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Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Will fans of 'A Wrinkle in Time' be happy with Ava DuVernay's film adaptation?

Our critics review “A Wrinkle In Time,” the first $100+ million dollar film directed by a black woman; “Thoroughbreds,” an R-rated movie about two upper-class teenage girls, and one of them has a cruel stepfather; “The Death of Stalin,” a political…

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By Madeleine Brand • Mar 9, 2018 • 1 min read

Our critics review “A Wrinkle In Time,” the first $100+ million dollar film directed by a black woman; “Thoroughbreds,” an R-rated movie about two upper-class teenage girls, and one of them has a cruel stepfather; “The Death of Stalin,” a political satire by the creator of “Veep;” and “Gringo,” a dark comedy starring Charlize Theron and David Oyelowo.

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    Madeleine Brand

    Host, 'Press Play'

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    Producer

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    Vice President of Talk Programming, KCRW

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    Line Editor, Press Play

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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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    senior U.S. critic for Screen International and author of “This Is How You Make a Movie”

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