Press Play with Madeleine Brand
Ben Platt’s age ruins the sense of innocence in ‘Dear Evan Hansen,’ says critic
Critics review “Dear Evan Hansen,” a film adaptation of the Tony Award-winning musical of the same name; “The Guilty,” a thriller starring Jake Gyllenhaal as a 911 operator trying to help a woman in distress; “I’m Your Man,” a German film about a…
By Madeleine Brand • • 15m ListenCritics review “Dear Evan Hansen,” a film adaptation of the Tony Award-winning musical of the same name; “The Guilty,” a thriller starring Jake Gyllenhaal as a 911 operator trying to help a woman in distress; “I’m Your Man,” a German film about a romance between a woman and a robot, “Birds of Paradise,” which follows two ballet dancers who will stop at nothing to win a coveted spot at a prestigious Pairsian ballet company.
Madeleine Brand
Host, 'Press Play'
Sarah Sweeney
Vice President of Talk Programming, KCRW
Angie Perrin
Producer, Press Play
Michell Eloy
Line Editor, Press Play
Tim Grierson
senior U.S. critic for Screen International and author of “This Is How You Make a Movie”
Katie Walsh
film reviewer for the Tribune News Service, the Los Angeles Times, and The Wrap