PETERSON REVIEWS
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‘Performance’ is a Testament to Mick Jagger’s Allure
Other than that, the kaleidoscopic 1970 movie can be a chore to endure.
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Cats and Mice
‘Out of Sight’ is a great time, though it’s its two leads who really make it sizzle.
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Rain Dogs
In ‘Down by Law,’ Jim Jarmusch’s characteristic deadpan style is largely eschewed in favor of something that feels more straightforwardly frank.
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‘Sing Sing’ is a Moving Tribute to the Power of Art
Plus: Eurohorror-inspired ‘Cuckoo’ is elevated by thrillingly committed performances from Hunter Schafer and Dan Stevens.
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‘Desperately Seeking Susan’ Makes You Wish You Were as Cool as Madonna
Susan Seidelman’s sophomore feature works best as a showcase for the then-emergent pop star’s rebel-girl charisma.
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‘Pal Joey’ Leaves a Bad Taste in Your Mouth
Frank Sinatra and Kim Novak are winning in this rosy adaptation of the pessimistic stage musical, but one might leave the film turned off by how strenuously it seems to want to deflate Rita Hayworth.
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Olivia Rodrigo Spills Her ‘Guts’
Notes from the 21-year-old singer-songwriter’s performance in Seattle last night.
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Domestic Disturbances
‘Last Summer’ and ‘Trap,’ reviewed.
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‘Obsessed’: TV-Dinner ‘Fatal Attraction’
Aside from its climactic fight and fun performances from Beyoncé and Ali Larter, this 2009 soap opera pales in comparison to the 1980s and ‘90s domestic thrillers it’s clearly inspired by.
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Detour
On the formulaic perfection of ‘Red Rock West.’
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‘Romeo Must Die’ is a Curious Mash-Up
Andrzej Bartkowiak’s genre hybrid doesn’t particularly work, but the performances from Hollywood newcomers Aaliyah and Jet Li make it worth watching.
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The Slow Simmer of ‘Summer of Sam’
Much about Spike Lee’s last movie of the 1990s is dynamic and engaging, but it’s hard not to feel, after a while, like he’d explored much of what it covers better earlier in his career.
APRIL 2026
The Theme is ‘High Anxiety’
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The Unrelenting Grimness of ‘Frozen River’
Misty Upham and especially Melissa Leo are excellent in this frostbitten drama.
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 