Press Play with Madeleine Brand
‘Mama Weed’ works because of star Isabelle Huppert, says critic
Critics review “No Ordinary Man,” a documentary about Billy Tipton, a jazz musician in the 1940s and 1950s; “Her Socialist Smile,” about Helen Keller’s political activism; “Mama Weed,” a French crime-comedy about a woman working as a translator for…
By Madeleine Brand • • 17m ListenCritics review “No Ordinary Man,” a documentary about Billy Tipton, a jazz musician in the 1940s and 1950s; “Her Socialist Smile,” about Helen Keller’s political activism; “Mama Weed,” a French crime-comedy about a woman working as a translator for the Paris police who becomes an unlikely drug lord; and “Roadrunner,” a documentary about the late Anthony Bourdain by Oscar winner Morgan Neville.
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Madeleine Brand
Host, 'Press Play'
Sarah Sweeney
Vice President of Talk Programming, KCRW
Angie Perrin
Producer, Press Play
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
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- 6:25COVID rises across Africa, South America, and parts of Asia, as variants spreads and vaccinations are low
- 15:50Britney Spears puts spotlight on conservatorships’ history of forced birth control and sterilization
- 26:17‘Mama Weed’ works because of star Isabelle Huppert, says criticYou’re reading this
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