PETERSON REVIEWS
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‘The Man Who Killed Hitler and Then the Bigfoot’ Should Be More Fun Than It Is
But Sam Elliott is so good as the character that I’m nonetheless glad to have spent some time with him.
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On ‘Judas and the Black Messiah’
Notes on Shaka King’s frequently electrifying but oftentimes thinly rendered biographical drama.
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‘Tombstone’ Harkens Back to the Westerns of Yore
It’s John Ford by way of Sergio Leone.
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The Meaningful Breeziness of ‘Lifeguard’
This largely forgotten Sam Elliott vehicle can be surprisingly wise.
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Talk Talk
On ‘Malcolm & Marie.’
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‘Truck Turner’ is a Spirited Showcase for Isaac Hayes and Nichelle Nichols
‘Truck Turner’ is a spirited and exciting movie; it’s made additionally appealing and distinctive because of Hayes’ soundtrack.
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‘Alone in the Dark’ Makes the Home-Invasion Thriller Feel New Again
Writer-director Jack Sholder lends the material a satirical edge.
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The Long Goodbye
On ‘The Kid Detective’ and ‘Let Him Go.’
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‘Crossing Delancey’ is Like if a Rom-Com Plot Played Out in Real Life
‘Crossing Delancey’ suggests what might happen if the narrative of a romantic-comedy movie were grafted onto life — a place where the genre’s big emotions, plot contrivances, and sudden appearances of soulmates would naturally be a little overwhelming.
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‘Color Adjustment’ is an Essential TV Documentary
Marlon Riggs synthesizes five-plus decades of Black television history in a way that feels intimate and considered, unrushed to cover several bases.
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Closing In
On ‘Promising Young Woman’ and ‘The Little Things.’
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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