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Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Why is there so much hype around ‘Avengers: Endgame?’

Our critics review the highly anticipated “Avengers: Endgame,” which is expected to gross $300 million in the first four days; “Body at Brighton Rock,” a survival horror movie starring Roxanne Benjamin; “JT Leroy,” about a young woman named…

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By Madeleine Brand • Apr 26, 2019 • 1 min read

Our critics review the highly anticipated “Avengers: Endgame,” which is expected to gross $300 million in the first four days; “Body at Brighton Rock,” a survival horror movie starring Roxanne Benjamin; “JT Leroy,” about a young woman named Savannah Knoop who spent years posing as author JT LeRoy, a fake persona of her sister-in-law.

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    Madeleine Brand

    Host, 'Press Play'

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    Vice President of Talk Programming, KCRW

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    Line Editor, Press Play

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    Producer, 'Press Play'

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    Christy Lemire

    film critic for RogerEbert.com and co-host of the YouTube channel “Breakfast All Day”

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    film critic for the Wrap and co-host of the Critically Acclaimed Network

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