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Peter's Picks: "The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected)"
Adam Sandler andBen Stiller in “The Meyerowitz Stories,” from Netflix

Peter's Picks: "The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected)"

Let us now praise Adam Sandler for the subtle mastery he brought to a movie he made before “Uncut Gems” that has unfairly evaporated from public memory.

Peter's Picks Movies

Peter Travers

Peter Travers

Nov 7, 2025 — 3 min read
Peter's Picks: "I Care a Lot"
Rosamond Pike plays a ruthless court-appointed guardian of the elderly in “I Care a Lot,” from Netflix

Peter's Picks: "I Care a Lot"

Rosamond Pike took her bad girl vibe from “Gone Girl” and raised it to the next level in a stinging healthcare satire that audiences foolishly skipped. Make amends now.

Peter's Picks Movies

Peter Travers

Peter Travers

Nov 7, 2025 — 3 min read
Spotlight: "Ballad of a Small Player"
The neon lights of Macau tempt gambler Colin Farrell in “Ballad of a Small Player,” from Netflix

Spotlight: "Ballad of a Small Player"

Colin Farrell rolls the dice that maybe he can save this mess of a movie about a gambler’s addiction. Not this time.

Movies Reviews

Peter Travers

Peter Travers

Oct 31, 2025 — 2 min read
Spotlight - "Stiller & Meara: Nothing Is Lost"
A young Anne Meara and Jerry Stiller holding baby Ben in “Stiller & Meara: Nothing Is Lost,” from Apple TV+

Spotlight - "Stiller & Meara: Nothing Is Lost"

Meet the Stillers, a show biz family raised on humor and heartbreak and a knack for tending the ties that bind.

TV and Streaming Reviews

Peter Travers

Peter Travers

Oct 31, 2025 — 3 min read
Spotlight: "Down Cemetery Road"
Ruth Wilson and Emma Thompson hunt down a missing girl in “Down Cemetery Road,” from Apple TV+

Spotlight: "Down Cemetery Road"

Emma Thompson and Ruth Wilson team up to solve a mystery. My advice? Even when they hit a few dead ends, follow them anywhere.

TV and Streaming Reviews

Peter Travers

Peter Travers

Oct 31, 2025 — 2 min read
Scare Spotlight - "IT: Welcome to Derry"
Bill Skarsgård returns as Pennywise, the kid-chasing psycho clown in “IT: Welcome to Derry,” from HBO

Scare Spotlight - "IT: Welcome to Derry"

Whatever Halloween chills you’re expecting from a streaming series spinoff of Stephen King’s tale of Pennywise the clown, this isn’t it.

TV and Streaming Reviews

Peter Travers

Peter Travers

Oct 24, 2025 — 3 min read
Scare Spotlight: "The Hand that Rocks the Cradle"
Maika Monroe is every family’s worst babysitter nightmare in “The Hand That Rocks the Cradle,” from Hulu

Scare Spotlight: "The Hand that Rocks the Cradle"

If you’re looking for a thriller about a psycho babysitter on the rampage, here’s the tricky Halloween treat for you.

TV and Streaming Reviews

Peter Travers

Peter Travers

Oct 24, 2025 — 3 min read
Scare Spotlight: "Hereditary"
Toni Collette gives one of the greatest horror performances ever in “Hereditary,” from A24

Scare Spotlight: "Hereditary"

Toni Collette stars in a family horror tale guaranteed to scare you senseless for Halloween and a long time after.

Movies Reviews

Peter Travers

Peter Travers

Oct 24, 2025 — 3 min read

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