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"Now You See Me: Now Your Don't"
Jesse Eisenberg tries to disappear the world’s largest queen diamond in “Now You See Me: Now You Don’t,” from Lionsgate

"Now You See Me: Now Your Don't"

Jesse Eisenberg and his magician crew plan a diamond heist, but slinky, shady Rosamund Pike steals this zircon of a movie.

Movies Reviews

Peter Travers

Peter Travers

Nov 14, 2025 — 3 min read
"Rebuilding"
Josh O’Connor plays father to Lily LaTorre in “Rebuilding,” from Bleeker Street

"Rebuilding"

Josh O’Connor gives one of the year’s best performances as a Colorado father broken by divorce and a raging wildfire. Bring handkerchiefs.

Movies Reviews

Peter Travers

Peter Travers

Nov 14, 2025 — 3 min read
Spotlight: "Predator: Badlands"
A robot Elle Fanning and a wannabe predator team up in “Predator: Badlands,” from 20th Century Fox

Spotlight: "Predator: Badlands"

Elle Fanning does the monster mash and brings audiences back to theaters in droves.

Movies Reviews

Peter Travers

Peter Travers

Nov 14, 2025 — 3 min read
Spotlight: "Arco"
Arco (Juliano Krue Valdi) and Iris (Romy Fay) negotiate time travel in “Arco,” from Neon

Spotlight: "Arco"

There’s a timely message in this animated gem about a time-traveling 10-year-old boy who dreams of the dinosaur era but lands in 2075 instead.

Movies Reviews

Peter Travers

Peter Travers

Nov 14, 2025 — 2 min read
Spotlight: "The Beast in Me"
Something evil is coming this way and it looks like Matthew Rhys has it in for Claire Danes in “The Beast in Me,” from Netflix

Spotlight: "The Beast in Me"

Claire Danes and especially Matthew Rhys are always worth watching even in this cat-and-mousey Netflix mystery that keeps coming apart at the seams.

Screening Room TV + Streaming

Peter Travers

Peter Travers

Nov 14, 2025 — 3 min read
"Sentimental Value"
Stellan Skarsgård and Elle Fanning play director and star in “Sentimental Value,” from Mubi

"Sentimental Value"

Want to see one of the year’s best films? Try Joachim Trier’s sublimely acted spellbinder about a broken family that will make you laugh till it hurts.

Movies Reviews

Peter Travers

Peter Travers

Nov 7, 2025 — 3 min read
"Nuremberg"
Russell Crowe stars as Nazi Hermann Göring in “Nuremberg,” from Sony Pictures Classics

"Nuremberg"

Russell Crowe triumphs as a high-ranking Nazi butting heads with a shrink (Rami Malek) in a drama that feels more Hollywood than history.

Movies Reviews

Peter Travers

Peter Travers

Nov 7, 2025 — 3 min read
"Die My Love"
Jennifer Lawrence suffers from postpartum depression and lots more in “Die My Love,” from Mubi

"Die My Love"

Jennifer Lawrence gives a performance to die for in a devastating tragicomedy about postpartum depression run amok.

Movies Reviews

Peter Travers

Peter Travers

Nov 7, 2025 — 3 min read

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