James Van Der Beek plays a pastor with a gun in the thriller “The Gates,” from Lionsgate "The Gates" In his final film, James Van der Beek raises the bar on a standard-issue thriller through the sheer force of his talent and magnetism. Movies Reviews Peter Travers Mar 14, 2026 — 3 min read
First Lady Melania Trump looks sharp in “Melania,” from Amazon MGM Studios "Melania" If you’re looking for a brutal, gloves-off take on how Melania Trump survives in a seat next to tyrannical power, this fawning doc is definitely not it. TV + Streaming Reviews Peter Travers Mar 14, 2026 — 4 min read
Nicole Kidman plays a pathologist in the TV series “Scarpetta,” from Prime Video "Scarpetta" Nicole Kidman stars in a miscast, misshapen, misbegotten crime series that ends as a crime against the great Patricia Cornwall novels that spawned it. TV + Streaming Reviews Peter Travers Mar 14, 2026 — 3 min read
Oscar class of 2026: Jessie Buckley (“Hamnet”), Michael B. Jordan (“Sinners”), Amy Madigan (“Weapons”), Sean Penn (Absent) Last Words on Oscar 2026 What worked. What didn’t. And what Oscar means for the future of movies Movies Awards Peter Travers Mar 14, 2026 — 4 min read
Ask Peter 03/14/2026 Now that this year’s Academy Awards are all over but the shouting, do you see any new movie that looks like it has the stuff to make it as Best Picture in the 2027 Oscar race? Ask Peter Awards Peter Travers Mar 14, 2026 — 3 min read
Jessie Buckley shoots to kill in “The Bride!” from Warner Bros. Pictures "The Bride!" Maggie Gyllenhaal’s mad dream of a horror movie is a hot, unholy mess of broken gods and monsters. Movies Reviews Peter Travers Mar 6, 2026 — 3 min read
Cillian Murphy and Barry Keoghan star in “Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man,” from Netflix "Peaky Blinders" Cillian Murphy’s gangster icon Thomas Shelby makes his big-screen debut in a standalone film that can’t stand up against the great series that spawned it. Movies Reviews Peter Travers Mar 6, 2026 — 3 min read
Rebel Mabel cuddles her bot beaver and soon-to-be avatar in “Hoppers,” from Pixar Animation "Hoppers" Pixar returns to form in this animated sci-fi comedy about using avatars to talk to the animals. Prepare to laugh and learn and maybe fear for the future. Movies Reviews Peter Travers Mar 6, 2026 — 2 min read
