Clockwise from top: “Avatar: Fire and Ash,” “Wicked: For Good,” “Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere,” “Marty Supreme,” “Jay Kelly” Spotlight: Fall Movie Preview From sequels to “Avatar” and “Wicked” to actors on a fast track to Oscar, here are my Top 20 picks for every must-see released between now and year’s end. Movies Lists Peter Travers Dec 5, 2025 — 12 min read
Josh O’Connor gives priestly assistance to Daniel Craig as master detective Benoit Blanc in “Wake Up Dead Man,” from Netflix "Wake Up Dead Man" Murder behind stained-glass windows leads Daniel Craig and a cast of all-star sinners to find the fiendish fun in a crime story about the wicked wages of sin. Movies Reviews Peter Travers Dec 5, 2025 — 4 min read
Lee Byung-hun lowers the boom on a job competitor in “No Other Choice,” from Neon "No Other Choice" This stinging satire of capitalism from South Korea proves we’re the same the world over when it comes to killing for the right job. Movies Reviews Peter Travers Dec 5, 2025 — 2 min read
Michelle Pfeiffer plays an unappreciated mom in the Christmas comedy “Oh. What. Fun.” from Amazon MGM Studios "Oh. What. Fun." Oh. No. It’s. Not. Michelle Pfeiffer and an overqualified cast are stuck regifting old Christmas comedies and pretending they’re new. We’re not fooled. Movies Reviews Peter Travers Dec 5, 2025 — 3 min read
Freddy Fazbear is back for more supernatural horror in “Five Nights at Freddy’s 2,” from Universal Pictures “Five Nights at Freddy’s 2” An inexcusable horror sequel that lowers the bar to zero in terms of fun and fright. The only thing that scares me is its inevitable box-office success. Peter Travers Dec 5, 2025 — 2 min read
Daniel Radcliffe, Jonathan Groff and Lindsay Mendez film their Broadway smash hit in "Merrily We Roll Along," from Sony Picture Classics Spotlight: "Merrily We Roll Along" Hey old friends—Daniel Radcliffe, Jonathan Groff and Lindsay Mendez have captured a great Sondheim musical on film. Get busy. Movies Reviews Peter Travers Dec 5, 2025 — 4 min read
Uma Thurman gets ready to strike again in “Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair,” from Lionsgate Spotlight - "Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair" Quentin Tarantino puts his two “Kill Bill” epics together to make one uncut, unrated film with extras that feels whole at last. Movies Screening Room Peter Travers Dec 5, 2025 — 3 min read
Lena Headey and Gillian Anderson saddle up for battle in “The Abandons,” from Netflix Spotlight: "The Abandons" They say Humpty Dumpty had a great fall. Wait till you see the damage done by this woebegone western. Even Gillian Anderson and Lena Headey can’t pick up the pieces. TV + Streaming Screening Room Peter Travers Dec 5, 2025 — 3 min read
