PETERSON REVIEWS
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‘Two Lovers’ and ‘High Art,’ Reviewed
Two movies about dysfunctional romance.
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‘Fargo’ Never Gets Old
The actors, at the top of their respective games, ably straddle the line between the silly and the solemn.
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The Flesh-and-Blood Spectacle of ‘Desperado’
I hope that for its makers and stars, the burned hair and bonked heads were worth it.
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‘Uncut Gems’ is Like a Heart Attack in a Good Way
For fans of the Safdie Brothers’ manic style, ‘Uncut Gems’ is a solidification of the more-than-promise they showed with their previous movies.
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‘Philadelphia’ Unfolds from the Less-Worthwhile Perspective
Some things are strikingly emotional; some are strikingly tone deaf.
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‘Marriage Story’ is a Top-Tier Divorce Drama
The ending allows us to look forward. If it’s contrived, I didn’t mind.
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‘The Kacey Musgraves Christmas Show’ is Barely Functional
I’m hard on ‘The Kacey Musgraves Christmas Show’ because I sense it might have been more.
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Bedtime Stories
‘Body of Evidence,’ ‘Dangerous Game,’ and ‘Evita,’ reviewed.
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‘The Mask of Zorro’: A Satisfying Throwback
The film is a delightful pastiche.
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‘Losing Ground’ Makes You Wish We Got More from Kathleen Collins
‘Losing Ground,’ shot for $125,000, is semi-autobiographical for the gone-too-soon director.
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‘Queen & Slim’ and ‘Dark Waters,’ Reviewed
On a stylish lovers-on-the-run story and a paranoid thriller.
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Everyone is at Their Best in ‘The Irishman’
‘The Irishman’ feels like something of a climax for the lead actors — like their professional lives have been leading to this moment.
APRIL 2026
The Theme is ‘High Anxiety’
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Jean Gillie is the Reason to See ‘Decoy’
Jack Bernhard’s 1946 noir never completely grabs you, but Gillie’s impressively vicious performance almost makes up for it.
March 27, 2026
February 4, 2026
November 6, 2025
Superheroines
On Julia Loktev’s towering, terrifying ‘My Undesirable Friends: Part I — Last Air in Moscow.’
March 30, 2026
Everything Everywhere
William Greaves’ ‘Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take One’ is almost 60 years old and still feels ahead of the curve.
March 11, 2026
Next Big Things
Gregory La Cava’s ‘Stage Door’ is often at once hysterically funny and brutally pragmatic about the personal toll a career in entertainment can take.
March 4, 2026
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