PETERSON REVIEWS
space
-
‘Black Coal, Thin Ice’ is a Smart, Chilly Detective Noir
The way writer-director Diao Yinan manages to spin a potentially lurid murder mystery without a whiff of sensationalism is impressive.
-
‘One of Them Days’ Might Make You Yearn for More Mid-Budget Studio Comedies
Keke Palmer and SZA are fantastic in this delightful buddy comedy.
-
‘Cool Runnings’ Makes Sports-Movie Clichés Slightly More Bearable
The Disney-sanctioned account of how Jamaica’s first bobsleighing team came together packs few surprises, but you mostly don’t mind.
-
‘Cliffhanger’ Keeps You on Edge
This Renny Harlin-directed Sylvester Stallone vehicle is ridiculous action-filmmaking gold.
-
‘Last Holiday’ is the Right Kind of Corny
Queen Latifah is a beacon of light in Wayne Wang’s heartwarming comedy-drama.
-
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.
-
Operatics
‘Maria’ and ‘The Brutalist,’ reviewed.
-
Vampires
‘Hard Truths’ and ‘Nosferatu,’ reviewed.
-
My Favorite Movies of 2024
In no particular order.
-
My Favorite First-Time Watches of 2024
The best movies I saw in 2024 that weren’t released in 2024.
-
Jagged Edges
‘Babygirl,’ ‘The Last Showgirl,’ and ‘Queer,’ reviewed.
-
The Idea of You
Notes on ‘Letter from an Unknown,’ Max Ophüls’ masterpiece of unrequited love.
APRIL 2026
The Theme is ‘High Anxiety’
ASDFJHGSD
Jean Gillie is the Reason to See ‘Decoy’
Jack Bernhard’s 1946 noir never completely grabs you, but Gillie’s impressively vicious performance almost makes up for it.
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 