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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    John Cho brings unconventional style to 'Searching'

    Our critics review “Operation Finale,” about the Nazi officer who implemented the Holocaust and an Israeli spy working to track capture him; “Destination Wedding,” reuniting 90’s icons Keanu Reeves and Winona Ryder; “Kin,” action-sci fi flick with…

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    By Madeleine Brand • Aug 31, 2018 • 1 min read

    Our critics review “Operation Finale,” about the Nazi officer who implemented the Holocaust and an Israeli spy working to track capture him; “Destination Wedding,” reuniting 90’s icons Keanu Reeves and Winona Ryder; “Kin,” action-sci fi flick with James Franco; “In the Realm of Perfection, a documentary about John McEnroe; “Searching,” which is told entirely through screenshots of the internet, texts, Skype, and Facetime.

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    4. 22:02Did NBC block Ronan Farrow's Weinstein story because it didn't want to upset the movie mogul?
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    5 of 5
    The value of historic preservation v. new housing
    1. 0:00Should corporate boards be required by law to include women?
    2. 7:01California is on the verge of enacting landmark legislation to require net neutrality
    3. 13:00Is historic landmarking being used to block new housing development?
    4. 22:02Did NBC block Ronan Farrow's Weinstein story because it didn't want to upset the movie mogul?
    5. 30:27John Cho brings unconventional style to 'Searching'You’re reading this
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