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"The Fantastic Four: First Steps"

"The Fantastic Four: First Steps"

A top cast, led by Pedro Pascal, breaks the jinx of the three “Fantastic Four” stinkers that preceded it and creates something weirdly watchable.

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Peter Travers

Peter Travers

Jul 25, 2025 — 3 min read
"Happy Gilmore 2"
Adam Sandler takes a swing in “Happy Gilmore 2,” from Netflix

"Happy Gilmore 2"

Adam Sandler returns as the hockey bruiser turned golfer in the role that defined his comic anarchy nearly three decades.

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Peter Travers

Peter Travers

Jul 25, 2025 — 3 min read
"Oh, Hi!"
Logan Lerman and Molly Garden turn the screws on each other in “Oh, Hi!” from Sony Picture Classics

"Oh, Hi!"

Molly Gordon and Logan Lerman turn this erratic romcom into a twisted and sometimes terrifying provocation about modern dating.

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Peter Travers

Peter Travers

Jul 25, 2025 — 3 min read
"Billy Joel: And So It Goes"
Billy Joel in action in "And So It Goes," from HBO/MAX

"Billy Joel: And So It Goes"

This insightful, indelible, two-part HBO docuseries takes us inside the head and heart of the piano man.

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Peter Travers

Peter Travers

Jul 25, 2025 — 3 min read
Emmy Snubs and Surprises

Emmy Snubs and Surprises

Take a look at the surprise nominations overload for drama and comedy led by "Severance” and "The Studio," but the big story is who got left out in the cold.

TV and Streaming Awards

Peter Travers

Peter Travers

Jul 18, 2025 — 8 min read
"Eddington"
Joaquin Phoenix and Pedro Pascal face off in “Eddington,” from A24

"Eddington"

Joaquin Phoenix and Pedro Pascal add to the provocation in Ari Aster’s pandemic-set western about a divided America that cannot stand.

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Peter Travers

Peter Travers

Jul 18, 2025 — 3 min read
"I Know What You Did Last Summer"
Sarah Pidgeon, Madelyn Cline and Chase Sui Wonders are restrained in “I Know What You Did Last Summer,” from Sony Pictures Releasing

"I Know What You Did Last Summer"

Again with teens being pursued by a fisherman with a hook. Spoiler Alert: the movie sucks.

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Peter Travers

Peter Travers

Jul 18, 2025 — 3 min read
Smurfs
Evil wizards Gargamel and Razamel make like critics out to get Smurfs in "Smurfs," from Paramount Pictures

Smurfs

How can family smurfing fluff add up to one of the worst movies of the year? Look and weep.

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Peter Travers

Peter Travers

Jul 18, 2025 — 3 min read

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The Travers Take

Peter Travers, longtime film critic for Rolling Stone and celeb interviewer for ABC’s Popcorn, lets it rip on movies, TV, streaming, awards and the best and worst of pop culture.

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