PETERSON REVIEWS
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American Horror Stories in ‘Armageddon Time’ and ‘The Good Nurse’
New movies from James Gray and Tobias Lindholm.
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Elizabeth Taylor is Great in the Impenetrable ‘Identikit’
This 1974 vehicle is often classified as so bad it’s good, but like most of the oddities Taylor made in the late-1960s and early ’70s, ‘Identikit’ is way too interesting to be so easily discarded.
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Guests from Hell in ‘Death Game’
Peter S. Traynor’s helter-skelter black comedy turns the home-invasion thriller on its head.
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Joyce at 86
In a new memoir, a pioneering filmmaker looks back on a remarkable life and career.
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‘Aftersun’ is a Delicate, Quietly Devastating Father-Daughter Story
Plus: Jennifer Lawrence and Brian Tyree Henry are outstanding in ‘Causeway.’
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Sissy Spacek Shines in ‘Raggedy Man’
This Flannery O’Connor-esque drama never totally comes together, but Spacek gives one of her most affecting performances in it.
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After Stints with SZA and Maggie Rogers, a Renton Musician Goes Solo
Kaley Puckett, who performs under the name Puck, is releasing their solo debut this month.
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Bad Love in ‘Decision to Leave’ and ‘The Banshees of Inisherin’
New movies from Park Chan-wook and Martin McDonagh, reviewed.
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‘The Thing’ is an Early High for John Carpenter
Though initially poorly received, Carpenter’s 1981 masterpiece is now rightfully recognized for what it always was.
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‘Stir of Echoes’ Feels Longer Than It Is
On a Kevin Bacon vehicle from 1999.
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A Fast and Frightening Night with L7
The iconic rock act celebrated the 30th anniversary of the seminal ‘Bricks Are Heavy’ at the Neptune on Sunday.
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Trouble in ‘Paradise’ and ‘Stars at Noon’
George Clooney and Julia Roberts reunite, and Claire Denis releases her second movie of 2022.
SEPTEMBER 2026
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In ‘Menus-Plaisirs – Les Troisgros,’ It’s All in the Process
Revisiting Frederick Wiseman’s 44th documentary, which trains its gaze on the Troisgros family and its various culinary pursuits.
August 19, 2026
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May 13. 2026
Strong, Stoic Types
Director-star Paul Newman’s 1971 treatment of Ken Kesey’s ‘Sometimes a Great Notion’ perceptively observes the corrosiveness of toxic masculinity.
August 7, 2026
Working Girls
‘Broken Mirrors,’ Marleen Gorris’ 1984 follow-up to her still-transcendent feminist drama ‘A Question of Silence,’ expands on its predecessor’s themes while dramatically improving on its writer-director’s aesthetic command.
July 9, 2026
Found Connections
Donna Deitch’s ‘Desert Hearts’ was a breakthrough for lesbian representation in cinema. It also achieves another rarified thing: Characters who feel like they exist outside a screenplay’s bounds.
June 30, 2026
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