PETERSON REVIEWS
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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.
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‘After the Hunt’’s Shades of Gray
Luca Guadagnino’s higher education-set follow-up to November 2024’s ‘Queer’ is ambiguous to the point of not saying much at all.
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Dancing the Night Away with Dua Lipa
For 425: What I saw at last night’s Dua Lipa concert in Seattle.
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The Slippery, Enigmatic ‘Yella’
Nina Hoss is entrancing in Christian Petzold’s ‘Carnival of Souls’-inspired movie.
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‘Night of the Demon’: Stylish Supernatural Horror Nearly Ruined by Its Producers
Jacques Tourneur’s tampered-with 1957 film proves that his good instincts are better off not being messed with.
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Jealousy is a Disease in ‘2LDK’
This Yukihiko Tsutsumi-directed face-off-style movie packs a punch.
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Daliah Lavi Carries ‘The Demon’
Her fantastic work is sometimes undercut by the movie’s rather clinical presentation, though.
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It’s a Good Thing ‘Opera’ Looks Amazing
Though a marked improvement on 1985’s ‘Phenemona,’ Dario Argento’s last movie of the ’80s is distractingly illogical.
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The Rock Switches It Up in ‘The Smashing Machine’
Plus: ‘The Official Release Party of a Showgirl’ is a disappointing theatrical accessory to a disappointing album.
JANUARY 2026
The Theme is ‘Endings’
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‘In the Bedroom’ is a Powerful Meditation on Grief
On actor turned director Todd Field’s first effort as a filmmaker.
November 6, 2025
October 27, 2025
September 17, 2025
The Hunger
Antonio Pietrangeli’s 1965 black comedy ‘I Knew Her Well’ is one of its decade’s most undersung works.
December 18, 2025
Parallel Lines
Zeinabu irene Davis’ one and only feature-length movie, 1999’s ‘Compensation,’ has gotten a well-deserved second life this year.
December 3, 2025
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.
November 12, 2025
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