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"Lilo & Stitch"
Lilo (Maia Kealoha)sets down some rules for ET Stitch, from Walt Disney

"Lilo & Stitch"

How a PG comedy about a kid and a space alien managed to break the bank for audiences of all ages

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Peter Travers

Peter Travers

May 30, 2025 — 3 min read
"Mission Impossible—The Final Reckoning"
Audiences love paying up to see Tom Cruise risk life and limb, from Paramount Pictures

"Mission Impossible—The Final Reckoning"

Tom Cruise proves that audiences will still line up to watch him do the impossible.

Moneymakers Movies

Peter Travers

Peter Travers

May 30, 2025 — 5 min read
"Final Destination Bloodlines"
Brec Bassinger dodges the flames of hell in “Final Destination Bloodlines,” from Warner Bros.

"Final Destination Bloodlines"

Are women driving the success of this horror hit?

Moneymakers Movies

Peter Travers

Peter Travers

May 30, 2025 — 4 min read
“A Minecraft Movie”
Jack Black and his cube-shaped friend go wild in “A Minecraft Movie,” courtesy of Warner Bros.

“A Minecraft Movie”

Forget critics! Jack Black zooms this video game craziness to the top of the box-office

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Peter Travers

Peter Travers

May 23, 2025 — 3 min read
“Sinners”
Bloodsuckers are coming for Michael B. Jordan and Miles Catton, from Warner Bros.

“Sinners”

They say Americans only line up for junk movies. Oh yeah! This artful blockbuster—with vampires—says different.

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Peter Travers

Peter Travers

May 23, 2025 — 1 min read
“Thunderbolts*” [Review]
Florence Pugh, with Sebastian Stan and David Harbour, is a new kind of Avenger in “Thunderbolts,” from Walt Disney Studios

“Thunderbolts*” [Review]

Marvel steps up its quality game by plugging in acting livewire Florence Pugh* and watching the cash roll in.

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Peter Travers

Peter Travers

May 23, 2025 — 3 min read
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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