PETERSON REVIEWS
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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.’
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On ‘Jacob’s Ladder’
The movie exceptionally conveys the nebulous, lonely nature of trauma.
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‘Melinda’ Spins an Absorbing Mystery
It’s bolstered particularly by Vonetta McGee’s performance.
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Firestarting
On ‘The Human Voice.’
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I Feel It All
On ‘Daisies’ and ‘Valerie and Her Week of Wonders.’
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‘Putney Swope’ is an Unfocused, But Still Frequently Sharp, Satire
‘Putney Swope’ chronically doodles.
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‘A Page of Madness’ is a Movie in a Dream State
‘A Page of Madness’ is disorienting from the outset.
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Secrets Revealed
On ‘Nobody,’ ‘The Mitchells vs. the Machines,’ and ‘Stowaway.’
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
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