John Powers

Critic at large John Powers considers the latest programming from the cable network. HBO has become a perennial Emmy winner for shows such as The Sopranos. New offerings this season include Entourage, about a rising Hollywood actor and his childhood friends.

Critic John Powers reflects upon recent media attention on former presidents Bill Clinton and Ronald Reagan.

Critic-at-large John Powers considers the network news and the new documentary The Control Room.

Our critic-at-large, John Powers, just returned from the Cannes Film Festival. He talks with Terry about the films he saw there, including Michael Moore's documentary, Fahrenheit 9/11, which won Festival's highest prize, the Palme d'Or. It was the first documentary to win since 1956.

Critic at large John Powers considers the 100th birthday of Peter Pan and our cultural obsession with youth.

Critic-at-Large John Powers reviews two recent DVDs, Kill Bill Volume 1 and Lost in Translation.

Powers looks at religion and the media in the wake of public reaction to Mel Gibson's The Passion of the Christ.

Critic-at-large John Powers comments on the verdict handed down on the Martha Stewart securities case.

Film critic John Powers pays tribute to comedian Bob Hope, who is 100 years old today.

Film critic John Powers reviews Better Luck Tomorrow, the controversial new independent film about a group of Asian American teenagers. It was made by MTV films.