Robert Abele

Film critic

Guest

Film critic

Robert Abele on KCRW

This weekend in film: a creepy kidnapper with more than 20 personalities, a dog with many lives, and gay men in love.

Will 'Split' be M. Night Shyamalan's big comeback?

This weekend in film: a creepy kidnapper with more than 20 personalities, a dog with many lives, and gay men in love.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

More from KCRW

The Los Angeles Dodgers and New York Yankees face off for Game 1 of the World Series on Friday. KCRW breaks down how much it costs to attend.

from KCRW Features

Voter suppression tactics now include strict voter ID laws, reduced early voting times, and limits on mail-in ballots. VA and AL are facing lawsuits related to purging voter rolls.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

President-elect Trump has suggested bypassing the Senate’s constitutional role providing “Advice and Consent” — to quickly install his Cabinet secretaries.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Congressman Adam Schiff was Donald Trump’s chief antagonist during 2017-2021.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

The LA Dodgers are World Series champs! The Boys in Blue rallied from a five-run fifth inning deficit Wednesday night to beat the New York Yankees.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

A 1.3 mile stretch of Crenshaw Boulevard is supposed to be a future hub of Black arts and culture in LA. Residents are torn over what it’ll do to the neighborhood’s legacy and future.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

City Councilman Kevin De Leon is running for reelection against tenant rights attorney Ysabel Jurado. The outcome could determine whether City Hall leans more progressive.

from KCRW Features

After ugly comments about Latinos at a Trump rally over the weekend, the spotlight is on that demographic’s changing voting patterns and role in key swing states.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Proposition 3 would enshrine the right for same-sex couples to marry in the California constitution. It would also repeal and replace language from 2008 that says otherwise.

from KCRW Features