Peter Travers - The Travers Take (Page 3)

Ask Peter 06/12/26

Does any 21st century sci-fi movie come close to capturing the magic achieved by Steven Spielberg in 1977’s “Close Encounters of the Third Kind?”

Ask Peter Movies

Peter Travers

Jun 12, 2026 — 2 min read

"Cape Fear"

Javier Bardem steps into the psycho stalker role played by Robert Mitchum and Robert De Niro in tight, terrific films, now stretched to 10 hours of filler.

TV + Streaming Reviews

Peter Travers

Jun 11, 2026 — 4 min read

"Scary Movie 6"

Remember when fright was fun? Well, it’s back, sort of, if you lower your standards and just go with the vibe.

Movies Reviews

Peter Travers

Jun 5, 2026 — 3 min read

"Masters of the Universe"

As a cartoony He-Man, Nicholas Galitzine finds just the right tone of mocking irreverence. As for the rest, stupid is as stupid does.

Movies Reviews

Peter Travers

Jun 5, 2026 — 3 min read

"Office Romance"

Jennifer Lopez and Brett Goldstein try to keep their workplace thing a secret in a Netflix romcom where a fresh idea would die of loneliness.

Movies Reviews

Peter Travers

Jun 5, 2026 — 2 min read

"A Good Girl's Guide to Murder"

The sublime Emma Myers leads us deeper into the shadows of crime as Pip chases serial rapists and killers and finds her true self.

TV + Streaming Reviews

Peter Travers

Jun 5, 2026 — 3 min read

UPDATE: I’m here with the last word on Sunday’s Tony Awards. Pink was a dynamite host (who knew?), but the show felt longer than a bloated Apple series. Good stuff included John Lithgow at 80, becoming the oldest acting winner for showing how it’s done in “Giant,” and Ali Louis Bourzgui, 26, stepping up as the youngest for his explosive turn as a rock star vampire in “The Lost Boys.” The great Laurie Metcalf took home her third Tony, this time for “Death of a Salesman” in which she made the door

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Peter Travers

Jun 5, 2026 — 3 min read

"Backrooms"

Scary as hell doesn’t begin to describe the horror facing Renate Reinsve and Chiwetel Ejiofer in the claustrophobic thriller of the summer.

Movies Reviews

Peter Travers

May 29, 2026 — 4 min read