Alastair Sim is the definitive screen Scrooge in “A Christmas Carol,” from Renown Pictures "A Christmas Carol" The Charles Dickens tale of Scrooge has been told often, but never better than in this 1951 version starring the incomparable Alastair Sim. Screening Room TV + Streaming Peter Travers Dec 19, 2025 — 3 min read
Billy Bob Thornton and Lauren Graham spice up the holidays in “Bad Santa,” from Miramax "Bad Santa" Billy Bob Thornton as the world's foulest, drunkest, crookedest Kris Kringle is a Christmas streaming perennial for Scrooges of all ages. Screening Room TV + Streaming Peter Travers Dec 19, 2025 — 1 min read
Bruce Willis pulls off a new kind of look for Santa in “Die Hard,” from 20th Century Fox "Die Hard" If you need a little Christmas now, try Bruce Willis in a Santa hat crawling over glass and shooting at terrorists. Screening Room TV + Streaming Peter Travers Dec 19, 2025 — 1 min read
Golden Globes Here are the snubs and surprises bedeviling the awards telecast that is only second to the Oscars in viewership but first in stirring up snark. Screening Room In the News Peter Travers Dec 12, 2025 — 2 min read
Critics Choice Association These voters are critics, right? They can’t be as dumb as the Golden Globes. Don’t be so sure, though positive changes are in the offing. Screening Room In the News Peter Travers Dec 12, 2025 — 2 min read
Spirit Awards These film prizes go to the underdogs that offer audiences artistic feasts on starvation budgets. You can put these nominees on your must-watch lists. Screening Room In the News Peter Travers Dec 12, 2025 — 2 min read
Teyana Taylor presents the first of three Gotham prizes to dissident Iran filmmaker Jafar Panahi and the ladies of “It Was Just an Accident.” The Gotham Awards The once NYC-centric awards group has expanded its vision to include a wider world and larger budgets. Not everyone is happy. Screening Room In the News Peter Travers Dec 5, 2025 — 2 min read
The New York Film Critics' Circle Take a look at what the longest-running critics group says about this year’s best in film. And don’t blame us that they went to Brazil to find the year’s best actor, leaving local boys Leo and Timmy in the lurch. In the News Awards Peter Travers Dec 5, 2025 — 2 min read
