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Press Play with Madeleine Brand

‘Mortal Kombat’ takes itself too seriously but fans of the 1995 film will enjoy, says critic

Critics review the new “Mortal Kombat,” based on the 1990s video game featuring Scorpion, Sub-Zero, Raiden, and Sonya Blade; “Together Together,” starring Ed Helms as a single man who decides he’s ready to have a child via surrogate, played by…

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By Madeleine Brand • Apr 23, 2021 • 14m Listen

Critics review the new “Mortal Kombat,” based on the 1990s video game featuring Scorpion, Sub-Zero, Raiden, and Sonya Blade; “Together Together,” starring Ed Helms as a single man who decides he’s ready to have a child via surrogate, played by Patti Harrison, and the two end up spending a lot of time together; the thriller “Stowaway,” in which a three-person mission to Mars winds up with an extra passenger; “Sisters with Transistors,” a documentary profiling the women who pioneered electronic music.

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