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Film Critic John Powers

Fresh Air | By John Powers
Published December 17, 2002 at 12:00 AM EST

A talk with film critic John Powers about the movies coming out this holiday season. They include:

Martin Scorcese's Gangs of New York

Steven Speilberg's Catch Me If You Can

Chicago

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

Adaptation, made by the team behind Being John Malkovich

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John Powers
John Powers is the pop culture and critic-at-large on NPR's Fresh Air with Terry Gross. He previously served for six years as the film critic.
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