Oscar Snubs and Surprises 2026 Inglorious Oscar can be a mean old bastard—just look at the punishments he’s doling out with this year’s nominations. Movies Lists Peter Travers Jan 30, 2026 — 6 min read
Fussed over by handlers, Charli xcx is a brat bird in a gilded cage in “The Moment,” from A24 "The Moment" Brat princess Charli xcx uses Sundance as the launching pad for her acting career, but is this documentary the real thing or merely the mock? Movies Reviews Peter Travers Jan 30, 2026 — 3 min read
Rachel McAdams screams for a rescue in “Send Help,” from 20th Century Studios "Send Help" You’ll laugh! You’ll scream! You’ll love the comic-horror chemistry of Rachel McAdams and Dylan O’Brien in this desert-island thriller. Movies Reviews Peter Travers Jan 30, 2026 — 3 min read
Stacy Martin and Sam Riley reconnect (or do they?) in the thriller “Islands,” from Greenwich Entertainment "Islands" A slow-burn psychological thriller about evil under the sun stirs thoughts of Hitchcock and Antonioni while revealing a tormented mind of its own. Movies Reviews Peter Travers Jan 30, 2026 — 2 min read
Saga Garðarsdóttir feels up in the air after her marriage ends in “The Love That Remains,” from Janus Films "The Love that Remains" A fractured family holds onto the things that count in a charming film about the intangibles in love and marriage. Movies Reviews Peter Travers Jan 30, 2026 — 3 min read
Chris Pratt and Rebecca Ferguson in Amazon MGM Studio’s “Mercy” dethrone 20th Century Fox’s “Avatar: Fire and Ash” at the box office The New Box Office King Have “Mercy”—here’s the little movie that took down the “Avatar” giant. In the News Screening Room Peter Travers Jan 30, 2026 — 2 min read
Who Will Win the Grammy for Best Movie Song? Two nominees are running neck and neck. One will win, the other will last. In the News Screening Room Peter Travers Jan 30, 2026 — 2 min read
Jessie Buckley wigs out as Frankenstein’s wife in “The Bride!” from Warner Bros. Pictures Jessie Buckley's Next Move In “The Bride!,” the Oscar favorite will play a new kind of bride of Frankenstein, one with the courage to speak her mind. In the News Screening Room Peter Travers Jan 30, 2026 — 2 min read
