PETERSON REVIEWS
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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.’
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‘House Party’ is a Good Time
‘House Party’ is enjoyable and undemanding; like the festivities Kid has to work so hard to get to, it’s built, above all, for a night of fun.
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‘The Miracle of Morgan’s Creek’ is as Nightmarish as it is Goofy
The action in the screwball comedy ‘The Miracle of Morgan’s Creek’ is so unfalteringly goofy that we sometimes forget that its premise is fundamentally nightmarish.
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‘Stripes’: Joining the Military for the Laugh
Like the previous year’s ‘Private Benjamin,’ military life is broadly made to look sort of fun — the perfect playground for a sitcom.
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Nothing Sacred
On ‘What’s Up, Doc?’
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24 Hours in Hell
On ‘Old’ and ‘First Date,’
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Diane Keaton Plays Against Type in ‘Looking for Mr. Goodbar’
Keaton was just six months fresh from her career-making turn in ‘Annie Hall.’
JUNE 2026
The Theme is ‘Pride’
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‘Edge of Seventeen’: A Wonderful Coming-of-Age Movie with Few False Notes
Even when the narrative of the film itself isn’t always, it’s a joy to watch a gay coming-of-age movie that neither sugarcoats things nor emphasizes hardship.
May 25, 2026
May 13. 2026
March 27, 2026
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
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