PETERSON REVIEWS
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‘The Juniper Tree’: A Feminist Spin on a Fairy Tale Featuring a Pre-Fame Björk
Nietzchka Keene’s most famous feature is more admirable than absorbing, but it has some stunning black-and-white visuals and a performance from a 21-year-old Björk that shows how fully formed her singularity was from the outset.
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The Influential Thrills of ‘A Better Tomorrow’
On John Woo’s pioneering 1986 actioner.
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The Style and Shaky Substance of ‘Blink Twice’
Actress Zoë Kravitz’s first effort behind the camera carries on in the tradition of movies like ‘Don’t Worry Darling’ and ‘Promising Young Woman.’
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‘Bones’ Feels a Little Fractured
Ernest Dickerson’s 2001 horror movie has a solid concept, but its stunt casting of Snoop Dogg feels like a mistake.
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‘Dogs in Space’ Captures a Moment
The 1986 film’s unwillingness to filter anything through a nostalgic lens is what makes it work as well as it does.
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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.
APRIL 2026
The Theme is ‘High Anxiety’
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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
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