Press Play with Madeleine Brand
Tom Hanks nails it as Mr. Rogers
Our critics review “A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood,” based on a 1998 Esquire profile of Mr. Rogers, and it’s as much about the writer of the profile as it’s about Mr.
By Madeleine Brand • • 1 min readOur critics review “A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood,” based on a 1998 Esquire profile of Mr. Rogers, and it’s as much about the writer of the profile as it’s about Mr. Rogers; “Dark Waters,” about a corporate defense lawyer who switches sides to defend a small community poisoned by the corporation DuPont; “Frozen 2,” with Idina Menzel and Kristen Bell back as Anna and Elsa.
Madeleine Brand
Host, 'Press Play'
Sarah Sweeney
Vice President of Talk Programming, KCRW
Michell Eloy
Line Editor, Press Play
Alexandra Sif Tryggvadottir
Associate producer
Alonso Duralde
film critic; co-host, "Linoleum Knife" movie podcast; author, “Have Yourself a Movie Little Christmas” (Second Edition) and "Hollywood Pride: A Celebration of LGBTQ+ Representation and Perseverance in Film"
Dave White
film critic and co-host of the movie podcast Linoleum Knife