Top: “Sinners” and “Sorry, Baby” Below: “Warfare,” “28 Years Later” and “F1: The Movie.” Spotlight: Best Films of 2025 So Far Of the movies that defined the first half of year, I picked 9 best and left the last one for you. Please vote. Movies Reviews Peter Travers Aug 15, 2025 — 10 min read
Denzel Washington stars as a rap music titan in Spike Lee’s crime thriller, “Highest 2 Lowest,” from A24 and Apple Original Films "Highest 2 Lowest" Spike Lee and Denzel Washington team up again for a wowza kidnap thriller that really knows how to get your attention. Reviews Movies Peter Travers Aug 15, 2025 — 3 min read
Bob Odenkirk prepares to go postal in “Nobody 2,” from Universal Pictures "Nobody 2" Bob Odenkirk returns as a suburban dad turned homicidal Superman. This “Nobody” you don’t want to miss. Reviews Movies Peter Travers Aug 15, 2025 — 3 min read
Paul Walter Hauser coaches Syndney Sweeney in dart throwing in the crime thriller “Americana,” from Lionsgate "Americana" Unlikely lovers Sydney Sweeney and Paul Walter Hauser lead a top ensemble cast in a modern western that takes a little piece of your heart. Reviews Movies Peter Travers Aug 15, 2025 — 3 min read
Vanessa Kirby as a woman pushed to the edge in “Night Always Comes,” from Netflix "Night Always Comes" Vanessa Kirby delivers a tour de force in this agonizing portrait of an America coming apart from financial stress. Reviews Movies Peter Travers Aug 15, 2025 — 3 min read
Here comes the planet’s biggest threat in “Alien Earth,” from FX on Hulu Spotlight: "Alien Earth" Noah Hawley goes back two years before “Alien” to build the base for a fresh kind of terror that speaks to right this very minute. Reviews TV and Streaming Peter Travers Aug 15, 2025 — 2 min read
Owen Wilson sees promise in a resistant Peter Dager in “Stick,” from Apple TV+ Spotlight: "Stick" Owen Wilson comes out swinging in this golf comedy that keeps using tears to distract us from a lame script. Reviews TV and Streaming Peter Travers Aug 15, 2025 — 2 min read
John Slattery stars in the legal drama series “The Rainmaker,” from USA Network Spotlight: "The Rainmaker" John Grisham ‘s expert legal thriller morphs into a TV series that can’t sustain 10 padded hours of running time. Reviews TV and Streaming Peter Travers Aug 15, 2025 — 2 min read
