John Powers

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'Love Lies Bleeding' is a pulpy noir that delivers all the thrills

Thursday, March 07, 2024

Hot sex, drug abuse, revenge killing and a powerful heroine (played by Kristen Stewart) — Love Lies Bleeding is a deliriously enjoyable crime film that does not hold back.

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Frantz Fanon biography chronicles the life and legacy of a revolutionary icon

Monday, February 05, 2024

Fanon, who died in 1961, wrote about the politics and psychology of colonialism. In The Rebel's Clinic, Adam Shatz captures the thorny brilliance of a man whose radicalism is still shaping our world.

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'The Brothers Sun' is a freewheeling, messy and quite entertaining comedy-thriller

Thursday, January 04, 2024

The jokes and bodies pile up in this eight-part Netflix series about a Taiwanese assassin who travels to L.A. to protect his goofy younger brother and his formidable mother, played by Michelle Yeoh.

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'Colin' the dog brings 2 — no wait, 3 —lonely hearts together in this fetching series

Wednesday, November 08, 2023

Two lonely souls bond over an injured border terrier with thousands of dollars in medical bills in Colin from Accounts a bawdy, Australian series brimming with life and honesty.

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This Australian writer might be the greatest novelist you've never heard of

Thursday, October 12, 2023

Helen Garner, 80, embraces the many-sidedness of life. Her books crackle with curiosity and unpredictability — they win big prizes, kickstart controversies and say things other people rarely dare.

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William Friedkin's stodgy 'Caine Mutiny' adaptation lacks the urgency of the original

Friday, October 06, 2023

While the drama of the 1954 film hinged on the high stakes of the Pacific theater during World War II, The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial involves an all-volunteer navy and no sea battles.

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What happened to 'The Gold'? This crime saga is focused on the aftermath of a heist

Tuesday, September 19, 2023

This zippy six-part Paramount+ series, based on a 1983 theft of three tons of gold bars, focuses on the outlaws' efforts to elude capture and legitimize their booty.

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2 smart, entertaining films revisit the horror of Pinochet's 1973 coup in Chile

Monday, September 11, 2023

Fifty years ago, the U.S. government backed a coup that ousted Chile's democratically elected socialist president. Rotting in the Sun and El Conde offer subversive glimpses into the coup's legacy.

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'Face to Face' is a murder mystery that lives up to the tradition of Nordic Noir

Wednesday, September 06, 2023

Imagine if Logan Roy from Succession had to solve a murder. That's the vibe of the third and final season of this Danish thriller, which focuses on a heartless developer's attempt to solve a crime.

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Cozy up in Tokyo's 'Midnight Diner' for the TV version of comfort food

Wednesday, August 23, 2023

The strangely addictive Japanese series is set in a small, all-night joint, run by a chef whose dishes helps strangers tap into something deep and universal.

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This 'Evergreen' LA noir novel imagines the post-WWII reality of Japanese Americans

Tuesday, August 15, 2023

In Naomi Hirahara's mystery novel, a Japanese American family interned during the war returns home to a changed city. They're still settling in when their daughter is caught up in a murder.

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Back for Season 2, 'Dark Winds' is a cop drama steeped in Navajo culture

Thursday, July 27, 2023

Set in New Mexico in the 1970s, Dark Winds stars, is written by, and is largely directed by Native Americans. The resulting series treats Navajo culture not as sociology but as lived experience.

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Pain and pleasure do the tango in the engrossing new novel 'Kairos'

Tuesday, June 20, 2023

A young student in East Berlin falls in love with a much older writer in the run-up to the fall of the Berlin Wall. It is a love story and a rich portrait of people watching their country disappear.

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In its ninth and final season, 'Endeavour' fulfills its mission to 'Inspector Morse'

Wednesday, June 14, 2023

Just as Better Call Saul is, in some ways, more interesting than Breaking Bad, so Endeavour offers more emotional richness than the series that inspired it.

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The final season of the hit BBC crime series 'Happy Valley' has come to the U.S.

Tuesday, May 23, 2023

Sarah Lancashire plays Catherine Cawood, a big-hearted police sergeant trying to protect her grandson from his violent father. The three seasons offer a twisty and deeply satisfying emotional journey.

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What happened 'The Night of the 12th'? A murder remains a mystery in this French film

Wednesday, May 17, 2023

A vibrant student named Clara is walking home one night when a faceless man steps out of the darkness and sets her on fire. The award-winning film is a study in misogyny — not a simple whodunnit.

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This Romanian film about immigration and vanishing jobs hits close to home

Tuesday, May 02, 2023

R.M.N. is based on an actual 2020 event in Ditrău, Romania, where 1,800 villagers voted to expel three Sri Lankans who worked at their local bakery.

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Who will win 87,000 bottles of wine? 'Drops of God' is the ultimate taste test

Thursday, April 20, 2023

A French woman and Japanese man battle to inherit the world's most valuable wine collection in this high-gloss Apple TV+ series, based on the hit Japanese manga.

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Pipeline sabotage is on the agenda in this action-packed eco-heist film

Wednesday, April 12, 2023

How to Blow Up A Pipeline is a lean, sleekly made movie about a modern-day monkey-wrench gang. Although unabashedly partisan, it doesn't preach or glamorize the eco-saboteurs.

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Tag along with two young Londoners recovering from breakups in 'Rye Lane'

Monday, April 03, 2023

In Raine Allen-Miller's high-spirited romcom, two young, Black Londoners spend a day walking and talking together. It's a rare and enjoyable on-screen journey through south-of-the-Thames London.

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