PETERSON REVIEWS
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‘…All the Marbles’: Robert Aldrich’s Fun Swan Song
It’s among his lightest, easiest-to-enjoy projects.
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Telling Stories
On ‘Bad Trip’ and ‘Night of the Kings.’
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‘The American Friend’ Works Over You Slowly
Wim Wenders adapts Patricia Highsmith.
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‘Sapphire’ Has Noble Intentions, But Still Feels Safe
For a brief period beginning in the late 1950s, English director Basil Dearden and his producing partner, Michael Relph, decided to focus their attention on several projects through which they could explore social issues often left underexamined in British cinema.
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The Midlife Crises of ‘Husbands’
The highest compliment I can give ‘Husbands’ is that I didn’t notice any false notes in it.
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Cold Sweat: Two by Samuel Fuller
On ‘Pickup on South Street’ and ‘The Crimson Kimono.’
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‘Devil in a Blue Dress’ Should Have Kicked Off a Franchise
‘Devil in a Blue Dress’ remains the only Easy Rawlins film adaptation to date.
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‘Pulp’ is a Winking Homage to Detective Fiction
‘Pulp,’ Mike Hodges and Michael Caine’s follow-up to the crime movie ‘Get Carter,’ continues in the hard-boiled tradition of its predecessor but is looser.
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‘The In-Laws” Relentless Chaos
The closing credits might begin before some viewers have caught their breath.
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Big Babies
On ‘Shiva Baby’ and ‘Godzilla vs. Kong.’
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On ‘Ghost Dog’
This is a movie where you’re more interested in watching Ghost Dog move about life than you are where the narrative takes you.
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Peter Falk Makes ‘Murder, Inc.’ Worthwhile — Barely
Although narratively busy — soon enough a police investigation subplot arrives — ‘Murder, Inc.’ is inanimate from the beginning.
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
Peterson Reviews 