PETERSON REVIEWS
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Short Takes: ‘Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy,’ ‘Universal Language,’ and ‘Paddington in Peru’
For South Sound: New movies from Michael Morris, Matthew Rankin, and Dougal Wilson, reviewed.
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‘The Fourth Man’’s Stylish Misdirections
On the cusp of his American breakthrough, Dutch filmmaker Paul Verhoeven’s 1983 movie is a stylish, quasi-parodic precursor to his own ‘Basic Instinct.’
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The Stupid Pleasures of ‘Malice’
Though this twisty-turny domestic thriller gets increasingly ridiculous, it’s never boring.
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Poulsbo’s New Film Challenge is Putting Local Creatives to the Test
For South Sound: The husband-and-wife duo behind the Poulsbo Film Festival and the Away with Words bookstore is kicking off the 47.7-Hour Film Challenge on Feb. 28.
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‘The Perfect Guy’ Goes Through the Erotic-Thriller Motions
Sanaa Lathan is stranded in David M. Rosenthal’s lethargic ‘Fatal Attraction’ knockoff.
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‘I’m Still Here’ is a Devastating Family Drama
For 425: Fernanda Torres is outstanding as a matriarch coming to terms with a cruel truth.
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Delirium
Increasingly reappraised after it was tepidly received in 2003, Jane Campion’s ‘In the Cut’ potently flips the script on the typically straight male gaze-dominated erotic thriller.
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Sympathy for the Robot
‘Companion’ and ‘Love Me, reviewed.
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The Charming Trashiness of ‘Wild Things’
John McNaughton’s overheated Florida noir benefits from not taking itself too seriously.
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A Playing-Against-Type Danny Glover (Mostly) Holds ‘Switchback’ Together
Otherwise, this crime thriller is cluttered and overly complicated.
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The Unrelenting Grimness of ‘Frozen River’
Misty Upham and especially Melissa Leo are excellent in this frostbitten drama.
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‘Chilly Scenes of Winter’’s Post-Breakup Blues
Writer-director Joan Micklin Silver potently examines how lost love can push a once-stable person off their rocker.
MARCH 2026
The Theme is ‘Acting’
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‘Hollywood Shuffle’ Cuts Deep
The movie established director-actor-co-writer Robert Townsend not only as an astute critic but a limber comedy performer in the improv tradition.
February 4, 2025
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October 27, 2025
Disobedience
John Sayles’ groundbreaking ‘Lianna’ was a landmark — albeit a criminally underseen one — for lesbian representation in cinema.
February 25, 2026
Trouble in Paradise
On the screwball-comedy perfection of 1937’s ‘The Awful Truth.’
February 23, 2026
The Heart of the Matter
Asghar Farhadi’s ‘A Separation’ more than sidesteps divorce-movie expectations.
February 16, 2026
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