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“Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale”
Michelle Dockery’s Lady Mary, center, bids a fond farewell to upstairs and down on “Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale,” from Focus Features

“Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale”

Hail! Hail! The Downton gang’s all here for a victory lap you shouldn’t dream of missing, unless inherited privilege drives you effing crazy.

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Peter Travers

Peter Travers

Sep 12, 2025 — 3 min read
"The Long Walk"
Cooper Hoffman and David Jonsson start a life-or-death race in “The Long Walk,” from Lionsgate

"The Long Walk"

You walk or you die in this Stephen King adaptation that leaves you on the edge of your seat.

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Peter Travers

Peter Travers

Sep 12, 2025 — 3 min read
"Spinal Tap II: The End Continues"
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.

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Peter Travers

Peter Travers

Sep 12, 2025 — 3 min read
"The History of Sound"
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.

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Peter Travers

Peter Travers

Sep 12, 2025 — 3 min read
"The Conjuring: Last Rites"
Patrick Wilson holding back Vera Farmiga in “The Conjuring: Last Rites,” from Warner Bros. Pictures

"The Conjuring: Last Rites"

Vera Farmiga and Patrick Wilson hang up their ghostbusters shield in this lazy, limp retreat.

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Peter Travers

Peter Travers

Sep 5, 2025 — 3 min read
"Twinless"
James Sweeney and Dylan O’Brien become friends in “Twinless,” from Lionsgate and Roadside Attractions

"Twinless"

The death of a twin can leave the survivor lost and that’s why this funny, touching and vital movie, starring James Sweeney and Dylan O’Brien, takes a piece out of you.

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Peter Travers

Peter Travers

Sep 5, 2025 — 2 min read
"The Threesome"
Ruby Cruz, Zoey Deutch and Jonah Hauer-King form “The Threesome,” from Vertical

"The Threesome"

This three-way sex farce pushes past the smirking fun to dig out the perils of hooking up in the age of social anxiety.

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Peter Travers

Peter Travers

Sep 5, 2025 — 2 min read
"Caught Stealing"
Austin Butler, with Zoe Kravitz, roars into a New York inferno “Caught Stealing,” from Sony Pictures Releasing

"Caught Stealing"

Darren Aronofsky’s tremendously entertaining crime drama is anchored by a performance from Austin Butler that cuts deeper than action and laughs.

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Peter Travers

Peter Travers

Aug 29, 2025 — 2 min read

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