John Powers
Rugged masculinity takes a dark turn in 'The Power of the Dog'
A tense and gripping new movie by Jane Campion, The Power of the Dog stars a superb Benedict Cumberbatch as a 1920s Montana rancher.
'Passing' puts a fresh spin on an old-fashioned story about race and identity
Adapted from Nella Larsen's 1929 novella, Netflix's new film centers on two Black women, one of whom pretends to be white; the other could pretend, but chooses not to.
Heroism Exacts A Daunting Price In 'Wife Of A Spy' And 'Azor'
Critic-at-Large John Powers reviews the movies 'Wife Of A Spy', a Hitchcockian thriller by Kiyoshi Kurosawa, and 'Azor', the debut feature by Swiss director Andreas Fontana.