Category: Reviews
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‘Postcards from the Edge’ Has an Unforgettable Mother-Daughter Pair in Meryl Streep and Shirley MacLaine
The film is imperfect and in ways that should be debilitating. But the writing and the performances cushion the blows.
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‘Dolemite is My Name’ and ‘The King,’ Reviewed
Two new movies.
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On ‘Crash’
You watch it astonished that Cronenberg not only dared to make it but dared to make it with such artful dedication.
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‘The Lighthouse’ and ‘The Laundromat,’ Reviewed
A look at the latest efforts from Robert Eggers and Steven Soderbergh.
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‘Critters’: Creepy Crawlies
‘Critters’ is for most intents and purposes a home-invasion thriller, not the roving chase movie one might expect.
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The Deceptive Scope of ‘Ad Astra’
At its crux, ‘Ad Astra’ is an intimate and traditionalist father-son story.
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Nightmares
‘Cujo,’ ‘Children of the Corn,’ and ‘Pet Sematary,’ reviewed.
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On ‘Häxan: Witchcraft Through the Ages’
This is an audacious experiment whose ingenuity and ambitious craftsmanship holds up.
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‘Hustlers’ Reminds You How Great an Actress Jennifer Lopez Can Be
Although ‘Hustlers’ doesn’t tell a universal story, it might still strike a universal chord.
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Fiascos
On ‘Daisy Miller’ and ‘At Long Last Love.’
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Doris Day is Fantastic in ‘Calamity Jane’
Day sings with her entire body in the movie.
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Janet Jackson and Tupac Shakur Give You More Than Enough Reasons to Watch ‘Poetic Justice’
On John Singleton’s followup to ‘Boyz n the Hood.’
Peterson Reviews 