John Powers

Corman, who died May 9, made hundreds of films, including the cult classics House of Usher and A Bucket of Blood. We listen back to a 1990 interview, plus critic John Powers offers an appreciation.

The new Hulu mystery series Shardlake is based on C.J. Sansom's first novel, in a series about a crime-solving lawyer in 16th-century England.

A new HBO series based on Viet Thanh Nguyen's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel takes a surreal look at the Vietnam war, the costs of colonialism and the disillusionments of revolution and immigration.

McGregor plays a Russian count put under house arrest after the revolution in a new Paramount+ series based on Amor Towles' 2016 novel. Critic John Powers calls it a light series about dark things.

The Romanian filmmaker Radu Jude has become known for making smart, wild movies with very long titles. His latest, "Do Not Expect Too Much From The End Of The World," spends a day following a beleaguered Bucharest woman doing low-level work on an industrial film. But it's far more than that, says our critic-at-large John Powers. Jude gives us a hilarious and biting portrait of a modern world spinning out of control.

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.

In the new book "Cocktails With George And Martha," writer Philip Gefter tells the story surrounding Edward Albee's "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?," from its days as a Broadway sensation through the making of the film version with megastars Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton through its afterlife in American culture.

"Perfect Days" is the latest film by the German director Wim Wenders, who's best known for 1980s hits like "Paris, Texas" and "Wings Of Desire." "Perfect Days" tells the story of a sanitation worker in Tokyo. It's one of five Oscar nominees for best international feature film. Our critic at large, John Powers, says "Perfect Days" fills you with a good feeling about life.

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.

Tótem is the radiant second feature by the terrific Mexican filmmaker Lila Avilés. Set over the course of a single, life-changing day, this ensemble film thrums with a lively, chaotic intimacy.