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"After the Hunt"
Julia Roberts is a Yale prof caught between judgment and ambition in “After the Hunt,” from Amazon MGM Studios

"After the Hunt"

Julia Roberts, Andrew Garfield and Ayo Edebiri put cancel culture on trial. The uneven outcome is too little but maybe not too late.

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Peter Travers

Peter Travers

Oct 10, 2025 — 3 min read
"A House of Dynamite"
Rebecca Ferguson preps the White House Situation Room in “A House of Dynamite,” from Netflix

"A House of Dynamite"

Oscar winner Kathryn Bigelow directs a raw and riveting thriller about the threat of nuclear annihilation.

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Peter Travers

Peter Travers

Oct 10, 2025 — 3 min read
"Roofman"
Channing Tatum cuts through a roof for something more than money in “Roofman,” from Miramax and Paramount Pictures

"Roofman"

Channing Tatum and Kirsten Dunst find the heart but not the soul in a true-life crime drama that should have cut deeper and hurt more.

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Peter Travers

Peter Travers

Oct 10, 2025 — 3 min read
"If I Had Legs I'd Kick You"
Rose Byrne feels the wheels coming off her mind in “If I Had Legs I’d Kick You,” from A24

"If I Had Legs I'd Kick You"

Rose Byrne comes out blazing in an indelible performance as a wife, mother and shrink who’s coming unglued and can’t put the pieces back together.

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Peter Travers

Peter Travers

Oct 10, 2025 — 3 min read
“The Smashing Machine”
Dwayne Johnson is ready for MMA combat in “The Smashing Machine,” from A24

“The Smashing Machine”

They’re talking Oscar for a transformed Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson in this biopic of MMA fighter Mark Kerr with Emily Blunt as his equally combustible wife.

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Peter Travers

Peter Travers

Oct 3, 2025 — 3 min read
“Anemone”
Daniel Day-Lewis with movie brother Sean Bean, in “Anemone,” from Focus Features

“Anemone”

Daniel Day-Lewis is back after eight years in a stark drama directed by his son. The catch? The movie lacks the power of his electrifying performance.

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Peter Travers

Peter Travers

Oct 3, 2025 — 3 min read
“Good Boy”
Cemetery ghosts don’t stand a chance with Indy on watch in “Good Boy,” from IFC and Shudder

“Good Boy”

Look at that face! It’s Indy, the retriever who scares away evil spirits in one of the year’s best supernatural frightfests.

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Peter Travers

Peter Travers

Oct 3, 2025 — 2 min read
“Bone Lake”
Somebody doesn’t look happy with the sex dungeon in “Bone Lake,” from Bleecker Street

“Bone Lake”

A mystery laced with menace as two couples unwittingly share a luxury Airbnb by a lake that runs deep with secrets.

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Peter Travers

Peter Travers

Oct 3, 2025 — 2 min read

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