Listen Live
Donate
 on air
    Schedule

    KCRW

    Read & Explore

    • News
    • Entertainment
    • Food
    • Culture
    • Events

    Listen

    • Live Radio
    • Music
    • Podcasts
    • Full Schedule

    Information

    • About
    • Careers
    • Help / FAQ
    • Newsletters
    • Contact

    Support

    • Become a Member
    • Become a VIP
    • Ways to Give
    • Shop
    • Member Perks

    Become a Member

    Donate to KCRW to support this cultural hub for music discovery, in-depth journalism, community storytelling, and free events. You'll become a KCRW Member and get a year of exclusive benefits.

    DonateGive Monthly

    Copyright 2026 KCRW. All rights reserved.

    Report a Bug|Privacy Policy|Terms of Service|
    Cookie Policy
    |FCC Public Files|

    Back to Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    ‘Army of the Dead’ is playful but too long, says critic

    Critics review Zack Sydner’s “Army of the Dead,” about a heist in Las Vegas during the zombie apocalypse; “Seance,” a thriller about a group of girls at a prestigious boarding school who try conjure the ghost of a former student; “Final Account,” a…

    • rss
    • apple-podcasts
    • spotify
    • Share
    By Madeleine Brand • May 21, 2021 • 16m Listen

    Critics review Zack Sydner’s “Army of the Dead,” about a heist in Las Vegas during the zombie apocalypse; “Seance,” a thriller about a group of girls at a prestigious boarding school who try conjure the ghost of a former student; “Final Account,” a documentary about the last living generation from Hitler’s Third Reich, featuring never-before-seen interviews from former Nazis; and “Drunk Bus,” about a recent college grad-turned-campus bus driver who becomes friends with a security guard.

    The full episode

    4 of 4
    Indigenous US Poet Laureate Joy Harjo explores ideas of home
    1. 0:00Israel and Hamas cease-fire: Biden administration helped broker a fragile peace
    2. 10:09Tiny California town called Weed finally embraces weed
    3. 20:03US Poet Laureate Joy Harjo on what home means for Native Americans kicked off their land
    4. 34:24‘Army of the Dead’ is playful but too long, says criticYou’re reading this
    • https://images.ctfassets.net/2658fe8gbo8o/AvYox6VuEgcxpd20Xo9d3/769bca4fbf97bf022190f4813812c1e2/new-default.jpg?h=250

      Madeleine Brand

      Host, 'Press Play'

    • KCRW placeholder

      Sarah Sweeney

      Vice President of Talk Programming, KCRW

    • KCRW placeholder

      Angie Perrin

      Producer, Press Play

    • KCRW placeholder

      Michell Eloy

      Former Producer/Line Editor, Press Play

    • KCRW placeholder

      Witney Seibold

      senior writer at SlashFilm and co-host of the podcast Critically Acclaimed Network

    • KCRW placeholder

      Amy Nicholson

      host of the podcast “Unspooled” and film reviewer for the Los Angeles Times

      CultureEntertainment

    The full episode

    4 of 4
    Indigenous US Poet Laureate Joy Harjo explores ideas of home
    1. 0:00Israel and Hamas cease-fire: Biden administration helped broker a fragile peace
    2. 10:09Tiny California town called Weed finally embraces weed
    3. 20:03US Poet Laureate Joy Harjo on what home means for Native Americans kicked off their land
    4. 34:24‘Army of the Dead’ is playful but too long, says criticYou’re reading this
    Back to Press Play with Madeleine Brand