PETERSON REVIEWS
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Emma Thompson Gives One of Her Best, Boldest Performances in ‘Good Luck to You, Leo Grande’
Plus: ‘Mad God,’ visual-effects master Phil Tippett’s new passion project, is among the year’s most visually thrilling, original movies.
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Halsey Brings Their Best Album Yet to Auburn
The pop star stopped by the White River Amphitheater last night.
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Good Times with Haim at WAMU Theater
A dispatch from the sister band’s Seattle show.
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‘Charley Varrick’ is an Expertly Constructed Thriller
One of its many wonders is how it moves to and from the several characters involved in this cat-and-mouse chase without losing any of its high-stress momentum.
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The Boundless Thrills of ‘Neptune Frost’ and ‘RRR’
An electric Afrofuturist musical and the Tollywood hit everyone is talking about.
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‘I Can’t Sleep’ Isn’t Your Average Serial-Killer Thriller
You wouldn’t expect anything less from Claire Denis.
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‘Hopscotch’ is a Laid-Back Caper
It feels wrong calling a spy or chase movie “laid back,” but I can’t think of a better way to describe ‘Hopscotch,’ which could be classified under both subgenres.
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Bodies in Trouble in ‘Crimes of the Future’ and ‘Watcher’
David Cronenberg’s long-awaited return and a thoughtful woman-in-peril thriller.
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‘Six Degrees of Separation’ Doesn’t Go Far Enough
Stockard Channing, though, is phenomenal.
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‘Top Gun: Maverick’ Outranks the Original
And ‘Pleasure’ is a fascinating look at an underexplored industry.
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‘Saving Face’: Family Values
This is a great movie about a testy mother-daughter bond.
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‘Men’ is Terrible
And ‘Lux Æterna’ electrifies.
NOVEMBER 2026
The Theme is ‘Sibling Bonds’
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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
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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
