PETERSON REVIEWS
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The Shops Around the Corner
On Agnès Varda’s ‘Daguerréotypes.’
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‘Dolls’ is a Different Kind of Children’s Horror Movie
Stuart Gordon’s 1987 horror-comedy strikes a nice balance between the horrific and humorous.
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Ordinary People
‘Death of a Unicorn’ and ‘Bob Trevino Likes It,’ reviewed.
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Being Man’s Best Friend is Serious Business in ‘Pick of the Litter’
Following a quintet of puppies as they train to become guide dogs, this 2018 documentary is equal parts fascinating and feel-good.
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How the Northwest-Shot ‘Marcie’s’ Meets the Moment
For 425: Northwest filmmaker John Helde’s new Seattle- and North Bend-shot movie began development in 2019, but the professional and personal anxieties it captures haven’t lost their sense of urgency.
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‘Max, My Love’ Could Stand to Be Sillier
This preposterously plotted comedy plays things a little too straight.
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The Everyday Brutality of ‘Au Hasard Balthazar’
On Robert Bresson’s account of a donkey’s hard life.
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‘Kedi’: A Charming, Easygoing Love Letter to Cats
The straightforward 2016 documentary gets to know Istanbul’s eye-poppingly large stray-cat population.
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‘The Black Stallion’’s Beautiful Surfaces
Though Carroll Ballard’s 1979 movie is one of the most ravishingly shot children’s films ever made, one might wish its storyline were as carefully crafted as its aesthetic splendor.
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The Seductive Spy Games of ‘Black Bag’
Plus: ‘Eephus’ is a quietly touching baseball movie.
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The Thoughtful Pessimism of ‘White Dog’
Samuel Fuller’s American swan song is characteristically sharp and cynical.
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‘The Cassandra Cat’ Feels Effortlessly Magical
On an affably strange 1963 comedy.
FEBRUARY 2026
The Theme is ‘Divorce’
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The Slow-Burning Dread of ‘Affliction’
‘Affliction’ is a frightening drama about the ripple effects of abuse.
November 6, 2025
October 27, 2025
September 17, 2025
Next Lifetime
Apichatpong Weerasethakul’s ‘Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives’ is a deceptively serene meditation on mortality.
January 29, 2026
Final Hours
Michael Roemer’s ‘Dying’ is breathtakingly honest about the emotional realities of terminal illness.
January 26, 2026
Mind Games
Mohammad Reza Aslani’s gorgeously shot melodrama ‘Chess of the Wind’ is a revelation that was very nearly lost forever.
January 19, 2026
Peterson Reviews 