Rob Reiner chats up Michael McKean, Harry Shearer and Christopher Guest in “Spinal Tap II: The End Continues,” from Bleecker Street "Spinal Tap II: The End Continues" So it doesn’t go all the way to 11, but what a blast for Tap-heads to reunite with the band after 41 years. Movies Reviews Peter Travers Sep 12, 2025 — 3 min read
Josh O’Connor and Paul Mescal can’t mend their broken hearts in “The History of Sound,” from Mubi "The History of Sound" Josh O’Connor and Paul Mescal break hearts as WW1-era music students who must hide their love but not their passion for sound. Movies Reviews Peter Travers Sep 12, 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 Miscellaneous Peter Travers Sep 12, 2025 — 4 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. Screening Room In the News Peter Travers Sep 12, 2025 — 3 min read
Patrick Wilson holding back Vera Farmiga in “The Conjuring: Last Rites,” from Warner Bros. Pictures "The Conjuring: Last Rites" Vera Farmiga and Patrick Wilson hang up their ghostbusters shield in this lazy, limp retreat. Reviews Movies Peter Travers Sep 5, 2025 — 3 min read
James Sweeney and Dylan O’Brien become friends in “Twinless,” from Lionsgate and Roadside Attractions "Twinless" The death of a twin can leave the survivor lost and that’s why this funny, touching and vital movie, starring James Sweeney and Dylan O’Brien, takes a piece out of you. Reviews Movies Peter Travers Sep 5, 2025 — 2 min read
Ruby Cruz, Zoey Deutch and Jonah Hauer-King form “The Threesome,” from Vertical "The Threesome" This three-way sex farce pushes past the smirking fun to dig out the perils of hooking up in the age of social anxiety. Reviews Movies Peter Travers Sep 5, 2025 — 2 min read
Sebiye Behtiyar and Fred Hechinger play a migrant and soldier in “Preparation for the Next Life,” from Amazon MGM Studios SPOTLIGHT: "Preparation for the Next Life" Fred Hechinger and Sebiye Behtiyar excel in Bing Liu’s love story of clashing cultures and bruised hearts. Reviews Movies Peter Travers Sep 5, 2025 — 2 min read
