John Powers, 1957-

January 27, 2023

07:30

'The Last of Us' creates a dystopian landscape that feels human — and hopeful

HBO's new show, which draws from a video game of the same name, is replete with apocalyptic landscapes and zombies. But what makes the series truly groundbreaking is the emotion that runs throughout.

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January 19, 2023

07:05

'Saint Omer' is a complex courtroom drama about much more than the murder at hand

Saint Omer is the strikingly confident feature debut of Alice Diop, a 43-year-old French filmmaker born of Senegalese immigrants.

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January 6, 2023

08:24

Noah Baumbach's 'White Noise' adaptation is brave, even if not entirely successful

The new Netflix film White Noise, IS the latest film from Noah Baumbach, best known for movies like The Squid and the Whale and Marriage Story. The movie is adapted from Don DeLillo's 1985 novel, a cool, dazzling book shot through with so many shifting ironies that virtually every reviewer has described it as unfilmable.

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John Powers

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'The Last of Us' creates a dystopian landscape that feels human — and hopeful

'Saint Omer' is a complex courtroom drama about much more than the murder at hand

Noah Baumbach's 'White Noise' adaptation is brave, even if not entirely successful

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