PETERSON REVIEWS
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Yes, No, Maybe
On ‘Ema’ and ‘No.’
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The Lull of the Road in ‘Two-Lane Blacktop’
The evocative ‘Two-Lane Blacktop’ is most interested in the road’s dreamy monotony and the spell it can put you under.
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Dark Pasts
On ‘Candyman’ and ‘The Night House.’
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The Keyed-Up Horrors of ‘Amores Perros’
You’re never at ease while watching it — almost everything about it is assaultive.
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‘Cooley High’ Hits You Where It Hurts
This is a hopeful and funny, then profoundly tragic, coming-of-age comedy that has a well-worn quality.
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Bill Murray Gives One of His Best Performances in ‘Broken Flowers’
I’d have liked it if his Don were less inscrutable. But I suppose the central, mostly unanswered enigma — why is he like this — is also sort of the point.
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Life Changes
On ‘Summer of 85,’ ‘CODA,’ and ‘Séance.’
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‘What About Bob?’: More Amusing Than Funny
Though unambiguously a comedy, ‘What About Bob?’ is a movie borne of nightmare logic.
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‘Fritz the Cat’: Historically Important, and Also a Mess
But even if ‘Fritz the Cat,’ a big hit in 1972, isn’t very good, I do think it’s worth seeing.
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Voices
On ‘Annette’ and ‘Respect.’
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On ‘Caddyshack’
‘Caddyshack’ never quite coalesces, but it has its moments.
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Headhunting
On ‘The Green Knight’ and ‘Suicide Squad.’
MARCH 2026
The Theme is ‘Acting’
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‘Notting Hill’: A Star-Crossed Romance
Julia Roberts and Hugh Grant do wonders to soften — but not completely distract from — the contrivances of Roger Michell’s romantic comedy.
February 4, 2025
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October 27, 2025
Disobedience
John Sayles’ groundbreaking ‘Lianna’ was a landmark — albeit a criminally underseen one — for lesbian representation in cinema.
February 25, 2026
Trouble in Paradise
On the screwball-comedy perfection of 1937’s ‘The Awful Truth.’
February 23, 2026
The Heart of the Matter
Asghar Farhadi’s ‘A Separation’ more than sidesteps divorce-movie expectations.
February 16, 2026
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