PETERSON REVIEWS
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Horror Shows
‘Final Destination Bloodlines’ and ‘Friendship,’ reviewed.
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Vertigo
In 2000’s ‘Suzhou River,’ Lou Ye stylishly captures the anxieties and obsessions of love out of reach.
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Body Doubles
‘Sisters,’ Brian De Palma’s 1972 thriller, foreshadows the neo-Hitchcockian greatness the filmmaker would only continue to refine.
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The Past is Present
‘Caught by the Tides’ and ‘Fight or Flight,’ reviewed.
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Two Boris Karloffs is Better Than One in ‘The Black Room’
The actor is predictably excellent in a dual role.
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Artist Janelle Abbott Will Always Put Ethics First
For 425: Known for her zero-waste, fashion-forward output, the Eastside-raised artist behind the brand JRAT talks about her sustainability-minded principles, upcoming projects, and New York Fashion Week.
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‘Twins of Evil’ is Sharper Than You’d Think
Though mostly made to capitalize on the newly minted sex symboldom of identical-twin sisters Mary and Madeleine Collinson, this 1971 horror movie ends up being a decent critique of puritanical hypocrisy.
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Doubled Troubles in ‘Sinners’ and ‘The Shrouds’
For South Sound: New movies from Ryan Coogler and David Cronenberg, reviewed.
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‘Yumeji’ is an Unwieldy, Gorgeously Shot Quasi-Biopic
Seijun Suzuki’s movie about the eponymous painter and poet is almost completely incomprehensible — which proves to not be that bad a thing.
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It’s Obvious That Francis Ford Coppola Made ‘Tucker: The Man and His Dream’
It’s easy to see how this story of a beleaguered car-design pioneer would resonate with the greatness-preoccupied director.
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Short Takes: ‘The Wedding Banquet,’ ‘Grand Tour,’ and ‘The Ballad of Wallis Island’
For 425: New movies from Andrew Ahn, Miguel Gomes, and James Griffiths, reviewed.
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There Should Be More Romantic Films Like ‘The Photograph’
Writer-director Stella Meghie’s largely overlooked 2020 romantic drama feels like a throwback in the best way.
JANUARY 2026
The Theme is ‘Endings’
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‘In the Bedroom’ is a Powerful Meditation on Grief
On actor turned director Todd Field’s first effort as a filmmaker.
November 6, 2025
October 27, 2025
September 17, 2025
The Hunger
Antonio Pietrangeli’s 1965 black comedy ‘I Knew Her Well’ is one of its decade’s most undersung works.
December 18, 2025
Parallel Lines
Zeinabu irene Davis’ one and only feature-length movie, 1999’s ‘Compensation,’ has gotten a well-deserved second life this year.
December 3, 2025
Do the Right Thing
Abbas Kiarostami’s Koker trilogy-commencing ‘Where is the Friend’s House?’ empathetically sees the world through a particularly well-meaning child’s eyes.
November 12, 2025
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