PETERSON REVIEWS
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‘Cliffhanger’ Keeps You on Edge
This Renny Harlin-directed Sylvester Stallone vehicle is ridiculous action-filmmaking gold.
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‘Last Holiday’ is the Right Kind of Corny
Queen Latifah is a beacon of light in Wayne Wang’s heartwarming comedy-drama.
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The Comic Comforts of ‘Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl’
The first Wallace and Gromit movie since 2005’s ‘The Curse of the Were-Rabbit’ is predictably delightful.
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Operatics
‘Maria’ and ‘The Brutalist,’ reviewed.
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Vampires
‘Hard Truths’ and ‘Nosferatu,’ reviewed.
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My Favorite Movies of 2024
In no particular order.
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My Favorite First-Time Watches of 2024
The best movies I saw in 2024 that weren’t released in 2024.
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Jagged Edges
‘Babygirl,’ ‘The Last Showgirl,’ and ‘Queer,’ reviewed.
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The Idea of You
Notes on ‘Letter from an Unknown,’ Max Ophüls’ masterpiece of unrequited love.
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Women on the Verge
‘The Room Next Door,’ ‘The Girl with the Needle,’ and ‘Nightbitch,’ reviewed.
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‘Now and Then’ is an Underrated Coming-of-Age Movie
Lesli Linka Glatter’s feature-length debut is the rare coming-of-age film to foreground the mundane moments of female friendship.
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‘Oh, Canada’ and ‘Nickel Boys’ Look Back on Painful Pasts
For South Sound: New movies from Paul Schrader and RaMell Ross, reviewed.
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 