Spotlight: The 10 Best TV Shows of 2025 The Emmys love giving gold to the same old stuff, but this list is all about the shock of the new and the shows that dared to reinvent what came before. TV and Streaming Lists Peter Travers Jan 9, 2026 — 10 min read
Spotlight: The 10 Best Movies of 2025 As corporate mergers up the threat to grind movies into marshmallow, 10 films emerged that swam hard against the sellout tide of compromise. Catch them while you can. Movies Lists Peter Travers Jan 2, 2026 — 10 min read
The big box office winner for 2025’s final week was “Avatar: Fire and Ash,” from 20th Century Fox Top 10 Box Office Hits of the Week Three movies for grownups managed to sneak in among the kid stuff during the last week of 2025. I’m encouraged. In the News Lists Peter Travers Jan 2, 2026 — 2 min read
Jack Black and Jason Momoa strike down all the other 2025 movies with “Minecraft,” from Warner Bros. Pictures Top 10 Hits of the Year Minecraft strikes gold. In the News Lists Peter Travers Jan 2, 2026 — 1 min read
“Snow White,” with its live-action heroine, flopped the biggest at the 2025 box office, from Disney Top 10 Money Losers of the Year Some botched movies are considered a waste of money. And some really are. Here are the Top 10 biggest losers. In the News Lists Peter Travers Jan 2, 2026 — 1 min read
Clockwise from top: “Avatar: Fire and Ash,” “Wicked: For Good,” “Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere,” “Marty Supreme,” “Jay Kelly” Spotlight: Fall Movie Preview From sequels to “Avatar” and “Wicked” to actors on a fast track to Oscar, here are my Top 20 picks for every must-see released between now and year’s end. Movies Lists Peter Travers Dec 5, 2025 — 12 min read
The Travers Take happily salutes the 50th turn around the sun for the Toronto Film Festival. No real movie lover would dream of missing it. TIFF Turns 50 The Toronto Film Festival hit the half century mark as a mecca for film lovers. Here’s what hit big in 2025. In the News Movies Peter Travers Sep 12, 2025 — 3 min read
Emmy Winners: Julianne Nicholson - Best Guest Actress in a Comedy (“Hacks”) and Shawn Hatosy - Best Guest Actor in a Drama (“The Pitt”) [UPDATE] Four Sure Things for Sunday’s Emmys Don’t be shocked, but the cat’s out of the bag for a quartet of guest actors. In the News TV and Streaming Peter Travers Sep 12, 2025 — 4 min read
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