Press Play with Madeleine Brand
Can Christopher Nolan's 'Dunkirk' rake it in at the box offices?
What are the highlights from Comic Con? We also get reviews of “Dunkirk,” about an epic battle and troop evacuation in World War II; “Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets,” a sci-fi thriller in which 1000 planets are threatened by a dark force; and “Landline,” an indie about a family in Manhattan.
By Madeleine Brand • • 1 min readWhat are the highlights from Comic Con? We also get reviews of “Dunkirk,” about an epic battle and troop evacuation in World War II; “Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets,” a sci-fi thriller in which 1000 planets are threatened by a dark force; and “Landline,” an indie about a family in Manhattan.
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Can the president legally pardon himself?- 0:00The legality -- or illegality -- of pardoning your family or yourself
- 9:15Will a new communications director make Trump stop tweeting?
- 16:29The effort to get a Paul Walker statue on San Clemente Pier
- 18:25Trump administration quietly cuts funds for teen pregnancy prevention programs
- 26:49How crowdsourcing bacteria samples can help develop new antibiotics
- 36:16Can Christopher Nolan's 'Dunkirk' rake it in at the box offices?You’re reading this
Madeleine Brand
Host, 'Press Play'
Gina Pollack
Producer
Sarah Sweeney
Vice President of Talk Programming, KCRW
Michell Eloy
Former Producer/Line Editor, Press Play
Kyle Buchanan
pop culture writer for the New York Times, author of “Blood, Sweat & Chrome: The Wild and True Story of Mad Max: Fury Road”
Tim Grierson
senior U.S. critic for Screen International and author of “This Is How You Make a Movie”
The full episode
6 of 6Can the president legally pardon himself?- 0:00The legality -- or illegality -- of pardoning your family or yourself
- 9:15Will a new communications director make Trump stop tweeting?
- 16:29The effort to get a Paul Walker statue on San Clemente Pier
- 18:25Trump administration quietly cuts funds for teen pregnancy prevention programs
- 26:49How crowdsourcing bacteria samples can help develop new antibiotics
- 36:16Can Christopher Nolan's 'Dunkirk' rake it in at the box offices?You’re reading this