Fletcher Powell
Tomatometer-approved critic
Biography:
Fletcher Powell is a producer, host, and film critic for KMUW public radio in Wichita, KS.
Close Your Eyes (2023)
93%
“Close Your Eyes is exactly what I’d hoped for, which is to say, it left me nearly speechless.” –
KMUW - Wichita Public Radio
Apr 17, 2025
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The Order (2024)
92%
“...as gritty and dirty as it needs to be...” –
KMUW - Wichita Public Radio
Apr 17, 2025
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Christmas Eve in Miller's Point (2024)
79%
“It’s curious, unusual, and a little bit mesmerizing.” –
KMUW - Wichita Public Radio
Apr 17, 2025
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Carry-On (2024)
88%
“There are, of course, plot holes large enough to fly a Dreamliner through... but these are problems you expect from a movie like this.” –
KMUW - Wichita Public Radio
Apr 17, 2025
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The Fire Inside (2024)
93%
“A rousing and empowering movie that reminds us there’s still a whole lot of fighting left to do even after the final bell rings.” –
KMUW - Wichita Public Radio
Apr 17, 2025
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The Count of Monte Cristo (2024)
96%
“This is why we love sitting in front of those big screens for hours on end.” –
KMUW - Wichita Public Radio
Apr 17, 2025
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Sing Sing (2023)
97%
“If you’re an awards group that hands out a prize for best ensemble acting in a movie, there’s not a lot of reason to look further this year than Sing Sing.” –
KMUW - Wichita Public Radio
Apr 17, 2025
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Nickel Boys (2024)
91%
“Nickel Boys is the best movie of 2024 by a country mile, and easily one of the best of the century.” –
KMUW - Wichita Public Radio
Apr 17, 2025
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A Real Pain (2024)
96%
“A huge step up for Eisenberg as a director.” –
KMUW - Wichita Public Radio
Apr 17, 2025
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All We Imagine as Light (2024)
100%
“Like the best movies of this kind, and this is one of the best movies of this kind, the film is not entirely starry-eyed about what its city is...” –
KMUW - Wichita Public Radio
Apr 17, 2025
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Queen of the Ring (2024)
73%
“Burke turns out to be an incredibly fascinating person… who deserves a much better movie made about her.” –
KMUW - Wichita Public Radio
Apr 17, 2025
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Freaky Tales (2024)
73%
“Here is a strange case of a movie that I’m going to recommend you see, even though I don’t think it’s particularly successful.” –
KMUW - Wichita Public Radio
Apr 17, 2025
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Eephus (2024)
100%
“The thing about baseball is the rhythm.” –
KMUW - Wichita Public Radio
Apr 17, 2025
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Thank You Very Much (2023)
90%
“(I)t doesn’t simply throw up its hands and declare Kaufman to be ultimately unknowable.” –
KMUW - Wichita Public Radio
Apr 17, 2025
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Chronicles of a Wandering Saint (2023)
100%
“The movie’s first-time feature director, Tomás Gómez Bustillo, periodically pokes us from unpredictable angles, making us laugh, or at least smile ...” –
KMUW - Wichita Public Radio
Jan 22, 2025
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Lovely, Dark, and Deep (2023)
89%
“It’s plenty apparent Sutherland has some good instincts.” –
KMUW - Wichita Public Radio
Feb 22, 2024
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Upgraded (2024)
78%
“Upgraded has sharper edges and better comic timing than a lot of rom-coms, even if the romance part of the equation seems like an afterthought.” –
KMUW - Wichita Public Radio
Feb 15, 2024
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The Iron Claw (2023)
89%
“One thing Sean Durkin does magnificently is to evoke (a) specific time and place...” –
KMUW - Wichita Public Radio
Feb 13, 2024
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Poor Things (2023)
93%
“I never thought the day would come when I’d have to give it up for Yorgos Lanthimos.” –
KMUW - Wichita Public Radio
Feb 13, 2024
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Wonka (2023)
82%
“Wonka is an imperfect but kind of lovely little treat...” –
KMUW - Wichita Public Radio
Feb 13, 2024
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Eileen (2023)
82%
“Where we ultimately end up is a little more muddled than it ought to be, and a little less unnerving than it wants to be. Still, Oldroyd controls the movie’s darkness with the slightest wisp of a mischievous smile...” –
KMUW - Wichita Public Radio
Feb 13, 2024
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May December (2023)
91%
“The two women are astonishingly good here, but at least as good is Charles Melton...” –
KMUW - Wichita Public Radio
Feb 13, 2024
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Saltburn (2023)
71%
“You don’t get to feed us nonsense and then expect us to thank you when you try to explain it.” –
KMUW - Wichita Public Radio
Feb 8, 2024
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The Holdovers (2023)
97%
“The warmth with which Payne shows the humanity in his characters helps each one of them unfold into a real, complex person.” –
KMUW - Wichita Public Radio
Feb 8, 2024
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Quiz Lady (2023)
82%
“I didn’t expect to be moved by a silly movie like this one, but sometimes pure talent wins out.” –
KMUW - Wichita Public Radio
Feb 8, 2024
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