “She Dies Tomorrow,” a psychological…

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By Jonathan Bastian • Aug 7, 2020 • 9m Listen

Critics review “The Secret Garden,” the fifth cinema adaptation of the classic 1911 children’s novel; “I Used to Go Here,” about a successful author who gets tangled in the lives of students from her alma mater; “She Dies Tomorrow,” a psychological horror about a woman who’s convinced she’ll die soon, and her anxiety spreads through her community; “An American Pickle,” a comedy about an immigrant worker who gets accidentally preserved for 100 years.

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    Jonathan Bastian

    Host, Life Examined

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    Sarah Sweeney

    Vice President of Talk Programming, KCRW

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    Michell Eloy

    Line Editor, Press Play

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    Amy Ta

    Digital News & Culture Editor

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    Christy Lemire

    film critic for RogerEbert.com and co-host of the YouTube channel “Breakfast All Day”

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    film critic at Fox 4 News and co-founder of the African American Film Critics Association

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