Press Play with Madeleine Brand
Film: 'Suicide Squad' falls flat, 'Little Prince' impresses
It’s been a disappointing summer so far for potential blockbusters. Will DC Comic’s Suicide Squad or a film that features Kevin Spacey trapped inside the body of a cat break the curse of the underwhelming box office before the kids head back to school?
By Madeleine Brand • • 1 min readIt’s been a disappointing summer so far for potential blockbusters. Will DC Comic’s Suicide Squad or a film that features Kevin Spacey trapped inside the body of a cat break the curse of the underwhelming box office before the kids head back to school? As we do every Friday, we’ll talk about this weekend’s new film releases and find out which films fell flat for our critics, and which films they suggest you check out.
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Madeleine Brand
Host, 'Press Play'
Steve Chiotakis
Afternoon News Anchor
Matt Holzman
Producer, 'The Document'
Anna Scott
Former KCRW Housing and Homelessness Reporter
Jolie Myers
Managing Producer, 'Press Play'
Christy Lemire
Film critic , writer, and co-host of the YouTube channel “Breakfast All Day”
William Bibbiani
film critic for the Wrap and co-host of the Critically Acclaimed Network
The full episode
3 of 42016 Rio Summer Games open amid uncertainty, protests- 0:302016 Rio Summer Games open amid uncertainty, protests
- 12:07Navigating through grief in 'Five Nights in Maine'
- 27:37Film: 'Suicide Squad' falls flat, 'Little Prince' impressesYou’re reading this
- 42:23The Great Cargo Short Debate of 2016