PETERSON REVIEWS
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The Entity
On ‘Lucky,’ ‘The Empty Man,’ and ‘Violation.’
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The Tricky Surfaces of ‘Even the Wind is Afraid’
The film isn’t not gratifying, but you want it to boil over more — perhaps so far that a mess is left behind. Still, it has a hell of a simmer.
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Whirlpool
On ‘Christmas Holiday’ and ‘The Locket.’
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‘The Day the Earth Stood Still’ is Top-Tier Sci-Fi
Disheartening final sentiment aside, ‘The Day the Earth Stood Still’ is among its era’s most assuredly made, thoughtful science-fiction movies.
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The Burned-Out Comedy of ‘Repo Man’
That ‘Repo Man’’s happy ending could only exist in a movie seems like another one of director Alex Cox’s dark jokes.
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‘Murder, He Says’ is Morbidly Funny
‘Murder, He Says’ is a kind of companion piece to ‘Arsenic and Old Lace.’
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Miracle Pictures
On ‘Hollywood Boulevard’ and ‘Rock ‘n’ Roll High School.’
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‘Brother from Another Planet’ Has an Intriguing Premise, But It Struggles to Sustain a Feature-Length Movie
Our curiosity depletes before the journey has ended — or has just begun.
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She’s Got It
On ‘The Girl Can’t Help It.’
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The Dance
On Fritz Lang’s Indian epic
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A Life Ahead
On ‘Minari’ and ‘The World to Come.’
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‘Danger: Diabolik”s Eye-Catching Comic-Book Style
At times the movie suggests a fashion magazine’s idea of pulp storytelling.
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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