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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    ‘Coming 2 America’ is a nostalgia fest, says critic. Will you enjoy it if you haven’t seen the original?

    Critics review Disney’s “Raya and the Last Dragon,” starring Kelly Marie Tran as a warrior princess on a mission to restore peace to her country in Southeast Asia; “Coming 2 America,” the sequel to Eddie Murphy’s 1988 comedy about an African prince…

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    By Madeleine Brand • Mar 5, 2021 • 14m Listen

    Critics review Disney’s “Raya and the Last Dragon,” starring Kelly Marie Tran as a warrior princess on a mission to restore peace to her country in Southeast Asia; “Coming 2 America,” the sequel to Eddie Murphy’s 1988 comedy about an African prince coming to America to find a wife, and this time he’s going back to find an heir; “Pixie,” a comedy/action starring Olivia Cooke as an Irish woman set on avenging her mother’s death, but when her plan goes horribly wrong, she has to flee from threatening priests; “My Salinger Year,” about an aspiring writer who takes a job for a literary agent representing JD Salinger, and ends up tasked with addressing his fan mail.

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    4. 27:01‘Cool Beans’ and ‘Vegetable Kingdom’ are among the bestselling cookbooks in LA during pandemic
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    The full episode

    5 of 5
    When to reopen classrooms? Debate continues among school staff, parents, lawmakers
    1. 0:00Should California reopen schools soon? Opinions differ among teachers, parents, sports coach
    2. 12:05Reserving a portion of COVID vaccines for hard-hit communities, and promoting equity in public health
    3. 17:09OSHA didn’t investigate many workplace safety complaints it received during pandemic, report finds
    4. 27:01‘Cool Beans’ and ‘Vegetable Kingdom’ are among the bestselling cookbooks in LA during pandemic
    5. 36:11‘Coming 2 America’ is a nostalgia fest, says critic. Will you enjoy it if you haven’t seen the original?You’re reading this
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