Press Play with Madeleine Brand
As an actor in the original ‘Predator,’ is Shane Black perfectly suited to direct its remake?
Our critics review “The Predator,” a reboot of the old Schwarzenegger alien movie; “A Simple Favor,” a comedy starring Anna Kendrick and Blake Lively; “Lizzie,” where Chloe Sevigny plays Lizzie Borden, a woman who allegedly hacked her father and…
By Madeleine Brand • • 1 min readOur critics review “The Predator,” a reboot of the old Schwarzenegger alien movie; “A Simple Favor,” a comedy starring Anna Kendrick and Blake Lively; “Lizzie,” where Chloe Sevigny plays Lizzie Borden, a woman who allegedly hacked her father and stepmother to death with an axe in the late 19th century; “White Boy Rick,” starring Matthew McConaughey as the arms-dealing dad of Rick Wershe Jr., played by newcomer Richie Merritt.
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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
Amy Ta
Digital News & Culture Editor
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 5Chloe Sevigny on playing a suspected axe murderer- 0:00Paul Manafort pleads guilty, but will Trump pardon him?
- 8:26New crop of documentaries about the Trump era debut at the Toronto Film Festival
- 15:30Renowned writers oppose dismissal of ALOUD’s founder
- 21:00Chloe Sevigny never wants to be called ‘it girl’
- 32:45As an actor in the original ‘Predator,’ is Shane Black perfectly suited to direct its remake?You’re reading this