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Spotlight: Goodbye June"
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.

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Peter Travers

Peter Travers

Dec 26, 2025 — 3 min read
Spotlight: "Sirāt"
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.

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Peter Travers

Peter Travers

Dec 26, 2025 — 3 min read
Spotlight: "Urchin"
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.

Screening Room Movies

Peter Travers

Peter Travers

Dec 26, 2025 — 3 min read
Robert Redford 1936-2025

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

Peter Travers

Dec 26, 2025 — 1 min read
Diane Keaton 1946-2025

Diane Keaton 1946-2025

There was so much vibrant life in this Oscar winning “Annie Hall” actress that even as the year of her death winds to a close, it’s impossible to believe she’s really gone.

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Peter Travers

Peter Travers

Dec 26, 2025 — 3 min read

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