
Movie Review
Thursdays and alternate Mondays
Movie reviewer Fletcher Powell shares his opinions on Hollywood's best efforts.
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I’ll tell you a story—the story of a boy who had to grow up too fast and who met a monster, a monster with a powerful wisdom.It’s the story of A Monster…
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Well, this must be the most emotionally powerful Google search of all time.Lion is one of those movies that would seem completely preposterous if it…
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The glory of those Gene Kelly musicals—you know, Singin’ in the Rain, An American in Paris—is the ease with which Kelly, and everyone else, for that…
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A funny thing about grief is how much time you spend wondering if you’re doing it right, and how much time you spend around other people who are wondering…
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The first few shots of Nocturnal Animals—I’m not going to tell you what they are—made me think we were in for a really grimy trash-fest, on the level of a…
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Let’s just get this out there right up front: Moonlight won’t just end up being the best movie of this year, it’ll end up being one of the very best of…
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Tell the judge—tell the judge I love my wife.It’s not often that the climax of a movie lies in a single line of dialogue, and especially when that line…
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There’s a moment fairly early on in The Edge of Seventeen when Nadine (Hailee Steinfeld), angry with her friend, takes off her shoe and throws it at the…
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The three reviews I have read about Arrival all seemed to be about the opening situation; they said that Amy Adams was recruited to establish…
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When I was younger, I was both terrified and fascinated by three things: dinosaurs, volcanoes and quicksand. Probably in that order. I’m not sure things…