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Peter's Picks: "Eephus"
Keith William Richards leads a non-pro team worth cheering in “Eephus,” from Music Box Films

Peter's Picks: "Eephus"

Take yourself out to this ballgame. You’ll have so much fun rooting for these amateurs you won’t care if you never get back.

Movies Reviews

Peter Travers

Peter Travers

Dec 12, 2025 — 2 min read
Peter's Picks: "Peter Hujar's Day"
Ben Whishaw plays the title role of a 1970s photographer in “Peter Hujar’s Day,” from Janus Films

Peter's Picks: "Peter Hujar's Day"

Two people talking in a room about a day in a life becomes a spellbinding entry into a historic time and place

Movies Reviews

Peter Travers

Peter Travers

Dec 12, 2025 — 3 min read
Peter's Picks: "One of Them Days"
Keke Palmer and SZA in the buddy comedy, “One of Them Days,” from Sony Pictures Releasing

Peter's Picks: "One of Them Days"

Keke Palmer and SZA show how star power can turn a girl buddy comedy into a world view of the Black experience with laughs that sting with harsh truth.

Movies Reviews

Peter Travers

Peter Travers

Dec 12, 2025 — 3 min read
Spotlight: Fall Movie Preview
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

Peter Travers

Dec 5, 2025 — 12 min read
Spotlight: "Merrily We Roll Along"
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

Peter Travers

Dec 5, 2025 — 4 min read
Spotlight - "Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair"
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 Reviews

Peter Travers

Peter Travers

Dec 5, 2025 — 3 min read
Spotlight: "The Abandons"
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 and Streaming Reviews

Peter Travers

Peter Travers

Dec 5, 2025 — 3 min read
Spotlight: "Tinsel Town"
Rebel Wilson and Kiefer Sutherland go for laughs and romance in the Christmas comedy, “Tinsel Town,” from Sky Cinema

Spotlight: "Tinsel Town"

Kiefer Sutherland merrily rips his image as an action star by playing one one so obnoxious that he’s forced to go to London to learn humility.

Movies Reviews

Peter Travers

Peter Travers

Nov 28, 2025 — 3 min read

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