Sydney Sweeney looks nervous in "The Housemaid," from Lionsgate "The Housemaid" Housemaid Sydney Sweeney and mistress Amanda Seyfried play dangerous games for the holidays and it ends in a class struggle that’s nice and naughty. Thanks Santa! Movies Reviews Peter Travers Dec 19, 2025 — 3 min read
Will Arnett plays out his divorce woes as an amateur standup comic in “Is This Thing On?” from Searchlight Pictures "Is This Thing On?" Will Arnett and Laura Dern give their all to Bradley Cooper’s film about standup comedy as therapy for marital malfunction, but is it enough? Movies Reviews Peter Travers Dec 19, 2025 — 3 min read
Amanda Seyfried leads a roomful of Shakers in “The Testament of Ann Lee,” from Searchlight Pictures "The Testament of Ann Lee" Amanda Seyfried lights up the screen in Mona Fastvold’s bonfire of a movie about how the Shakers danced their way to heaven. Or tried to. Movies Reviews Peter Travers Dec 19, 2025 — 3 min read
Lily Collins and Eugenio Franceschini cozy up in “Emily in Paris,” Season 5 from Netflix Spotlight: "Emily in Paris," Season 5 Lily Collins is back as an American fashionista in Paris who doesn’t deserve the dissing she’s getting. Stop it. Screening Room TV + Streaming Peter Travers Dec 19, 2025 — 3 min read
Rhea Seehorn is burdened with saving the world in “Pluribus,” from Apple TV Spotlight: "Pluribus" What if a virus made you happy all the time? How fast would you run toward or away from it? “Pluribus” has surprising answers. Screening Room TV + Streaming Peter Travers Dec 19, 2025 — 3 min read
Stana Katic is under the gun as former FBI agent with no memory in “Absentia,” from Netflix Spotlight: "Absentia" Once lost in the streaming wars, this psychological thriller rises again thanks to Netflix and introduces Stana Katic to a new generation waiting to be rocked. Reviews Screening Room Peter Travers Dec 19, 2025 — 3 min read
Alastair Sim is the definitive screen Scrooge in “A Christmas Carol,” from Renown Pictures "A Christmas Carol" The Charles Dickens tale of Scrooge has been told often, but never better than in this 1951 version starring the incomparable Alastair Sim. Screening Room TV + Streaming Peter Travers Dec 19, 2025 — 3 min read
Billy Bob Thornton and Lauren Graham spice up the holidays in “Bad Santa,” from Miramax "Bad Santa" Billy Bob Thornton as the world's foulest, drunkest, crookedest Kris Kringle is a Christmas streaming perennial for Scrooges of all ages. TV + Streaming In the News Peter Travers Dec 19, 2025 — 1 min read
