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    ‘Tornado' musters barely a whimper

    Play Episode Listen Later May 29, 2025 2:25


    Fletcher Powell says one new movie is so understated it's barely there at all.

    You can keep your impossible missions, ‘Last Bullet' has the juice

    Play Episode Listen Later May 22, 2025 2:25


    Fletcher Powell looks at a new movie he's sure we've all been waiting for.

    A significant work is finally here

    Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2025 2:23


    Fletcher Powell says a significant work from a groundbreaking filmmaker is finally seeing the light of day.

    ‘Summer of 69' is silly fun

    Play Episode Listen Later May 8, 2025 2:26


    Fletcher Powell says a new movie has a lot of fun playing with its genre.

    Enough with the gorgeous scenery already

    Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2025 2:12


    Fletcher Powell gets grumpy about beautiful scenery.

    You've seen this one before, but maybe not quite like this

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 24, 2025 2:32


    Fletcher Powell says to stop him if you've heard this one before.

    A baseball movie that gets it

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2025 2:31


    Fletcher Powell says a new baseball movie understands a fundamental part of the game.

    Funk, it is forever stanky

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 10, 2025 2:35


    Fletcher Powell says one new movie is a shining example of its genre.

    See this movie in a packed house (or you probably don't need to bother)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2025 2:33


    KMUW's Fletcher Powell says there's only one way to see one new movie.

    A new documentary finally places Andy Kaufman in context

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 20, 2025 2:24


    Fletcher Powell looks at a new documentary about a subject who's hard to pin down.

    A groundbreaking filmmaker takes on Manson

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2025 2:15


    Fletcher Powell looks at the new movie from a groundbreaking documentary filmmaker.

    ‘Queen of the Ring' doesn't rise high enough for its fascinating subject

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2025 2:22


    Fletcher Powell says a new movie could have done a lot more for its subject.

    The Oscar Shorts are back!

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 20, 2025 2:24


    KMUW's Fletcher Powell talks about one of his favorite annual movie traditions.

    ‘All We Imagine as Light' is a gentle, beautiful triumph

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 13, 2025 2:38


    Fletcher Powell says a new movie tells a gently beautiful story.

    Highlights from the 2025 Sundance Film Festival

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 6, 2025 2:25


    KMUW's Fletcher Powell brings us a few highlights from the Sundance Film Festival.

    ‘A Real Pain' is a major leap for Eisenberg

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 30, 2025 2:02


    Fletcher Powell looks at a movie that's now available for rental that he says is a major leap forward for a well known actor-turned-director.

    ‘Nickel Boys' is unquestionably the year's best

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 23, 2025 2:18


    Fletcher Powell says a new movie is a singular achievement.

    ‘Sing Sing' features some of the year's best performances

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 16, 2025 2:13


    Fletcher Powell says a new movie features a host of exceptional performances.

    A rousing adaptation of a French classic

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 9, 2025 2:15


    Fletcher Powell says a new movie adaptation does justice to a classic of French literature.

    An alternative best of 2024 list

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 2, 2025 2:08


    Fletcher Powell offers his annual alternative best movies of the year list.

    ‘The Fire Inside' tells the story after the story

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 26, 2024 2:16


    Fletcher Powell says a new movie tells the story after the story.

    'Carry-On' is plenty good fun

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 19, 2024 2:12


    Fletcher Powell offers up some movie excitement that actually is seasonally appropriate.

    ‘Miller's Point' is a curious trip through Christmas memories

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 12, 2024 2:17


    Fletcher Powell gives us a holiday movie recommendation.

    ‘The Order' is a well-crafted crime thriller

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 5, 2024 2:37


    KMUW's Fletcher Powell looks at a new movie thriller.

    A great master returns with ‘Close Your Eyes'

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 28, 2024 2:13


    Fletcher Powell looks at the long-awaited new movie from a master of world cinema.

    New documentary tells the story of a singular woman

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 21, 2024 2:14


    Fletcher Powell looks at a new documentary about a truly extraordinary woman.

