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Spotlight: "It Was Just an Accident"
There’s a bride (Hadis Pakbaten) but no wedding in “It Was Just an Accident,” from Neon

Spotlight: "It Was Just an Accident"

In Jafar Panahi’s latest masterpiece, five Iranian dissidents debate killing their former torturer.

Movies Reviews

Peter Travers

Peter Travers

Oct 17, 2025 — 3 min read
Spotlight: "Good Fortune"
Keanu Reeves, with wings, is a screwup guardian angel in “Good Fortune,” from Lionsgate

Spotlight: "Good Fortune"

Keanu Reeves is an angel of fun in this bright but broken Aziz Ansari comedy about the hell of living in a gig economy.

Movies Reviews

Peter Travers

Peter Travers

Oct 17, 2025 — 2 min read
Spotlight: "Mr. Scorsese"
Martin Scorsese, our greatest living director, is ready for his closeup in “Mr. Scorsese,” from Apple TV+

Spotlight: "Mr. Scorsese"

Too deferential? Maybe. But no true cinephile would dare miss Rebecca Miller’s hypnotic odyssey into the life and times of the legend that is Martin Scorsese

TV and Streaming Reviews

Peter Travers

Peter Travers

Oct 17, 2025 — 3 min read
Spotlight: "Kiss of the Spider Woman"
Jennifer Lopez stars in the musical drama “Kiss of the Spider Woman,” from Lionsgate, Roadside Attractions and LD Entertainment

Spotlight: "Kiss of the Spider Woman"

It’s not a classic musical, but when Jennifer Lopez turns on those Technicolor lights, you’ll be too blissed out to care.

Reviews Movies

Peter Travers

Peter Travers

Oct 10, 2025 — 3 min read
Spotlight: "TRON: Ares"
Jared Leto is Ares in “TRON: Ares,” from Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures

Spotlight: "TRON: Ares"

A numbingly dull follow-up to two “TRON” epics that even Jared Leto and a great score by Nine Inch Nails can’t make great again.

Reviews Movies

Peter Travers

Peter Travers

Oct 10, 2025 — 3 min read
Spotlight: "Woman in Cabin 10"
Keira Knightley and Guy Pearce are all aboard for danger in “The Woman in Cabin 10,” from Netflix

Spotlight: "Woman in Cabin 10"

Ruth Ware’s murder-at-sea bestseller is star powered by Keira Knightley, but this water-logged whodunit sinks like a stone.

Reviews TV and Streaming

Peter Travers

Peter Travers

Oct 10, 2025 — 2 min read
Spotlight: “Chad Powers”
The versatile Glen Powell takes on a dual role in “Chad Powers,” from Hulu

Spotlight: “Chad Powers”

Dreamboy Glen Powell plays two football quarterbacks in this sports sitcom. Only one is a dirtbag, but the series still fails to score.

TV and Streaming Reviews

Peter Travers

Peter Travers

Oct 3, 2025 — 3 min read
Spotlight: “Avatar: The Way of Water”
Future Oscar winner Zoe Saldana stars as Neytiri in “Avatar: The Way of Water,” from 20th Century Fox Pictures

Spotlight: “Avatar: The Way of Water”

The re-release of the 2022 epic, eye-popping James Cameron sequel is a reason to get back to a theater to see it in 3D and soak it all in.

Out of the Past Movies

Peter Travers

Peter Travers

Oct 3, 2025 — 4 min read

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