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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 Screening Room

Peter Travers

Peter Travers

Oct 3, 2025 — 4 min read
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 + Streaming Screening Room

Peter Travers

Peter Travers

Oct 3, 2025 — 2 min read
“One Battle After Another”
Leonardo DiCaprio, flanked by Chase Infiniti and Sean Penn, front the new Oscar favorite, “One Battle After Another,” from Warner Bros. Pictures

“One Battle After Another”

No battles over this winner. PTA is the MAN with the action classic that probes the way we live and screw up now.

Movies Reviews

Peter Travers

Peter Travers

Sep 26, 2025 — 4 min read
"Eleanor the Great"
June Squibb brings a lifetime of heart and skill to “Eleanor the Great,” from Sony Pictures Classics

"Eleanor the Great"

First-time director Scarlett Johansson, 40, teams up with actor June Squibb, 95. Love them—the movie not so much.

Reviews Movies

Peter Travers

Peter Travers

Sep 26, 2025 — 2 min read
“Dead of Winter”
A snowbound Emma Thompson can’t hide her fear in “Dead of Winter,” from Vertical

“Dead of Winter”

Emma Thompson stars to chilling effect as a widow fighting for her life in a Minnesota blizzard.

Reviews Movies

Peter Travers

Peter Travers

Sep 26, 2025 — 2 min read
“All of You”
Imogen Poots and Brett Goldstein have eyes for each other in “All of You,” from Apple Original Films

“All of You”

Brett Goldstein and Imogen Poots make what magic they can out of a sci-fi romcom that’s too silly for words.

Reviews Movies

Peter Travers

Peter Travers

Sep 26, 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 + Streaming Screening Room

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.

TV + Streaming Screening Room

Peter Travers

Peter Travers

Sep 26, 2025 — 3 min read

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