Press Play with Madeleine Brand
Is it worth seeing 'The Dark Tower' if you haven’t read the Stephen King books?
Our film critics discuss “Detroit,” which centers on the Detroit riots of summer 1967 the Algiers Motel incident that left three black men killed; “The Dark Tower,” adapted from the series by Stephen King and starring Idris Elba and Matthew McConaughey; and “Kidnap,” an action flick with a female lead.
By Madeleine Brand • • 1 min readOur film critics discuss “Detroit,” which centers on the Detroit riots of summer 1967 the Algiers Motel incident that left three black men killed; “The Dark Tower,” adapted from the series by Stephen King and starring Idris Elba and Matthew McConaughey; and “Kidnap,” an action flick with a female lead.
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Madeleine Brand
Host, 'Press Play'
Gina Pollack
Producer
Sarah Sweeney
Vice President of Talk Programming, KCRW
Michell Eloy
Former Producer/Line Editor, Press Play
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
3 of 4Attorney General cracks down on leakers- 0:00Jeff Sessions gets tough on intel leaks and prison sentences
- 12:20As Cal State drops remedial courses, will some students get left behind?
- 17:58Is it worth seeing 'The Dark Tower' if you haven’t read the Stephen King books?You’re reading this
- 31:20Meeting one of the stars of FX's 'Atlanta:' Brian Tyree Henry