Coming up empty at the Actor Awards: “Sentimental Value” stars Elle Fanning, Inga Ibsdotter Lilleas, Renata Reinsve and Stellan Skarsgård Snubs at SAG If you don’t speak English, you’re out as a nominee from the Screen Actors Guild. Come on, people, it’s 2026. In the News Awards Peter Travers Jan 9, 2026 — 2 min read
Leo and Timmy shared a moment on a past Globes red carpet, but now they’re competing for Best Actor Crunch Time at the Golden Globes As we approach the Golden Globes telecast on Sunday, the crucial question is: Who Should Win and Who Will Win? In the News Awards Peter Travers Jan 9, 2026 — 4 min read
Spotlight: The 10 Best Movies of 2025 As corporate mergers up the threat to grind movies into marshmallow, 10 films emerged that swam hard against the sellout tide of compromise. Catch them while you can. Movies Lists Peter Travers Jan 2, 2026 — 10 min read
Joel Edgerton plays the coach of a water polo team where body horror is just a step away, from Independent Film Company "The Plague" The new movie year dives right in with a terrifying first film in which a water polo team becomes a "Lord of the Flies" metaphor for the hell of modern bullying. Movies Reviews Peter Travers Jan 2, 2026 — 2 min read
Ralph Fiennes is a controversial choirmaster in “The Choral,” from Sony Pictures Classics "The Choral" In this proudly old-fashioned crowd pleaser, Ralph Fiennes leads a wartime British choir as the world blows up around them. Movies Reviews Peter Travers Jan 2, 2026 — 3 min read
Daisy Ridley is flanked by zombie fighters Brenton Thwaites and Mark Coles Smith in “We Bury the Dead,” from Vertical "We Bury the Dead" Before it reverts to moldy zombie tropes, this survival epic raises the bar thanks, to Daisy Ridley as a human living among the walking dead. Movies Reviews Peter Travers Jan 2, 2026 — 2 min read
Millie Bobby Brown goes all the way to Eleven on the finale of “Stranger Things,” on Netflix Spotlight: "Stranger Things" Series Finale Even though the series goes out a shadow of its former self, our affection for the bedeviled residents of Hawkins, Indiana never fades. TV and Streaming Reviews Peter Travers Jan 2, 2026 — 3 min read
Ruth Jones, James Nesbitt, Minnie Driver and Alfred Enoch star in Harlan Coben’s “Run Away,” from Netflix Spotlight: "Run Away" Harlan Coben’s bestseller about kidnapping and revenge hits Netflix as a series with all you could ask for in breathless, mounting suspense. TV and Streaming Reviews Peter Travers Jan 2, 2026 — 3 min read