PETERSON REVIEWS
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Simon Rex is Perfectly Cast in ‘Red Rocket’
Plus: Joel Coen’s visually inspired but inessential ‘Macbeth’ adaptation.
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Torment
On ‘The Lost Daughter’ and ‘The Humans.’
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My Favorite First-Time Watches of 2021
My favorite movies I saw in 2021 that weren’t released that year.
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The 25 Best Movies of 2021
Looking back on a great year for movies.
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‘Don’t Look Up’ Isn’t as Smart as It Thinks It Is
Adam McKay’s limitations contaminate more than just the film’s comedy.
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The Sweet-and-Sour Nostalgia of ‘Licorice Pizza’
Alana Haim hits you like a moonbeam.
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‘The Matrix Resurrections’ is Full of New Life
On Lana Wachowski’s new sequel.
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Judy Davis is Electrifying in ‘My Brilliant Career’
‘My Brilliant Career’’s ending feels like a beginning — the first stages of one’s potential finally being seen through.
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‘Nightmare Alley’ is Beautifully Hollow
Plus: ‘Drive My Car.’
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Waves
On ‘Before Night Falls’ and ‘The Sea Inside.’
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‘Broadcast News’ is a Great Romantic Comedy
Nothing exists in a simple binary in Albert L. Brooks’ dazzling rom-com/media satire hybrid.
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A Miscast Nicole Kidman and Javier Bardem Are the Least of ‘Being the Ricardos’’ Problems
Plus: ‘West Side Story.’
APRIL 2026
The Theme is ‘High Anxiety’
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The Unrelenting Grimness of ‘Frozen River’
Misty Upham and especially Melissa Leo are excellent in this frostbitten drama.
March 27, 2026
February 4, 2026
November 6, 2025
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
Peterson Reviews 