PETERSON REVIEWS
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‘Peter Hujar’s Day’’s Deceptive Simplicity
Ira Sachs’ low-key, interview transcript-based two-hander is understatedly revealing.
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‘Charisma’ is Not Your Typical Eco-Thriller
But its otherworldly, cryptic chilliness is typical Kiyoshi Kurosawa.
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Do the Right Thing
Abbas Kiarostami’s Koker trilogy-commencing ‘Where is the Friend’s House?’ empathetically sees the world through a particularly well-meaning child’s eyes.
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The Lonely Souls of ‘Die My Love’ and ‘Frankenstein’
For South Sound: New movies from Lynne Ramsay and Guillermo del Toro, reviewed.
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‘There’s No One Entry’: How the MoPOP’s Newest Exhibit is Exploring Hip-Hop History
For 425: The launch of the Museum of Pop Culture’s ‘Beats + Rhymes: A Collective Narrative of Hip-Hop’ exhibition coincides with the start of Hip-Hop History Month.
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‘Pieces of April’’s Lived-In Tension
Peter Hedges’ 2003 Thanksgiving-set family drama steers clear of sentimentality.
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Emma Stone and Jesse Plemons Are Fantastic in ‘Bugonia’
Plus: Tessa Thompson gives one of the best performances of her career with the Ibsen-remixing ‘Hedda.’ (For 425)
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Odds & Ends: Halloween Edition
Notes from the last month.
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Breaking Points
‘If I Had Legs I’d Kick You,’ ‘Blue Moon,’ and ‘A House of Dynamite,’ reviewed.
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Danielle Davis’ House of 300(-ish) Zombie Barbies
For 425: Catching up with Kirkland’s self-described ‘zombie Barbie lady.’
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The Low-Budget Charms of ‘Blacula’
This 1972 reworking of the classic vampire story isn’t very good, but lead actor William Marshall’s performance can be winning.
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‘Stuck’ is Among Stuart Gordon’s Best Movies
The horror filmmaker’s swan song deftly mixes the horrific with the humorous.
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 