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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    ‘Let Him Go’ has a Clint Eastwood quality, says critic

    Critics review “Let Him Go,” a thriller starring Kevin Costner as a retired sheriff and Diane Lane as his wife, and the two are trying to save their grandson from a dangerous family; “Proxima,” about a French astronaut and single mother preparing…

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    By Madeleine Brand • Nov 6, 2020 • 14m Listen

    Critics review “Let Him Go,” a thriller starring Kevin Costner as a retired sheriff and Diane Lane as his wife, and the two are trying to save their grandson from a dangerous family; “Proxima,” about a French astronaut and single mother preparing for a trip to Mars; “Attack Of The Demons,” an animated horror film about demons who overrun a small Colorado town; “Operation Christmas Drop,” about a Congressional aide who skips Christmas with her family and goes to an Air Force base, where she clashes with a captain over his pet project.

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    1. 0:00Latest vote count: Joe Biden is close to becoming next US president
    2. 7:38In Georgia, Biden leads by more than 1000 votes. Slim margin means a likely recount
    3. 16:40Biden wins. But how will Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell work with him?
    4. 26:42How George Gascón might change the LA District Attorney’s Office — the largest in the US
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      Madeleine Brand

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      Tim Grierson

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    The full episode

    5 of 5
    George Gascón wins district attorney race in LA
    1. 0:00Latest vote count: Joe Biden is close to becoming next US president
    2. 7:38In Georgia, Biden leads by more than 1000 votes. Slim margin means a likely recount
    3. 16:40Biden wins. But how will Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell work with him?
    4. 26:42How George Gascón might change the LA District Attorney’s Office — the largest in the US
    5. 36:17‘Let Him Go’ has a Clint Eastwood quality, says criticYou’re reading this
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