PETERSON REVIEWS
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‘Rock & Rule’ Could Use a Lot More Rock
As star-studded as this 1983 cartoon for adults’ soundtrack is, it features far fewer musical sequences than you’d expect.
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Found Connections
Donna Deitch’s ‘Desert Hearts’ was a breakthrough for lesbian representation in cinema. It also achieves another rarified thing: Characters who feel like they exist outside a screenplay’s bounds.
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‘Jackass: Best and Last’ Plays It Safe
The storied prank franchise’s purportedly final chapter only underscores how well 2022’s ‘Jackass Forever’ functioned as a finale.
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‘Funeral Parade of Roses’ is a Hypnotizing Swirl
Toshio Matsumoto’s 1969 movie is exhilaratingly unclassifiable.
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‘When Night is Falling’: Silly and Sensual
Patricia Rozema’s 1995 romantic drama’s self-seriousness sometimes induces laughter, but its endearingly earnest celebration of fantasy makes it (just barely) work.
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Average Joes
Greg Berlanti’s ‘The Broken Hearts Club’ feels like a classic hidden in plain sight.
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A Different Angle
On Isaac Julien’s slippery, thoughtful ‘Looking for Langston.’
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Emily Blunt Gives One of Her Best Performances in ‘Disclosure Day’
Plus: ‘Stop! That! Train!’ is a delightful spoof comedy slightly sabotaged by a special-effects controversy. (For 425)
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‘The Stroll’ is a Stirring, Deeply Personal Documentary
Homing in on a segment of the Meatpacking District that once was the stomping grounds of trans sex workers, the 2023 documentary powerfully builds on the experiences of subject and co-director Kristen Lovell.
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Self-Discoveries
André Téchiné’s ‘Wild Reeds’ is a beautifully shot, emotionally intelligent coming-of-age movie.
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Acting Out
‘Forastera’ and ‘Scary Movie,’ reviewed.
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Glamour Girls
On ‘The Queen,’ Frank Simon’s flawed but essential 1968 documentary.
JULY 2026
The Theme is ‘Neon Dreams’
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‘Vamp’ is a Showcase for Grace Jones’ Mere Presence
The multihyphenate doesn’t nearly get enough to do, but her handful of scenes loom largely over a surprisingly strong teen horror movie.
May 25, 2026
May 13. 2026
March 27, 2026
Found Connections
Donna Deitch’s ‘Desert Hearts’ was a breakthrough for lesbian representation in cinema. It also achieves another rarified thing: Characters who feel like they exist outside a screenplay’s bounds.
June 30, 2026
Average Joes
Greg Berlanti’s ‘The Broken Hearts Club’ feels like a classic hidden in plain sight.
June 19, 2026
A Different Angle
On Isaac Julien’s slippery, thoughtful ‘Looking for Langston.’
June 17, 2026
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