Karen M. Peterson
Tomatometer-approved critic
Los Angeles, CA, USA
Movies reviews only
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Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023) |
The film, and especially its final moments, find that delicate balance between giving the audience enough and leaving them wanting more. - Citizen Dame
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| Posted May 06, 2023
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Scream VI (2023) |
What once was a series of movies with something to say has become fan fiction with a $35 million budget. - Citizen Dame
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| Posted Mar 11, 2023
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Creed III (2023) |
As a director, Michael B. Jordan finds new ways to keep the boxing part of this boxing movie fresh and interesting. - Citizen Dame
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| Posted Mar 02, 2023
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Aliens Abducted My Parents and Now I Feel Kinda Left Out (2023) |
Sweet and harmless, delving into some serious topics with surprising poignancy. - Citizen Dame
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| Posted Jan 26, 2023
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Landscape with Invisible Hand (2023) |
Cory Finley’s "Landscape with Invisible Hand" is as imaginative as it is intelligent. - Citizen Dame
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| Posted Jan 26, 2023
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Rye Lane (2023) |
Raine Allen Miller is an insightful filmmaker who understands the weirdness and delight of meeting someone new. It is a fantastic and wonderful debut feature from a director with a clear vision and a fresh perspective. - Citizen Dame
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| Posted Jan 24, 2023
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Joonam (2023) |
There is a sweet simplicity to "Joonam" that makes Sierra Urich relatable... If there is a missed opportunity, it is in the focus on Urich’s relationship to her past, rather than the stories of her mother and grandmother. - Citizen Dame
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| Posted Jan 23, 2023
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Bad Behaviour (2023) |
There is a universality at play that makes even the most outrageous bits ring true. - Citizen Dame
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| Posted Jan 23, 2023
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Fair Play (2023) |
Chloe Domont’s script and tight direction turn this into a sharp and incisive thriller. - Citizen Dame
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| Posted Jan 22, 2023
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Women Talking (2022) |
"Women Talking" is a work of art in all the ways a great film should be. - Citizen Dame
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| Posted Jan 17, 2023
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Avatar: The Way of Water (2022) |
A pretty and empty sequel, James Cameron's "Avatar: The Way of Water" relies too heavily on visual effects to compensate for a bad story. - Citizen Dame
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| Posted Dec 16, 2022
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The Banshees of Inisherin (2022) |
Funny, heart-breaking, and painfully real, "The Banshees of Inisherin" offers an emotional depth that has become all too rare in modern cinema. - Citizen Dame
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| Posted Oct 22, 2022
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The Whale (2022) |
"The Whale" sits on the edge of being a meaningful portrait of a suffering outcast. It just never quite reaches what it sets out to be. - Citizen Dame
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| Posted Oct 20, 2022
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Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery (2022) |
In a cast of standouts, Janelle Monáe rises above all of them. - Citizen Dame
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| Posted Oct 18, 2022
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She Said (2022) |
The biggest success of "She Said" comes from the honesty of Mulligan’s and Kazan’s performances. - Citizen Dame
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| Posted Oct 17, 2022
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Rosaline (2022) |
"Rosaline" might not be breaking a lot of new ground, but it gives new life to a 400-year-old story. - Citizen Dame
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| Posted Oct 16, 2022
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Amsterdam (2022) |
It feels as though the entire script were constructed from a rather rowdy game of Cards Against Humanity. - Citizen Dame
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| Posted Oct 07, 2022
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Triangle of Sadness (2022) |
"Triangle of Sadness" is a well-crafted, sly and smart commentary on the superficiality of money, power, and class. It is well worth your time and attention. - Citizen Dame
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| Posted Oct 07, 2022
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Honk for Jesus. Save Your Soul. (2022) |
More than the story or even her co-stars, Regina Hall makes "Honk for Jesus. Save Your Soul." a film you should not miss. - Citizen Dame
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| Posted Sep 10, 2022
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Top Gun: Maverick (2022) |
Entertaining, intense, and surprisingly rich with emotion, "Top Gun: Maverick" is the perfect summer movie. - Citizen Dame
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| Posted May 18, 2022
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Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022) |
'Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness' is entertaining and artistic, but in many ways feels like a step backward. - Citizen Dame
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| Posted May 09, 2022
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All the Old Knives (2022) |
Adapted from the novel by Olen Steinhauer, Janus Metz gives us a spy movie that is less about terrorists and war and more about the high personal cost of the work and the impossibility of ever truly leaving it behind. - Citizen Dame
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| Posted Apr 08, 2022
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After Yang (2021) |
Justin H. Min breathes depth and complexity into Yang and, by extension, into the film itself. - We Live Entertainment
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| Posted Mar 18, 2022
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Deep Water (2022) |
"Deep Water" is a tame attempt at a psychological thriller that never delves into the psychological, is short on thrills, and relies too much on the audience to fill in its own blanks. - We Live Entertainment
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| Posted Mar 18, 2022
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Moonfall (2022) |
