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BADDEST: "War of the Worlds"
Ice T gets some shock in “War of the Worlds,” from Universal Pictures

BADDEST: "War of the Worlds"

a major candidate for the worst movie of summer and maybe the year

Screening Room TV + Streaming

Peter Travers

Peter Travers

Aug 22, 2025 — 2 min read
Spotlight: Best Films of 2025 So Far
Top: “Sinners” and “Sorry, Baby” Below: “Warfare,” “28 Years Later” and “F1: The Movie.”

Spotlight: Best Films of 2025 So Far

Of the movies that defined the first half of year, I picked 9 best and left the last one for you. Please vote.

Movies Reviews

Peter Travers

Peter Travers

Aug 15, 2025 — 10 min read
"Highest 2 Lowest"
Denzel Washington stars as a rap music titan in Spike Lee’s crime thriller, “Highest 2 Lowest,” from A24 and Apple Original Films

"Highest 2 Lowest"

Spike Lee and Denzel Washington team up again for a wowza kidnap thriller that really knows how to get your attention.

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Peter Travers

Peter Travers

Aug 15, 2025 — 3 min read
"Nobody 2"
Bob Odenkirk prepares to go postal in “Nobody 2,” from Universal Pictures

"Nobody 2"

Bob Odenkirk returns as a suburban dad turned homicidal Superman. This “Nobody” you don’t want to miss.

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Peter Travers

Peter Travers

Aug 15, 2025 — 3 min read
"Americana"
Paul Walter Hauser coaches Syndney Sweeney in dart throwing in the crime thriller “Americana,” from Lionsgate

"Americana"

Unlikely lovers Sydney Sweeney and Paul Walter Hauser lead a top ensemble cast in a modern western that takes a little piece of your heart.

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Peter Travers

Peter Travers

Aug 15, 2025 — 3 min read
"Night Always Comes"
Vanessa Kirby as a woman pushed to the edge in “Night Always Comes,” from Netflix

"Night Always Comes"

Vanessa Kirby delivers a tour de force in this agonizing portrait of an America coming apart from financial stress.

Reviews Movies

Peter Travers

Peter Travers

Aug 15, 2025 — 3 min read
Spotlight: "Alien Earth"
Here comes the planet’s biggest threat in “Alien Earth,” from FX on Hulu

Spotlight: "Alien Earth"

Noah Hawley goes back two years before “Alien” to build the base for a fresh kind of terror that speaks to right this very minute.

TV + Streaming Reviews

Peter Travers

Peter Travers

Aug 15, 2025 — 2 min read
Spotlight: "Stick"
Owen Wilson sees promise in a resistant Peter Dager in “Stick,” from Apple TV+

Spotlight: "Stick"

Owen Wilson comes out swinging in this golf comedy that keeps using tears to distract us from a lame script.

Screening Room TV + Streaming

Peter Travers

Peter Travers

Aug 15, 2025 — 2 min read

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