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Peter Travers, longtime film critic for Rolling Stone and celeb interviewer for ABC’s Popcorn, lets it rip on movies, TV, streaming, awards and the best and worst of pop culture. And he's ready for a fight.

2025 Summer Movie Preview

2025 Summer Movie Preview

All the biggest films to have on your radar with (most of) the junk left out

Peter Travers

Peter Travers

May 23, 2025 — 15 min read

"Mission Impossible: The Final Reckoning" [Review] — Dangling from a speeding biplane—Tom Cruise says there’s nothing to it, from Paramount Pictures

"Mission Impossible: The Final Reckoning" [Review]

Peter Travers

Peter Travers

May 23, 2025 — 4 min read

“Lilo & Stitch”—Is it just kid stuff? — Blueish alien Stitch cuddles up with human cutie Lilo(Maia Kealoha), from Walt Disney Studios

“Lilo & Stitch”—Is it just kid stuff?

Peter Travers

Peter Travers

May 23, 2025 — 2 min read

“Sirens” is Trash without Shame — Milly Alcock and Julianne Moore plot sexual intrigue in “Sirens,” from Netflix

“Sirens” is Trash without Shame

Review TV and Streaming

Peter Travers

Peter Travers

May 23, 2025 — 3 min read

Top Pick Movies: “Sinners” — Michael B. Jordan plays twin brothers out to protect their home turf, from Warner Bros.

Top Pick Movies: “Sinners”

In this killer vampire-gangster-western-musical, Michael B. Jordan kills it in a dual role that director Ryan Coogler shapes into the best movie of the year so far and by a mile.

Top Pick Streaming: “Adolescence” — Stephen Graham, Owen Cooper and Erin Doherty, courtesy of Netflix

Top Pick Streaming: “Adolescence”

This powerhouse Netflix drama series should be Emmy bound.

Review TV and Streaming

Top Pick Frightfest: “Final Destination Bloodlines” — Brec Bassinger dodges the flames of hell in “Final Destination Bloodlines,” from Warner Bros.

Top Pick Frightfest: “Final Destination Bloodlines”

The sixth chapter in the horror franchise is the best one yet, a deliciously depraved blend of mirth and menace

Top Pick Rental: “Fruitvale Station”

Top Pick Rental: “Fruitvale Station”

It’s here that the star and director of “Sinners” first joined forces

Review Out of the Past

Quote by Timothée Chalamet

In the News

This just in about the good and godawful in the business we call show.

[Update] What’s Hot and Not at Cannes

[Update] What’s Hot and Not at Cannes

Stars from JLaw to Denzel and Spike glam walked the Cannes red carpet, but America walked home with nothing on awards night.

In the News Awards

Lots of Firsts for George Clooney — Hair dyed to match the real Edward R. Murrow, George Clooney speaks truth to power in “Good Night, and Good Luck.”

Lots of Firsts for George Clooney

A Broadway debut, a Tony nomination, a box-office record and a big surprise for those who can’t afford a ticket.

In the News TV and Streaming

Is Trump Out to Get Hollywood?

Is Trump Out to Get Hollywood?

Not quite, but his proposed tariffs could speed a very fast death to global filmmaking

In the News Movies

Quote by Martin Scorsese

Moneymakers

What the entertainment we're shelling out for bigtime tells us about who we are.

“A Minecraft Movie” — Jack Black and his cube-shaped friend go wild in “A Minecraft Movie,” courtesy of Warner Bros.

“A Minecraft Movie”

Forget critics! Jack Black zooms this video game craziness to the top of the box-office

Moneymakers Movies

“Sinners” — Bloodsuckers are coming for Michael B. Jordan and Miles Catton, from Warner Bros.

“Sinners”

They say Americans only line up for junk movies. Oh yeah! This artful blockbuster—with vampires—says different.

Moneymakers Movies

“Thunderbolts*” [Review] — Florence Pugh, with Sebastian Stan and David Harbour, is a new kind of Avenger in “Thunderbolts,” from Walt Disney Studios

“Thunderbolts*” [Review]

Marvel steps up its quality game by plugging in acting livewire Florence Pugh* and watching the cash roll in.

Moneymakers Movies

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“A Minecraft Movie”

“Sinners”

“Thunderbolts*” [Review]

[Update] What’s Hot and Not at Cannes

Lots of Firsts for George Clooney

Is Trump Out to Get Hollywood?