"Instead of lamenting what it isnt, lets celebrate MOONFALL for the dumb fun that it is." - Citizen Dame
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| Posted Feb 04, 2022
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Licorice Pizza (2021) |
For every shining moment, there are others that range from head-scratching to unnecessarily wrong. - Citizen Dame
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| Posted Nov 27, 2021
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Memoria (2021) |
Thai filmmaker Apichatpong Weerasethakul redefines cinema with the enigmatic Memoria, a Columbian drama that plays more like a moving art installation than a film. - We Live Entertainment
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| Posted Nov 18, 2021
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Eternals (2021) |
An exciting peek into the future of the franchise....with grander ideas and new types of storytelling. - AWFJ.org
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| Posted Nov 08, 2021
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Blue Bayou (2021) |
Between [Chon's] powerful work and a tear-jerking final scene, Blue Bayou manages to be just good enough to recommend, even if it is not one of the year's best. - AWFJ.org
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| Posted Nov 08, 2021
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Dune (2021) |
As a collection of sensations and feelings, it is effective and epic, the type of rare cinematic experience we crave. - Citizen Dame
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| Posted Oct 21, 2021
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The Last Duel (2021) |
"The story of two men who used a woman's trauma to fight a legal death match." - Citizen Dame
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| Posted Oct 15, 2021
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Mass (2021) |
Writer and director Fran Krantz... demonstrates a gift for achingly beautiful dialogue and the patience to allow a scene to breathe without dwelling too long on any one emotion. - Citizen Dame
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| Posted Oct 15, 2021
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Pig (2021) |
In a cynical world that requires us to look out only for ourselves, Pig is a film about recognizing the humanity in one another. - Citizen Dame
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| Posted Jul 16, 2021
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Black Widow (2021) |
Natasha Romanoff's solo feature may be five or ten years overdue, but what director Cate Shortland has given us in Black Widow is better late than never. - Citizen Dame
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| Posted Jul 10, 2021
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The Woman in the Window (2021) |
Never even manages to be a movie that's fun to make fun of. - Citizen Dame
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| Posted May 15, 2021
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Wonder Woman 1984 (2020) |
There are many wonderful moments contained within this charming gift of cinema, and this is a film that deserves to be celebrated. - Citizen Dame
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| Posted Jan 25, 2021
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Collective (2019) |
Alexander Nanau's documentary shines a light on a specific crisis in Romania, while reminding viewers around the world of the importance and power of the free press. - We Live Entertainment
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| Posted Dec 14, 2020
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La llorona (2019) |
A compelling reminder that true horror comes from the living. - We Live Entertainment
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| Posted Dec 14, 2020
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Two of Us (2019) |
[Filippo] Meneghetti is a gifted director, confidently crafting his first narrative feature with the skill of a veteran. - We Live Entertainment
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| Posted Dec 04, 2020
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Mulan (2020) |
Like its heroine, this is a film that forges its own path and is content to be its own magnificent creation. - We Live Entertainment
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| Posted Sep 13, 2020
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One Night in Miami (2020) |
A powerful blend of artistry onscreen and behind the scenes. - We Live Entertainment
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| Posted Sep 13, 2020
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Enola Holmes (2020) |
At just over two hours, and with unnecessarily repetitive reminders of basic things, the film often loses its focus and veers into tedium. - We Live Entertainment
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| Posted Sep 13, 2020
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Tenet (2020) |
It would be easy to dismiss the plot as confusing, but that would be generous. - Citizen Dame
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| Posted Sep 13, 2020
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Onward (2020) |
The colors are pretty and the scenery is fun, but most importantly, this is one of Pixar's most effectively emotional projects. - AwardsCircuit.com
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| Posted Mar 09, 2020
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The Invisible Man (2020) |
The Invisible Man works as the retelling of a classic monster, channeling the energy of that bygone age into something relevant to our modern era. - Citizen Dame
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| Posted Mar 09, 2020
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Extra Ordinary (2019) |
This is the kind of movie that will hold up well on repeat viewings as we find new bits we missed the first time or three. - AwardsCircuit.com
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| Posted Mar 09, 2020
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Wendy (2020) |
Behn Zeitlin has a Terrence Malick-like gift of turning beautiful images into powerful, emotional experiences. - AwardsCircuit.com
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| Posted Feb 28, 2020
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EMMA. (2020) |
A very pretty movie, but Anya Taylor-Joy's Emma Woodhouse is aloof and cold rather than happy and frivolous. - AwardsCircuit.com
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| Posted Feb 21, 2020
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Promising Young Woman (2020) |
Promising Young Woman is surprising and subversive, and a cathartic experience for women. - AwardsCircuit.com
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| Posted Feb 06, 2020
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The Last Thing He Wanted (2020) |
It feels like large chunks of the story are simply missing, as though someone went in and deleted all the connective scenes that would make it make sense. - AwardsCircuit.com
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| Posted Feb 06, 2020
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