Press Play with Madeleine Brand
'Booksmart' is sharp, consistently funny
Our critics review "Booksmart," in which two super smart high school friends cram all the fun stuff they missed out on into the night before graduation; “Halston,” a documentary about the life and work of fashion designer Roy Halston Frowick; “Echo…
By Madeleine Brand • • 1 min readOur critics review "Booksmart," in which two super smart high school friends cram all the fun stuff they missed out on into the night before graduation; “Halston,” a documentary about the life and work of fashion designer Roy Halston Frowick; “Echo in the Canyon,” a documentary about the 1960s Laurel Canyon music scene; and the live-action remake of “Aladdin."
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Madeleine Brand
Host, 'Press Play'
Sarah Sweeney
Vice President of Talk Programming, KCRW
Michell Eloy
Former Producer/Line Editor, Press Play
Yael Even Or
Producer, 'Press Play'
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
The full episode
5 of 5Who will replace Theresa May as British Prime Minister?- 0:00Theresa May resigns. Who will replace her and can anyone manage Brexit?
- 9:52How is Border Patrol handling the flu outbreak at a Texas migrant detention center?
- 17:42The ‘American Taliban’ is out of prison, but have his views on Islam changed?
- 26:52A review of Quentin Tarantino's new movie about Hollywood in the 1960s
- 38:25'Booksmart' is sharp, consistently funnyYou’re reading this