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The Netflix Hit Some Can’t Watch
Killer Ed Gein (Charlie Hunnum) gets an earful from mother (Laurie Metcalf) in “Monster: The Ed Gein Story,” from Netflix

The Netflix Hit Some Can’t Watch

“Monster: The Ed Gein Story” is pushing viewers to change the channel.

Screening Room TV + Streaming

Peter Travers

Peter Travers

Oct 10, 2025 — 2 min read
Tilly Norwood
"Actress" Tilly Norwood has agents and managers everywhere trying to sign her up

Tilly Norwood

Why does everyone hate this acting newcomer?

In the News Screening Room

Peter Travers

Peter Travers

Oct 3, 2025 — 2 min read
Bill & Ted’s Excellent Broadway Adventure
Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter, aka Bill and Ted, hit Broadway hard in “Waiting for Godot.”

Bill & Ted’s Excellent Broadway Adventure

Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter go legit by bringing Samuel Beckett’s literary classic to the Great White Way. Here’s the fun and the fallout.

In the News Screening Room

Peter Travers

Peter Travers

Oct 3, 2025 — 3 min read
The Trouble with “One Battle After Another”
Leonardo DiCaprio and his ratty bathrobe in “One Battle After Another,” from Warner Bros Pictures

The Trouble with “One Battle After Another”

How can a movie be No. 1 at the box office and still be in crisis? Read this and weep.

Screening Room In the News

Peter Travers

Peter Travers

Oct 3, 2025 — 2 min read
It’s Time for the New York Film Festival 63
In the Main Slate, clockwise from left: “A House of Dynamite,” “No Other Choice,” “It Was Just an Accident,” “Jay Kelly,” “Sentimental Value,” “The Secret Agent,” “If I Had Legs I’d Kick You,” and “The Mastermind”

It’s Time for the New York Film Festival 63

The Gotham fest has a reputation for smarts and sarcasm; let’s see how the new contenders pass the test.

In the News Movies

Peter Travers

Peter Travers

Sep 26, 2025 — 2 min read
Taylor Swift is Back on the Big Screen
Taylor Swift explains it all for you on “The Official Release Party of a Showgirl”

Taylor Swift is Back on the Big Screen

To celebrate the Oct. 3 album drop of “Life of a Showgirl,” an 89-minute cinematic souvenir called “Taylor Swift: The Official Release Party of a Showgirl” is coming to a theater near you.

In the News Screening Room

Peter Travers

Peter Travers

Sep 26, 2025 — 2 min read
Christopher Nolan’s New Side Gig
Christopher Nolan has not only won his first award from the DGA; he’s now running the place.

Christopher Nolan’s New Side Gig

The “Oppenheimer” Oscar winner has been elected President of the Directors Guild of America.

Screening Room In the News

Peter Travers

Peter Travers

Sep 26, 2025 — 2 min read
“Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle”

“Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle”

Hollywood films bow in defeat to this Japanese anime feature that’s crushing the homegrown competition.

In the News Screening Room

Peter Travers

Peter Travers

Sep 19, 2025 — 2 min read

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