    ‘A Real Pain' is a major leap for Eisenberg

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 14, 2024 2:14


    Fletcher Powell says a new movie is a major leap forward for a well known actor-turned-director.

    Murphy is magnificent in ‘Small Things'

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 7, 2024 2:11


    Fletcher Powell looks at the new movie adaptation of a book that tackles a difficult historical subject.

    ‘MadS' shows the horror of the beginning of the end

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2024 2:22


    For Halloween, KMUW's Fletcher Powell tells us about one of the season's best new horror movies.

    Tallgrass is back!

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 24, 2024 2:14


    The 22nd Tallgrass Film Festival begins today. KMUW's Fletcher Powell gives us a rundown of some of this year's featured movies.

    ‘Forgiveness' is never entirely clear

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 17, 2024 2:27


    Fletcher Powell says the subject of a new movie is hard to pin down.

    'Mountains' quietly tells an important story

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 10, 2024 2:19


    Fletcher Powell says a new movie tells a common, but important, story.

    Saoirse Ronan shines in ‘The Outrun'

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 3, 2024 2:22


    Fletcher Powell says a new movie is a showcase for its magnificent lead.

    Clooney and Pitt take ‘Wolfs' to another level

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 26, 2024 2:45


    KMUW's Fletcher Powell says a new movie's two leads make everything a whole lot better.

    ‘His Three Daughters' does a whole lot with just a little

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 19, 2024 2:23


    Fletcher Powell says a new movie does a whole lot with just a little.

    ‘I Saw the TV Glow' is stunning and difficult

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 12, 2024 2:26


    KMUW's Fletcher Powell says "I Saw the TV Glow" is as stunning as it is difficult.

    ‘Good One' is worth the trip

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 5, 2024 2:23


    Fletcher Powell says it's worth a bit of a drive to see one new movie.

    ‘War Game' plays out an ominous scene

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 29, 2024 2:27


    Fletcher Powell says what's at stake in a new documentary could hardly be more important.

    ‘Chronicles of a Wandering Saint' tackles big questions with quiet humor

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 22, 2024 2:25


    Fletcher Powell looks at a new movie that causes us to ask big questions in small, quiet ways.

    Joan Chen elevates a sweet coming-of-age story

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 15, 2024 2:09


    KMUW's Fletcher Powell looks at a movie that he says speaks to both teens and parents.

    ‘Cuckoo' never quite comes together

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 8, 2024 2:25


    Fletcher Powell says a new movie can't quite decide how far to go.

    'Kneecap' is an unconventional, fantastically entertaining biopic

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 1, 2024 2:26


    Fletcher Powell says an entertaining new biopic takes an unconventional approach.

    ‘Swan Song' shows a ballet that's about a lot more than just dancing

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 25, 2024 2:27


    Fletcher Powell says a new movie opened his eyes in ways he couldn't have expected.

    The success of ‘Oddity' hinges on one great decision

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 18, 2024 2:22


    KMUW's Fletcher Powell says a single great decision can make a movie.

    ‘Cottontail' is a deeply personal look at loss

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 11, 2024 2:20


    Fletcher Powell says he admired a new movie's perspective.

    ‘Axel F' shows Eddie Murphy's still got it, at least a little bit

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 4, 2024 2:20


    Fletcher Powell says a new movie is at least a *tiny* cut above what you might think you're getting.

    ‘I Saw the TV Glow' is stunning and difficult

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 27, 2024 2:28


    Fletcher Powell says a new movie is as stunning as it is difficult.

    ‘Ghostlight' understands the pain and the joy of being human

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 20, 2024 2:25


    Fletcher Powell says a new movie understands what it means to be human.

    ‘Bad Behaviour' is a little hard to get a hold on

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 13, 2024 2:22


    KMUW's Fletcher Powell says a new movie is a little hard to get a hold on.

    ‘Lost Soulz' makes sense of its mistakes

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 6, 2024 2:23


    Fletcher Powell looks at a movie that surprised him by doing just what he expected.

    Two new movies respect their characters' lives

    Play Episode Listen Later May 30, 2024 2:14


    Fletcher Powell says a new movie made him swoon.

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