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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Jessica Chastain and Andrew Garfield make ‘The Eyes of Tammy Faye’ worth watching, says critic

    Critics review “Prisoners of the Ghostland,” starring Nicolas Cage as a criminal sent on a mission to rescue a politician's granddaughter; “Cry Macho,” which follows a washed-up old horse breeder, played by Clint Eastwood, as he helps a friend’s…

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    KCRW placeholderBy Michell Eloy • Mar 10, 2022 • 15m Listen

    Critics review “Prisoners of the Ghostland,” starring Nicolas Cage as a criminal sent on a mission to rescue a politician's granddaughter; “Cry Macho,” which follows a washed-up old horse breeder, played by Clint Eastwood, as he helps a friend’s young son get across the border; “The Eyes of Tammy Faye,” starring Jessica Chastain and Andrew Garfield as the famous televangelists Tammy Faye and Jim Bakker; “Lady of the Manor,” a comedy in which a tour guide of a very old house is haunted by the ghost of the house’s owner.

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    4 of 4
    BD Wong on playing Awkwafina’s dad and teaching audiences about anti-Asian racism
    1. 0:00Fixing CA’s housing crisis: Will changing zoning laws help?
    2. 8:48‘We’re running out of time’: One Afghan keeps fighting to get his family out of Taliban-controlled country
    3. 19:15After being typecast for so long, BD Wong feels like he’s playing a ‘real person’ alongside Awkwafina
    4. 34:41Jessica Chastain and Andrew Garfield make ‘The Eyes of Tammy Faye’ worth watching, says criticYou’re reading this
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