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Press Play with Madeleine Brand

'The Prom’ is ‘absolutely tonedeaf in execution,’ says critic

Critics review “Wolfwalkers,” an animated feature about a girl going to Ireland with her dad to wipe out the world’s last dangerous wolf pack, but then she befriends a native girl whose tribe supposedly transforms into wolves at night; “I’m Your…

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By Madeleine Brand • Dec 11, 2020 • 14m Listen

Critics review “Wolfwalkers,” an animated feature about a girl going to Ireland with her dad to wipe out the world’s last dangerous wolf pack, but then she befriends a native girl whose tribe supposedly transforms into wolves at night; “I’m Your Woman,” which follows a woman who goes on the run with her baby after her husband turns his back on his crime partners; “Small Axe,” based on the real-life experiences of London's West Indian community from 1969 to 1982; “The Prom,” about theater troupe members who support a high school girl’s desire to take her girlfriend to prom in a conservative town.

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