PETERSON REVIEWS
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‘Kaun?’ is Pleasingly Ridiculous
The 1999 chamber piece is a turn-your-brain-off kind of thriller.
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‘It’s Like Summer Camp Has Come to an End’: Kacey Musgraves Wraps Up Tour in Seattle
For 425: The second evening of the country star’s two-night Climate Pledge Arena residency matched the energy of her fun, irreverent style.
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Getting Lost with Phoebe Bridgers
For 425: The singer-songwriter’s phone-free show at Climate Pledge Arena made her new album even better.
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‘The Only Living Pickpocket in New York’ Knows the Power of John Turturro
The actor is characteristically excellent in a rare leading turn, but there isn’t enough of a movie supporting him.
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Deadly Double
Rouben Mamoulian’s 1931 adaptation of ‘Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde’ is as shocking, and clear-eyed, as ever.
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‘Petey Wheatstraw’ is Delightfully Bizarre
The 1977 horror comedy’s no-holds-barred commitment to outrageousness — even at the expense of logic — manages not to overstay its welcome.
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‘You Can See Everything’ is a Hall-of-Mirrors Masterpiece
Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheim’s inventive documentary isn’t just about the disgraced entrepreneur Elizabeth Holmes.
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Rob Patrick Wants You to Fall in Love with Old Hollywood
A new audio documentary written and hosted by the Olympia Film Society’s programming director explores 1930s cinema with a playful, experimental twist. (For South Sound)
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Ghost World
Kaneto Shindō’s ‘Kuroneko’ is still forward-looking in its contempt for patriarchal devastation.
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Destroyers
‘Naza’ and ‘Musk,’ reviewed.
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‘The Bad Seed’’s Campiness is a Double-Edged Sword
The over-the-topness of this influential evil-child movie is part of why it’s so famous. It’s also what keeps it from being as interesting as it could be.
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The Exploratory Charms of ‘The History of Concrete’
Plus: ‘Verity’ ruins its own high thriller potential. (For South Sound)
OCTOBER 2026
The Theme is ‘Thrills and Chills’
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‘Visible Secret’ is a Low-Key, Surprisingly Spooky Romantic Comedy
Ann Hui’s 2001 movie posits what a rom-com might look like with a ‘Sixth Sense’-esque underlay.
August 19, 2026
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May 13, 2026
Strong, Stoic Types
Director-star Paul Newman’s 1971 treatment of Ken Kesey’s ‘Sometimes a Great Notion’ perceptively observes the corrosiveness of toxic masculinity.
August 7, 2026
Working Girls
‘Broken Mirrors,’ Marleen Gorris’ 1984 follow-up to her still-transcendent feminist drama ‘A Question of Silence,’ expands on its predecessor’s themes while dramatically improving on its writer-director’s aesthetic command.
July 9, 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
