Rob Reiner chats up Michael McKean, Harry Shearer and Christopher Guest in “Spinal Tap II: The End Continues,” from Bleecker Street "Spinal Tap II: The End Continues" So it doesn’t go all the way to 11, but what a blast for Tap-heads to reunite with the band after 41 years. Movies Reviews Peter Travers Sep 12, 2025 — 3 min read
Josh O’Connor and Paul Mescal can’t mend their broken hearts in “The History of Sound,” from Mubi "The History of Sound" Josh O’Connor and Paul Mescal break hearts as WW1-era music students who must hide their love but not their passion for sound. Movies Reviews Peter Travers Sep 12, 2025 — 3 min read
Mom Robin Wright and son Laurie Davidson get eyeballed by his fiancée Olivia Cooke in “The Girlfriend,” from Prime Video Spotlight: "The Girlfriend" Robin Wright plays a mom with claws out for her son’s sexpot fiancée (Olivia Cooke) in trash that should have been trashier. Screening Room TV + Streaming Peter Travers Sep 12, 2025 — 3 min read
Selena Gomez, Steve Martin and Martin Short in “Only Murders in the Building,” from Hulu Spotlight: “Only Murders in the Building” Season 5 is showing its age, but Martin Short, Steve Martin and Selena Gomez make sure the fun shines through. TV + Streaming Screening Room Peter Travers Sep 12, 2025 — 3 min read
Author Stephen King has a bone to pick with the film of “The Shawshank Redemption,” from Castle Rock Entertainment Spotlight: “The Shawshank Redemption” Three decades on, this potent prison breakout drama is still the best cinema ever made from a Stephen King book that skipped the supernatural. Miscellaneous Screening Room Peter Travers Sep 12, 2025 — 4 min read
The Travers Take happily salutes the 50th turn around the sun for the Toronto Film Festival. No real movie lover would dream of missing it. TIFF Turns 50 The Toronto Film Festival hit the half century mark as a mecca for film lovers. Here’s what hit big in 2025. In the News Screening Room Peter Travers Sep 12, 2025 — 3 min read
Lady Gaga joins Thing for her stint as a ghostly professor on “Wednesday,” from Netflix Lady Gaga Haunts “Wednesday” And what a haunting it was, so she’ll be back for Season 3 with new scary tricks and treats. In the News TV + Streaming Peter Travers Sep 12, 2025 — 2 min read
Emmy Winners: Julianne Nicholson - Best Guest Actress in a Comedy (“Hacks”) and Shawn Hatosy - Best Guest Actor in a Drama (“The Pitt”) [UPDATE] Four Sure Things for Sunday’s Emmys Don’t be shocked, but the cat’s out of the bag for a quartet of guest actors. Screening Room TV + Streaming Peter Travers Sep 12, 2025 — 4 min read
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