PETERSON REVIEWS
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‘Thor: Love and Thunder’ Fumbles the Hammer
And ‘The Princess,’ now on Hulu, offers dynamic action sequences and little else.
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Kathleen Turner is a Knockout in ‘Crimes of Passion’
And so is Anthony Perkins.
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‘Official Competition’ is a Mischievous Backstage Comedy
Plus: ‘Montana Story,’ now available to stream, is a sensitive, engaging family drama.
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Teena Thach Knows a Place
The Tacoma-born influencer uses her popular TikTok account to shine a light on Washington’s best — and often overlooked — BIPOC-owned eateries.
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‘Miami Blues’ is a Cockeyed Procedural
Adapting George Willeford’s 1984 novel, writer-director George Armitage doesn’t lacquer this material over with the commonly romanticized gloss of a crime procedural.
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‘Who Are You, Polly Maggoo?’ is a Fashion-Industry Satire Made by Insiders
‘Who Are You, Polly Maggoo?’ has an in-your-face, in-a-rush look.
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‘Flux Gourmet’ is Peter Strickland’s Most Lighthearted — and Strangest — Movie Yet
Though it isn’t his best.
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‘Elvis’ is a Spectacular Product
Baz Luhrmann’s biographical drama is characteristically hyperactive, visually thrilling, and more than a little shallow.
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‘Mirage’ is Shockingly Dull
Shouldn’t a movie where everybody is trying to either deceive or kill the main character make us feel something?
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‘Wife of a Spy’ is a Welcome Change of Pace for Kiyoshi Kurosawa
But the director, known best for his horror movies, doesn’t altogether file his usual sensibilities away.
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‘Thomasine & Bushrod’ is an Underappreciated Lovers-on-the-Run Movie
‘Thomasine & Bushrod’ remains one of the blaxploitation era’s best made, and most thoughtful, works.
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‘Bigger Than Life”s Resounding Anger
By ‘Bigger Than Life’’s end, which offers no resounding resolution, you feel practically pummeled by its driving dilemma.
NOVEMBER 2026
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‘Twins of Evil’ is Sharper Than You’d Think
Though mostly made to capitalize on the newly minted sex symboldom of identical-twin sisters Mary and Madeleine Collinson, this 1971 horror movie ends up being a decent critique of puritanical hypocrisy.
October 16, 2026
August 19, 2026
May 25, 2026
Smoke and Mirrors
Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheim’s inventive documentary isn’t just about the disgraced entrepreneur Elizabeth Holmes.
October 19, 2026
Ghost World
Kaneto Shindō’s ‘Kuroneko’ is still forward-looking in its contempt for patriarchal devastation.
October 15, 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
