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"Stranger Things: Tales from '85"
The kids from Hawkins get animated in “Stranger Things: Tales from ‘85” from Netflix

"Stranger Things: Tales from '85"

Who’s the audience for this infantile, animated take on an indelible series? Only diehards and dimwits need apply.

TV + Streaming Reviews

Peter Travers

Peter Travers

Apr 24, 2026 — 3 min read
Half Man"
Stepbrothers Jamie Bell and Richard Gadd go at it as Niall and Ruben in “Half Man,” from HBO

Half Man"

“Baby Reindeer” Emmy winner Richard Gadd suffers half a power outage in his new HBO series about a brother from another lover.

TV + Streaming Reviews

Peter Travers

Peter Travers

Apr 24, 2026 — 3 min read
Ask Peter 04/24/26

Ask Peter 04/24/26

There’s a lot of talk this week on ‘The Travers Take’ about male actors winning awards for playing rock stars on screen. But where’s the love for the ladies? Who would win your personal prize for best performance by an actress as a music icon?

Ask Peter Movies

Peter Travers

Peter Travers

Apr 24, 2026 — 2 min read
"A Complete Unknown"

"A Complete Unknown"

Timothée Chalamet won a SAG award and his second Best Actor Oscar nomination for playing the young Bob Dylan. Who thinks he deserved it?

Movies Out of the Past

Peter Travers

Peter Travers

Apr 24, 2026 — 4 min read
"Elvis"

"Elvis"

Austin Butler grabbed the role of his career as the King of Rock & Roll.

Movies Out of the Past

Peter Travers

Peter Travers

Apr 24, 2026 — 4 min read
"Bohemian Rhapsody"

"Bohemian Rhapsody"

Rami Malek went all the way to the Oscar podium for playing legendary Queen frontman Freddie Mercury.

Movies Out of the Past

Peter Travers

Peter Travers

Apr 24, 2026 — 4 min read
"Walk the Line"

"Walk the Line"

Joaquin Phoenix brought the bruised heart and soul of Johnny Cash to thrilling life—no arguments accepted.

Movies Out of the Past

Peter Travers

Peter Travers

Apr 24, 2026 — 3 min read
"Mother Mary"
Anne Hathaway plays a pop star on the verge of breakdown in “Mother Mary,” from A24

"Mother Mary"

Anne Hathaway and Michaela Coel are dynamite in a pop rock opera that suffers from a terminal case of grandiosity.

Movies Reviews

Peter Travers

Peter Travers

Apr 17, 2026 — 3 min read

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