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Press Play with Madeleine Brand

‘Summer of Soul’: Questlove gives new life to the summer of 1969 with directorial debut

Critics review “Summer of Soul,” a documentary about the 1969 Harlem Cultural Festival and the directorial debut of Questlove; “The Forever Purge,” the latest installment in “The Purge” franchise that focuses on the one day per year when all crime,…

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By Madeleine Brand • Jul 2, 2021 • 15m Listen

Critics review “Summer of Soul,” a documentary about the 1969 Harlem Cultural Festival and the directorial debut of Questlove; “The Forever Purge,” the latest installment in “The Purge” franchise that focuses on the one day per year when all crime, including murder, is legal; “America The Motion Picture,” an animated riff on what would happen if the founding fathers were all bros; “Zola,” based on a Twitter thread from 2015 about two young women getting into trouble on an impromptu trip to Florida.

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