PETERSON REVIEWS
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Hiders & Seekers
On ‘The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It’ and ‘A Quiet Place Part II.’
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‘La Main du Diable’ is a Nightmare
‘La Main du Diable’ was made during an especially dark moment in France’s history.
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Curses
On ‘Army of the Dead,’ ‘The Dry,’ and ‘Undine.’
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‘Massacre Gun’ is a By-the-Book Yakuza Thriller
But it’s steadily generous to the senses.
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‘La Otra’: An Excellent Good-Twin-Bad-Twin Melodrama
Dolores Del Rio is sensational.
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Possessed
On ‘French Exit’ and ‘Cruella.’
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‘Jeanne Dielman, 23, quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles’ is an Endurance Test with Big Rewards
Not a minute of ‘Jeanne Dielman”s three and a half hours feels inessential.
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Women in Trouble
On ‘The Woman in the Window,’ ‘Those Who Wish Me Dead,’ and ‘Oxygen.’
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The Youthful Chaos of ‘Stolen Kisses’
François Truffaut employs on his young protagonist the unmistakable sort of sympathy one might give themselves when reflecting on what they were scared of, what their failings were, when they were younger and searching for a sense of self.
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‘Accident’ Leaves a Mark
On Joseph Losey’s 1967 classic.
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Watching ‘Black Lizard’ (Very Happily) By Mistake
The ‘Black Lizard’ of 1962 turned out to be much better than its more famous 1968 counterpart.
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Kiss of Life
On ‘Mainstream’ and ‘About Endlessness.’
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
November 6, 2025
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
Peterson Reviews 