PETERSON REVIEWS
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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.
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‘The Fall’ is More Than Just a Feast for the Eyes
In addition to being a visual treat, Tarsem Singh’s criminally underseen fantasy film is also pretty moving.
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‘Mother’ Never Lets You Guess Its Next Move
You can never be too certain where Bong Joon-ho’s 2009 drama is going to go next.
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John Carswell’s American Graffiti
For 425: Catching up with a Snohomish County man who’s amassed the world’s largest collection of graffiti and urban art on canvas.
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Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande Are Magnificent in ‘Wicked’
Plus: Ridley Scott revisits the ‘Gladiator’ universe nearly 25 years later.
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‘The Grifters’ is Elevated by Its Female Leads
This 1990 adaptation of the 1963 Jim Thompson novel wouldn’t make as much of an impression without Anjelica Huston and Annette Bening.
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Life Changes
‘Emilia Pérez,’ ‘Juror #2,’ and ‘Christmas Eve in Miller’s Point,’ reviewed.
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‘Strange Fascination’: An Auspicious Beginning to a Compelling Partnership
This noir-adjacent melodrama from 1952 marked the start of a six-film-long collaboration between director Hugo Haas and actress Cleo Moore.
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Shadows and Light
Joseph H. Lewis’ lean and mean ‘The Big Combo’ is a low-key triumph of the film noir form.
JANUARY 2026
The Theme is ‘Endings’
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‘In the Bedroom’ is a Powerful Meditation on Grief
On actor turned director Todd Field’s first effort as a filmmaker.
November 6, 2025
October 27, 2025
September 17, 2025
The Hunger
Antonio Pietrangeli’s 1965 black comedy ‘I Knew Her Well’ is one of its decade’s most undersung works.
December 18, 2025
Parallel Lines
Zeinabu irene Davis’ one and only feature-length movie, 1999’s ‘Compensation,’ has gotten a well-deserved second life this year.
December 3, 2025
Do the Right Thing
Abbas Kiarostami’s Koker trilogy-commencing ‘Where is the Friend’s House?’ empathetically sees the world through a particularly well-meaning child’s eyes.
November 12, 2025
Peterson Reviews 