PETERSON REVIEWS
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What to Know About MoPOP’s New Keith Haring Exhibit
For 425: ‘Keith Haring: A Radiant Legacy’ opens today. Here’s what you should know.
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‘The Outrun’ and ‘Daaaaaalí’ Are Kaleidoscopic Character Studies
For 425: These new movies’ nonlinear approaches to character and narrative are inspired — for the most part.
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Haunted Houses
On Michael Roemer’s startling family drama ‘Vengeance is Mine.’
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The Surprising Sensitivity of ‘The Leopard Man’
This proto-slasher from 1943 takes pains to show that its victims are more than their fates.
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A New Way of Seeing Nirvana
For South Sound: Storied Northwest photographer Charles Peterson released a photo book, ‘Charles Peterson’s Nirvana,’ earlier this year. Now, it’s being expanded into a Tacoma Art Museum exhibit.
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Francis Ford Coppola’s Messy, Fascinating ‘Megalopolis’
Plus: ‘His Three Daughters,’ now on Netflix, is a powerful family drama.
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Abbey Blackwell’s Next Chapter
For 425, I spoke with the Everett-raised singer-songwriter about her new album, why she left Alvvays, the joys of teaching, and more.
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‘The Thomas Crown Affair’ Comes Close to the Original’s Glory
The glamorous fun of the 1968 classic is nearly matched in the enjoyable 1999 remake.
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Make Me Over
‘The Substance,’ reviewed.
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‘The Thieves’ Charmingly Tweaks the ‘Ocean’s Eleven’ Formula
Though a little too long, Choi Dong-hoon’s commercial juggernaut is mostly a blast.
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‘Nine Queens’ Keeps You on Your Toes
Writer-director Fabián Bielinsky’s filmmaking debut, now widely heralded in its native Argentina as a classic, is a smart, suspenseful con-artist thriller.
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Out of the Past
‘My First Film’ and ‘Rebel Ridge,’ 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 