Vicious Varang (Oona Chaplin) steals every scene in “Avatar: Fire and Ash,” from 20th Century Studios "Avatar: Fire and Ash" James Cameron is still king of his Na’vi fantasy world in “Avatar 3,” but is it wrong to wish that he’d please do something new and different next time? Movies Reviews Peter Travers Dec 26, 2025 — 3 min read
Thandiwe Newton, Jack Black, Paul Rudd, Steve Zahn and Selton Mello in the action comedy "Anaconda," from Sony Pictures Releasing "Anaconda" Jack Black and Paul Rudd can’t carry the unbearable weight of massive missteps in this comic remake of the 1997 snake movie that was always funnier when it tried to be serious. Movies Reviews Peter Travers Dec 26, 2025 — 3 min read
Tom Waits, Adam Driver, Cate Blanchett and Vicky Krieps star in the comedy-drama anthology “Father Mother Sister Brother,” from Mubi "Father Mother Sister Brother" Jim Jarmusch’s latest prizewinner is a comedy spiked with melancholy that takes us into the broken places of the heart. Movies Reviews Peter Travers Dec 26, 2025 — 3 min read
Kate Hudson and Hugh Jackman entertain an audience in "Song Sung Blue," from Focus Features "Song Sung Blue" It’s too bad Kate Hudson and Hugh Jackman can’t sing away all the wrong notes in this weepie real-life love story. Movies Reviews Peter Travers Dec 26, 2025 — 3 min read
Helen Mirren and Kate Winslet play mother and daughter in the Christmas family drama, "Goodbye June," from Netflix Spotlight: Goodbye June" Kate Winslet makes her directing debut with a script written by her son and acted by A-listers who, try as they might, can’t save it from dying-at-Christmas clichés. Movies Reviews Peter Travers Dec 26, 2025 — 3 min read
Bruno Núñez Arjona plays son to Sergi López in search of López’s screen daughter in “Sirāt,” from Neon Spotlight: "Sirāt" Oliver Laxe’s desert thriller is a movable feast of techno sound and shimmering images that point to a world dancing on a dark precipice. Movies Reviews Peter Travers Dec 26, 2025 — 3 min read
Frank Dillane stars as a homeless man in London struggling with addiction in “Urchin,” from Picturehouse Entertainment Spotlight: "Urchin" In his first film, actor turned director Harris Dickinson cuts a direct path to the heart and certifies star Frank Dillane as a major talent. Movies Screening Room Peter Travers Dec 26, 2025 — 3 min read
Robert Redford 1936-2025 As the first Sundance Film Festival gears up without him, we remember the Sundance kid who died this year at 89 but whose life as an actor, director, activist and friend is a forever inspiration. Tributes Movies Peter Travers Dec 26, 2025 — 1 min read
