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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Noteworthy that 'Ant-Man and the Wasp' gives equal billing to a male and female superhero?

    Our critics review “Ant-man and the Wasp,” another Marvel Studios movie, starting Paul Rudd and Evangeline Lilly; “The First Purge,” in which a spinoff of the GOP party rises, and there are no laws for 12 hours on Staten Island; “The Legacy of a…

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    By Madeleine Brand • Jul 6, 2018 • 1 min read

    Our critics review “Ant-man and the Wasp,” another Marvel Studios movie, starting Paul Rudd and Evangeline Lilly; “The First Purge,” in which a spinoff of the GOP party rises, and there are no laws for 12 hours on Staten Island; “The Legacy of a Whitetail Deer Hunter,” a father-son bonding film on Netflix; and “Sorry to Bother You,” starring Lakeith Stanton as a telemarketer in Oakland.

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    2. 8:38Hunting meteorites lands a man in prison
    3. 19:52Noteworthy that 'Ant-Man and the Wasp' gives equal billing to a male and female superhero?You’re reading this
    4. 34:23'Eighth Grade:' a new film from comedian Bo Burnham
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    3 of 4
    For asylum seekers, all eyes on one notebook
    1. 0:00Asylum seekers try to create order through one notebook
    2. 8:38Hunting meteorites lands a man in prison
    3. 19:52Noteworthy that 'Ant-Man and the Wasp' gives equal billing to a male and female superhero?You’re reading this
    4. 34:23'Eighth Grade:' a new film from comedian Bo Burnham
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