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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    ‘Rebecca’ works as a soap opera ghost story for millennials, says critic

    Critics review “Rebecca,” a reimagining of Alfred Hitchcock’s 1940 romantic thriller about a newly married woman who learns that her husband’s deceased first wife still plays a big role in his family; “Over the Moon,” an animation about a girl who…

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    By Madeleine Brand • Oct 23, 2020 • 15m Listen

    Critics review “Rebecca,” a reimagining of Alfred Hitchcock’s 1940 romantic thriller about a newly married woman who learns that her husband’s deceased first wife still plays a big role in his family; “Over the Moon,” an animation about a girl who builds a rocket ship to meet a goddess on the moon; “Witches,” about witches who want to get rid of kids in Britain by turning them into mice; and the “Borat” sequel, starring Sacha Baron Cohen.

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    LA schools inch closer to reopening. How does COVID spread among kids?
    1. 0:00Growing evidence says Russia poses major threat to 2020 election, while US government focuses on Iran
    2. 12:37New research says kids under age 10 are unlikely to spread COVID. It’s an argument for reopening elementary schools
    3. 19:51Comedian Hannibal Buress on getting arrested, quitting alcohol, and escaping 2020
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    4 of 4
    LA schools inch closer to reopening. How does COVID spread among kids?
    1. 0:00Growing evidence says Russia poses major threat to 2020 election, while US government focuses on Iran
    2. 12:37New research says kids under age 10 are unlikely to spread COVID. It’s an argument for reopening elementary schools
    3. 19:51Comedian Hannibal Buress on getting arrested, quitting alcohol, and escaping 2020
    4. 34:57‘Rebecca’ works as a soap opera ghost story for millennials, says criticYou’re reading this
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