Michael Jackson’s lookalike nephew, Jafaar Jackson, plays the King of Pop in “Michael,” from Lionsgate Michael Jackson Is Coming Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin'? Then check out the 60-second trailer for an authorized, sanitized King of Pop biopic that has everybody talking. In the News Trailer Review Peter Travers Nov 21, 2025 — 3 min read
Kristen Chenoweth stars in the Broadway show, "The Queen of Versailles" "The Queen of Versailles" Even Broadway divas can feel the heat from disgruntled critics. Look at what’s happening to “Wicked” diva Kristen Chenoweth. In the News Stage Peter Travers Nov 14, 2025 — 2 min read
Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande drop trailer hints about “Wicked: For Good,” from Universal Pictures "Wicked: For Good" Trailer Holiday audiences love movies with heart and the witch bonding in this trailer has miles and miles of it. In the News Screening Room Peter Travers Nov 7, 2025 — 1 min read
Nick Wilde (Jason Bateman) and Judy Hopps (Ginnifer Goodwin) welcome Gary De’Snake (Ke Huy Quan) in “Zootopia 2,” from Walt Disney Animation Studios "Zootopia 2" Trailer Animation can’t miss for the holidays. Or can it, what with a snake and relationship therapist added to mix? Your thoughts? In the News Screening Room Peter Travers Nov 7, 2025 — 2 min read
Oona Chaplin plays Varang, Queen of the dangerous Ash people in “Avatar: Fire and Ash,” from 20th Century Fox "Avatar: Fire and Ash" Trailer Does the trailer for James Cameron’s new excursion to the land of the blue-skinned Na’vi indicate the third time is the charm or the curse? In the News Screening Room Peter Travers Nov 7, 2025 — 2 min read
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 Oct 3, 2025 — 4 min read
Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter, aka Bill and Ted, hit Broadway hard in “Waiting for Godot.” Bill & Ted’s Excellent Broadway Adventure Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter go legit by bringing Samuel Beckett’s literary classic to the Great White Way. Here’s the fun and the fallout. In the News Screening Room Peter Travers Oct 3, 2025 — 3 min read
Author Stephen King has a bone to pick with the film of “The Shawshank Redemption,” from Castle Rock Entertainment Spotlight: “The Shawshank Redemption” Three decades on, this potent prison breakout drama is still the best cinema ever made from a Stephen King book that skipped the supernatural. Out of the Past Screening Room Peter Travers Sep 12, 2025 — 4 min read
