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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    US takes on Japanese horror franchise ‘The Grudge’

    Our critic reviews “1917,” a World War I action drama in which two British soldiers must deliver a message that could save comrades; “Just Mercy,” about a Harvard-educated attorney who defends people who are wrongly condemned or not afforded proper…

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    KCRW placeholderBy Rico Gagliano • Jan 3, 2020 • 1 min read

    Our critic reviews “1917,” a World War I action drama in which two British soldiers must deliver a message that could save comrades; “Just Mercy,” about a Harvard-educated attorney who defends people who are wrongly condemned or not afforded proper representation; “The Grudge,” which started 16 years ago as a Japanese horror franchise by Takashi Shimizu.

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      Rico Gagliano

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    5 of 5
    How California’s new privacy law affects you
    1. 0:00Australia's catastrophic fires: takeaways for California
    2. 9:51US-Iran tension rises after killing of top military leader
    3. 19:41Explainer: California’s new landmark data privacy law
    4. 28:17Safety concerns of online dating platforms
    5. 37:02US takes on Japanese horror franchise ‘The Grudge’You’re reading this
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