PETERSON REVIEWS
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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.’
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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.
SEPTEMBER 2026
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‘Bigger Than Life”s Resounding Anger
By the film’s end, which offers no resounding resolution, you feel practically pummeled by its driving dilemma.
August 19, 2026
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May 13. 2026
Strong, Stoic Types
Director-star Paul Newman’s 1971 treatment of Ken Kesey’s ‘Sometimes a Great Notion’ perceptively observes the corrosiveness of toxic masculinity.
August 7, 2026
Working Girls
‘Broken Mirrors,’ Marleen Gorris’ 1984 follow-up to her still-transcendent feminist drama ‘A Question of Silence,’ expands on its predecessor’s themes while dramatically improving on its writer-director’s aesthetic command.
July 9, 2026
Found Connections
Donna Deitch’s ‘Desert Hearts’ was a breakthrough for lesbian representation in cinema. It also achieves another rarified thing: Characters who feel like they exist outside a screenplay’s bounds.
June 30, 2026
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