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Spotlight: “Steve”
It’s back to school time with sharp-eyed Cillian Murphy in “Steve,” from Netflix

Spotlight: “Steve”

Oscar winner Cillian Murphy excels as a teacher at a last-chance reform school with his own demons to conquer.

TV and Streaming Reviews

Peter Travers

Peter Travers

Oct 3, 2025 — 2 min read
Spotlight: “House of Guinness”
Anthony Boyle snuggles with bride Danielle Galligan in “House of Guinness,” from Netflix

Spotlight: “House of Guinness”

Think “Succession” in Dublin 1868 and you’ll have some idea of what’s shaking in this beer-blood-sex saga of family dysfunction.

TV and Streaming Reviews

Peter Travers

Peter Travers

Sep 26, 2025 — 2 min read
Spotlight: “The Lowdown”
Ethan Hawke is feeling the pressure bad in “The Lowdown,” from FX

Spotlight: “The Lowdown”

Ethan Hawke rages against the machine as a crusading Tulsa bookworm in a rollicking, riveting series that’s one of the year’s best.

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Peter Travers

Peter Travers

Sep 26, 2025 — 3 min read
Spotlight: “Wayward”
Toni Collette, with Sarah Gaddon and Mae Martin, opens a door to the unknown in “Wayward,” from Netflix

Spotlight: “Wayward”

Kids in trouble only begins to describe the trauma of transition that awaits you in this Netflix series starring Toni Collette as a caretaker from hell.

TV and Streaming Reviews

Peter Travers

Peter Travers

Sep 26, 2025 — 3 min read
Spotlight: “The Morning Show” Season 4
Manhattan’s canyons of steel are no match for TV power players Reese Witherspoon and Jennifer Aniston in “The Morning Show,” from Apple TV+

Spotlight: “The Morning Show” Season 4

Once again, Jennifer Aniston and Reese Witherspoon raise the bar on this deeply shallow take on dying network news.

TV and Streaming Reviews

Peter Travers

Peter Travers

Sep 19, 2025 — 3 min read
Spotlight: "Black Rabbit"
Jason Bateman and Jude Law play brothers in crisis in “Black Rabbit,” from Netflix

Spotlight: "Black Rabbit"

Jude Law and Jason Bateman star as brothers in a draggy series that’s never as tough or tender as it wants to be.

TV and Streaming Reviews

Peter Travers

Peter Travers

Sep 19, 2025 — 3 min read
Spotlight: “High Potential” Season 2
Kaitlin Olson is the brainiest cop on the beat in “High Potential,” from ABC and Hulu

Spotlight: “High Potential” Season 2

It was no accident. Season 2 proves that Sherlock-in-skirts Kaitlin Olson has what it takes to be TV’s smartest and sexiest Queen of Comedy.

TV and Streaming Reviews

Peter Travers

Peter Travers

Sep 19, 2025 — 2 min read
Spotlight: "The Girlfriend"
Mom Robin Wright and son Laurie Davidson get eyeballed by his fiancée Olivia Cooke in “The Girlfriend,” from Prime Video

Spotlight: "The Girlfriend"

Robin Wright plays a mom with claws out for her son’s sexpot fiancée (Olivia Cooke) in trash that should have been trashier.

TV and Streaming Reviews

Peter Travers

Peter Travers

Sep 12, 2025 — 3 min read

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