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.
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
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
