Press Play with Madeleine Brand
How does Benedict Cumberbatch do as the Grinch?
Our critics review the newest adaption of “The Grinch,” starring Benedict Cumberbatch, Rashida Jones and Pharrell Williams; “El Angel,” a movie about an Argentinian serial killer; “Overlord,” a zombie thriller produced by J.J Abrams; “The Girl in…
By Madeleine Brand • • 1 min readOur critics review the newest adaption of “The Grinch,” starring Benedict Cumberbatch, Rashida Jones and Pharrell Williams; “El Angel,” a movie about an Argentinian serial killer; “Overlord,” a zombie thriller produced by J.J Abrams; “The Girl in the Spider’s Web,” starring Claire Foy; and “Outlaw King,” a Netflix original starring Chris Pine.
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Fleeing the Woolsey Fire- 0:00What we know about the Woolsey Fire
- 9:48Battle over Florida midterm recount is reminiscent of 2000 presidential election
- 19:32Millions of ballots remain uncounted in California, which could mean trouble for Republicans
- 26:14Is it constitutional to appoint Matthew Whitaker as acting attorney general?
- 34:08How does Benedict Cumberbatch do as the Grinch?You’re reading this
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
Witney Seibold
senior writer at SlashFilm and co-host of the podcast Critically Acclaimed Network
April Wolfe
film critic and co-host of the new podcast “Switchblade Sisters."
The full episode
5 of 5Fleeing the Woolsey Fire- 0:00What we know about the Woolsey Fire
- 9:48Battle over Florida midterm recount is reminiscent of 2000 presidential election
- 19:32Millions of ballots remain uncounted in California, which could mean trouble for Republicans
- 26:14Is it constitutional to appoint Matthew Whitaker as acting attorney general?
- 34:08How does Benedict Cumberbatch do as the Grinch?You’re reading this