PETERSON REVIEWS
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‘By Hook or By Crook’ is a Moving Ode to Friendship
Despite its low budget and the sometimes-amateurishness of its performances, it isn’t obvious that 2001’s ‘By Hook or By Crook’ was made by people who came into filmmaking practically on a whim.
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Acts of Love
‘The Ugly Stepsister’ and ‘April,’ reviewed.
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Arnold Schwarzenegger and Danny DeVito’s Chemistry Carries ‘Twins’
Ivan Reitman’s 1988 comedy is able to coast a decent amount just on how good the duo is together.
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Rilo Kiley Are a Hit in Woodinville
For 425: Chateau Ste. Michelle kicked off this year’s edition of its long-running summer concert series with a show from the aughts rock fixture Rilo Kiley, which recently embarked on its first tour in nearly 20 years.
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SIFF Diary: ‘Color Book,’ ‘Remaining Native,’ and More
What I saw at this year’s Seattle International Film Festival.
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‘Mission: Impossible — The Final Reckoning’ is a Disappointing Conclusion to a Great Franchise
A surprising lack of action and a surplus of exposition can make the movie a chore to sit through.
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‘They Cloned Tyrone’ is Amusing, But You Might Wish It Dug Deeper
Juel Taylor’s 2023 horror comedy is buoyed by charming performances from John Boyega, Teyonah Parris, and Jamie Foxx.
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Jack White Goes Back to Basics
For 425: The 49-year-old rock great made a two-evening appearance at the Paramount Theatre this week.
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Horror Shows
‘Final Destination Bloodlines’ and ‘Friendship,’ reviewed.
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Vertigo
In 2000’s ‘Suzhou River,’ Lou Ye stylishly captures the anxieties and obsessions of love out of reach.
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Body Doubles
‘Sisters,’ Brian De Palma’s 1972 thriller, foreshadows the neo-Hitchcockian greatness the filmmaker would only continue to refine.
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The Past is Present
‘Caught by the Tides’ and ‘Fight or Flight,’ reviewed.
APRIL 2026
The Theme is ‘High Anxiety’
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The Unrelenting Grimness of ‘Frozen River’
Misty Upham and especially Melissa Leo are excellent in this frostbitten drama.
March 27, 2026
February 4, 2026
November 6, 2025
Superheroines
On Julia Loktev’s towering, terrifying ‘My Undesirable Friends: Part I — Last Air in Moscow.’
March 30, 2026
Everything Everywhere
William Greaves’ ‘Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take One’ is almost 60 years old and still feels ahead of the curve.
March 11, 2026
Next Big Things
Gregory La Cava’s ‘Stage Door’ is often at once hysterically funny and brutally pragmatic about the personal toll a career in entertainment can take.
March 4, 2026
Peterson Reviews 