PETERSON REVIEWS
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‘Cuadecuc, vampir’ Improves On Its Source Material
It’s a little misleading to call ‘Cuadecuc, vampir’ a making-of documentary.
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Splat!
On ‘Zombi 2’ and ‘The House by the Cemetery,’ gore classics from Lucio Fulci
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‘Mad Love’ Finds Peter Lorre at the Peak of His Powers
This is a horror movie that delights in the macabre as much as a comedy luxuriates in a good laugh.
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Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark
Three horror-omnibus movies.
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On ‘Viy’
Based on an 1800s horror novella by Nikolai Gogol, ‘Viy’ is frightening in a what-if-this-happened-to-me kind of way.
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‘Stranger on the Third Floor’ Wouldn’t Amount to Much Without Peter Lorre
‘Stranger on the Third Floor’ is also frequently touted as the very first film-noir movie on account of its story and visual style.
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You Want ‘Phantom Lady’ to Get Weirder Than It Does
‘Phantom Lady’ has a decent climactic twist, but it’s whodunit 101 — too straightforward for a movie that practically invites us to imagine alternative, more nightmarish scenarios.
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The Communication Breakdowns of ‘Howards End’
This ambitious, nearly two-and-a-half-hour-long drama additionally functions as a romance, a cultural critique, a comedy of manners, and an ensemble piece.
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‘Fun with Dick and Jane’ is No Fun
The 1977 comedy leaves a bad taste in the viewer’s mouth.
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‘Born in Flames’ is as Urgent as Ever
‘Born in Flames’ galvanizes — reminds us that simply believing in something like a revolution is never enough.
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Rebel Rebel
On ‘Cuties’ and ‘Mulan.’
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The Comedy and Horror of ‘The Devils’
‘The Devils’ lampoons, fairly spectacularly, the weaponization and power-leveraging of religion while chillingly underlining just how frightening the practice is.
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
November 6, 2025
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 