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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…

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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.

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