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Movie reviewer Fletcher Powell shares his opinions on Hollywood's best efforts.

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‘Flora and Son’ shows us John Carney is a true believer

Fletcher Powell looks at a new movie that really means it.

‘Cassandro’ depicts a man who made a real difference

Fletcher Powell looks at a new biopic about a groundbreaking athlete.

El Conde is a satirical look at a horrifying subject

Fletcher Powell says a new movie takes a satirical approach to a horrifying topic.

‘The Last Voyage of the Demeter’ is pulpy fun

Fletcher Powell says a new movie is a whole lot better than anyone could have expected.

‘Bottoms’ fully commits

Fletcher Powell says the new movie "Bottoms" is nuts and you have to decide pretty quickly if you’re going to get on board with what it’s offering.

‘Retribution’ promises something it doesn’t even pretend to deliver

Fletcher Powell says a new movie promises something it doesn't even pretend to deliver.

‘Miguel Wants to Fight’ offers up a winning combination

KMUW's Fletcher Powell says "Miguel Wants to Fight" is a nice little summer surprise.

‘Jules’ is saved by its title character

KMUW's Fletcher Powell says a new movie is saved by something out of this world.

‘Full Time’ propels you through everyday life

KMUW's Fletcher Powell says a new movie brilliantly shows the intensity of everyday life.

‘Last Call’ is a lot more than just another true crime series

KMUW's Fletcher Powell looks at a new documentary series that he says far surpasses its genre.

'They Cloned Tyrone' is far more clever than I initially thought

KMUW's Fletcher Powell says a new science fiction comedy is way more than meets the eye.

‘The League’ tells the broad story of Negro League baseball

"The League" is a pretty good documentary that I wish were better, but its ambition is to be exactly what it is, and it’s hard to fault it for that.

‘Past Lives’ makes us think about our many paths

Celine Song’s writing and direction in "Past Lives" are grounded but still have an airiness, despite the emotional weight.

‘Asteroid City’ shows Anderson at his artistic peak (so far)

"Asteroid City" is arguably Wes Anderson’s greatest artistic achievement and his most thematically dense.

‘Extraction 2’ forgets something important

Fletcher Powell recently watched "Extraction 2", it made him miss action movies that give us something to feel with our hands.

‘Showing Up’ puts in the work

"Showing Up" reminds us that art is a real thing that real people do, not some mysterious sorcery. Even if it is a little bit magical.

‘Reality’ takes its name seriously

The new movie "Reality" dramatizes the day of Reality Winner's arrest, but in such a quietly audacious way that it might be a little hard to believe.

‘You Hurt My Feelings’ shows some of the pitfalls of being human

Nicole Holofcener makes movies that show people with all their warts, pettiness, passions, and generosity, acknowledging that all of these things exist within us at once, and without passing judgment. Her latest is "You Hurt My Feelings".

‘Kandahar’ isn’t as nuanced as it thinks it is

"Kandahar" is a strange beast, in that it feels like an early 2000s action movie with a quick script rewrite to make it slightly less jingoistic.

‘White Men Can’t Jump’ is missing a crucial ingredient

Like a lot of movies today, "White Men Can't Jump" doesn’t have the confidence to let its humor arise from the characters and situations presented, and instead relies on gimmicks.

‘BlackBerry’ shows us the perils of having a good idea

"BlackBerry" is incredibly entertaining, shot in a quasi-cinéma verité style, and it’s very conscious of the social and cultural markers that defined the late ‘90s and the decade or so that followed.

‘Peter Pan & Wendy’ breaks free… a little bit

"Peter Pan & Wendy" isn’t a beat-for-beat remake of Disney’s 1953 film, although there’s plenty that will be instantly familiar to people who remember that one.

‘Polite Society’ has its flaws, but dang it, it’s got spunk

There’s a fine line between too silly and just silly enough, and "Polite Society" gleefully leaps back and forth across that line.

‘Chevalier’ is a biopic without life

"Chevalier" should have been full of swashbuckling, heat, creative ecstasy, and boldness instead turns inert, muted, and moody.

‘Personality Crisis’ is an exciting and intuitive documentary

Fletcher Powell was delightfully surprised by Martin Scorsese’s new movie about David Johansen, called "Personality Crisis: One Night Only".

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