PETERSON REVIEWS
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‘Secret Honor’ is a Startling Showcase for Philip Baker Hall
He’s unforgettable in a movie you might never be inclined to revisit.
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You Never Aren’t Feeling ‘Bringing Out the Dead”s Anguish
Even looking at ‘Bringing Out the Dead’ is unpleasant.
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‘The Lost City’ is Microwave-Dinner ‘Romancing the Stone’
Plus: Regina Hall is the reason to see Amazon Prime’s thoughtful but ultimately disappointing ‘Master.’
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‘Rosewood’ is One of John Singleton’s Best
For his fourth movie, a still-not-yet-30 Singleton went in a direction in which he hadn’t yet gone and never would again.
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Pain and Pleasure — But Mostly Pain — in ‘X’ and ‘Deep Water’
Notes on an old-fashioned slasher movie and Adrian Lyne’s return.
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Fake Smiles: Two by Frank Perry
On ‘Diary of a Mad Housewife’ and ‘Play It As It Lays.’
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‘Holiday Heart’ is a Feel-Bad Movie That Wants You to Feel Good
‘Holiday Heart’ positions its title character as an elementally angelic figure forgiving to the point of unbelievability.
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‘Insiang’ is Not for the Faint of Heart
‘Insiang’ is a difficult watch, but a worthwhile one.
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‘What Happened Was…’ Puts the Cringe in Cringe Comedy
This movie that hurts in a good way is worth seeking out.
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‘Fresh’ is a Fun Canniball Thriller
If Fresh’s plot twist is a shot, then its opening credits are its chaser.
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Peter Falk is the Best Thing About the Otherwise Terrible ‘Undisputed’
The only engaging thing about Walter Hill’s ‘Undisputed,’ an old-fashioned boxing movie, is the climactic fight the rest of the film kills time building up to.
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‘The Batman’ is a Brooding, Stylish Detective Movie
‘The Batman’ is the first good superhero movie in what feels like forever.
JUNE 2026
The Theme is ‘Pride’
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‘By Hook or By Crook’ is a Moving Ode to Friendship
Despite its low budget and the sometimes-amateurishness of its performances, it isn’t obvious that 2001’s ‘By Hook or By Crook’ was made by people who came into filmmaking practically on a whim.
May 25, 2026
May 13. 2026
March 27, 2026
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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