Press Play with Madeleine Brand
Will fans of 'A Wrinkle in Time' be happy with Ava DuVernay's film adaptation?
Our critics review “A Wrinkle In Time,” the first $100+ million dollar film directed by a black woman; “Thoroughbreds,” an R-rated movie about two upper-class teenage girls, and one of them has a cruel stepfather; “The Death of Stalin,” a political…
By Madeleine Brand • • 1 min readOur critics review “A Wrinkle In Time,” the first $100+ million dollar film directed by a black woman; “Thoroughbreds,” an R-rated movie about two upper-class teenage girls, and one of them has a cruel stepfather; “The Death of Stalin,” a political satire by the creator of “Veep;” and “Gringo,” a dark comedy starring Charlize Theron and David Oyelowo.
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What would historic US-North Korea meeting mean for diplomacy?- 0:00Local Koreans are cautiously optimistic about Trump's meeting with Kim Jong Un
- 12:46Rain is in the forecast, but SoCal still has drought problems
- 20:21What to do about the giant rodent invasion in California?
- 23:14Will fans of 'A Wrinkle in Time' be happy with Ava DuVernay's film adaptation?You’re reading this
- 39:12LA Angels' new member: Young Japanese star Shohei Ohtani
Madeleine Brand
Host, 'Press Play'
Gina Pollack
Producer
Sarah Sweeney
Vice President of Talk Programming, KCRW
Michell Eloy
Former Producer/Line Editor, Press Play
Christy Lemire
Film critic , writer, and co-host of the YouTube channel “Breakfast All Day”
Tim Grierson
senior U.S. critic for Screen International and author of “This Is How You Make a Movie”
The full episode
4 of 5What would historic US-North Korea meeting mean for diplomacy?- 0:00Local Koreans are cautiously optimistic about Trump's meeting with Kim Jong Un
- 12:46Rain is in the forecast, but SoCal still has drought problems
- 20:21What to do about the giant rodent invasion in California?
- 23:14Will fans of 'A Wrinkle in Time' be happy with Ava DuVernay's film adaptation?You’re reading this
- 39:12LA Angels' new member: Young Japanese star Shohei Ohtani