Power

The comedian, actor, and writer recalls wearing out videotapes of Mothra vs. Godzilla; praises Sound of Metal and its star, Riz Ahmed; and talks about the power and importance of seeing love between two Asian men depicted on-screen in Happy...

The acclaimed photographer and artist talks about bonding with his dad over films in the collection, praises the subtle power of Ozu’s framing, shares his connection to Garrett Bradley’s depiction of Black American life, and touches on his love for...

Oct 16, 2025 — Vivacious and winning in comedies, she also brought a fierce power to her dramatic roles.

Jun 27, 2024 — This year’s edition offers discoveries, restored classics, and plenty of star power.

Nov 27, 2018 — With The Magnificent Ambersons, Orson Welles created a model of period filmmaking, lightly deploying historical signifiers while focusing on the haunting power of his actors’ faces.

May 3, 2018 — Depth, beauty, curiosity—what gave luminous French star Danielle Darrieux staying power across eight decades? Critic Farran Smith Nehme looks for the answer in two films from opposite ends of her career.

The actor and filmmaker pays tribute to the subversive power of Shock Corridor and the Robert Altman masterpiece that inspired him to make movies.

Jun 14, 2016 — Alexander Hall’s 1941 film showcased Robert Montgomery’s star power and, with its premise of a death revoked, provided much-needed comic relief to war-worried audiences.

Rebecca Traister is a journalist and the author of Good and Mad: The Revolutionary Power of Women’s Anger and All the Single Ladies: Unmarried Women and the Rise of an Independent Nation.

Amy Abugo Ongiri is a professor and the director of Ethnic Studies at the University of Portland. Their book Spectacular Blackness explores the cultural politics of the Black Power movement, particularly the Black Arts Movement’s search to define a “Black...