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Each week, Fletcher Powell finds the independent and non-commercial films showing in Wichita and the surrounding areas and brings them to you in this...» E-Mail This
View Article'Calvary' Provides No Easy Answers
Calvary is of a type with Heaven Is For Real, a movie about a religious subject but not really a religious movie. It isn't trying to sell you anything,...» E-Mail This
View ArticleA Dismal Tribute To A Star Of The Past
The movie title Cantinflas was the professional name of Mexican comic Mario Moreno, whom Charlie Chaplin called "the best and most beloved comedian in...» E-Mail This
View Article'Eleanor Rigby' Could Use Some Actual Momentum
The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby, in the version currently circulating, is a cut down two-hour combination of a three-hour double feature that will...» E-Mail This
View ArticleIt's Hard To Connect With 'Skeleton Twins'
The Skeleton Twins resembles The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby in being about a pair of people who simply cannot adjust to problems a lot of people...» E-Mail This
View Article'Gone Girl' Is First-Rate, If Not Totally Believable
Ben Affleck's new movie, Gone Girl, is two-and-a-half hours long, but has plot enough for two-and-a-half miniseries. And wonder of Hollywood wonders,...» E-Mail This
View Article'Messenger' Is Fascinating But Hardly Balanced
Kill the Messenger is a pretty good political movie about what happened to a reporter who revealed illicit dealings of the CIA in Los Angeles,...» E-Mail This
View ArticleTime For Scary (?) Movies!
Each week, Fletcher Powell finds the independent and non-commercial films showing in Wichita and the surrounding areas and brings them to you in this...» E-Mail This
View ArticlePerformances Elevate 'St. Vincent'
St. Vincent is a rather quiet little movie made remarkable mostly, but not exclusively, by Bill Murray's performance in a basically non-comic role, as...» E-Mail This
View Article'Whiplash' Is A Riveting Look At Musical Obsession
Whiplash is one of the strangest and most gripping movies about showbusiness I've ever seen, in its exclusive concentration on two psychological...» E-Mail This
View Article'Mockingjay' Is Vivid And Effective
It is a hard thing to have to review Part Three of a four-part series without having seen Parts One and Two. There is bound to be a certain unclarity...» E-Mail This
View Article'Theory Of Everything' Feels Incomplete
Much as I admire The Theory of Everything, the supposedly true movie of the life of scientific genius Stephen Hawking, I can't quite go along with the...» E-Mail This
View Article'Imitation Game' Lacks Focus, But Is Still Outstanding
The Imitation Game got top ratings from the two people I talked to in the lobby, but to me it seemed overburdened with subthemes and lacking a central...» E-Mail This
View Article'Big Eyes' Is Excellent, With One Big Exception
Before saying anything about Big Eyes, the new Amy Adams movie, let me say something about her co-star, Christoph Waltz. I can barely tolerate him. I...» E-Mail This
View ArticleFantasy Movie Favorites
Each week, Fletcher Powell finds the independent and non-commercial films showing in Wichita and the surrounding areas and brings them to you in this...
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