Cole Powell

A talky historical drama, The Brink of War marks the second Ronald Reagan flick in as many years, the first being Reagan, starring Dennis Quaid. With two films tackling the same historical figure and released so close together, it’s…

Years ago on my old website blog, I regularly published a list of related movies, reviewing them in one sentence or, sometimes, less. In honor of Spider-Man: Brand New Day (my scathing review of which you can read here)…

The following review contains MAJOR SPOILERS for Spider-Man: Brand New Day. Reader be warned.

Although Tom Holland’s Wall-Crawler has never been “my” Spider-Man, I get it. He’s Spidey for Gen Z, and I’ve enjoyed his solo outings to varying…

Audio of 2026 JXN Film Festival Best Music Video nominee Q&A with singer/dancer/filmmaker Kayla Jones, producer Charlie J. Wright, and singer/songwriter/director Cole Powell. Hosted by Dr. Candice Love Jackson. Guest appearance by Kobe Singleton (aka DJ Brosia). Tougaloo College, Tougaloo,…

Thanks to The Daily Leader for covering “Never the Same’s” Best Music Video nomination at the JXN Film Festival. Daily Leader is one of Southwest Mississippi’s leading news publications, and I’m always honored to be featured. 

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Amnesia, superheroes, dream thieves, nukes — over the last quarter century, Christopher Nolan has tackled a plethora of subjects across a variety of genres to massive critical acclaim and box office success. Now, as the director’s hotly anticipated (and already…

Yesterday, I had the privilege of returning to Mississippi's statewide FM radio program Good Things with Rebecca Turner on SuperTalk Mississippi for an interview and live performance. We talked music, music reactions, and my Best Music Video nomination at the…

Newcomer William Franklyn-Miller shines as young George Washington in Angel Studios’ surprisingly solid biopic of the first American president.

Although studios known primarily for “faith-based” films have made significant strides in recent years, most efforts have remained bogged down by…

From revolutionaries battling Red Coats to super soldiers punching Nazis, nothing sets the mood for Independence Day quite like good old fashioned movies about American history and heroes. As we approach the 250th anniversary of America’s founding, I’m counting down…

Although the trailers for Toy Story 5 teased an all-out war on the childhood tech addiction epidemic, recent comments from directors Andrew Stanton and McKenna Harris had me bracing for a milquetoast message about electronics ultimately being fine for young…

As a parent of five, I have experienced the deleterious effect of screens on the child mind. A mere 30 minutes a day of screen time on the “kiddie tablets” someone gifted my children for Christmas yielded behavioral problems that…

Having disliked the one trailer I saw, I opted to catch Disclosure Day in theaters for one reason only: Steven Spielberg. As a millennial who grew up watching E.T., Jurassic Park, and the original Indiana Jones trilogy, I…