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 Movies Peter Travers Oct 3, 2025 — 4 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 Movies Peter Travers Sep 12, 2025 — 4 min read
Harry Shearer, Christopher Guest and Michael McKean rock it up in the classic mockumentary “This Is Spinal Tap,” from Embassy Pictures "This Is Spinal Tap" The funniest rock movie ever returns to theaters for its 41st birthday Movies Out of the Past Peter Travers Jul 4, 2025 — 2 min read
Roy Scheider gets too close for comfort in “Jaws,” from Universal Pictures "Jaws" Celebrating the 50th birthday of the Steven Spielberg shark movie that invented the summer blockbuster Movies Out of the Past Peter Travers Jul 4, 2025 — 2 min read
(clockwise from top) Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill, Alec Guinness and Harrison Ford in the first “Star Wars,” later subtitled “Episode IV – A New Hope,” from Twentieth Century Fox "Star Wars" The George Lucas saga about a clan of Skywalkers shows what a summer blockbuster can be when imagination trumps greed. Movies Out of the Past Peter Travers Jul 4, 2025 — 2 min read
An alien and its healing finger were a box office smash in “ET: The Extraterrestrial,” from Universal Pictures "E.T.: The Extraterrestrial" The gentlest and most touching summer blockbuster has so far resisted cashing in with a sequel or reboot. Our thanks to Steven Spielberg for that. Movies Out of the Past Peter Travers Jul 4, 2025 — 2 min read
Maggie Cheung and Tony Leung Chiu-wai in “In the Mood for Love,” from Block 2 Pictures Spotlight on: "In the Mood for Love" Wong kar-wai’s erotic sizzler is back in theaters to celebrate its 25th anniversary. See it, stream it, rent it, find it any way you can to let its magic work on you. Spotlight Out of the Past Peter Travers Jun 27, 2025 — 3 min read
A zombie crazed Cillian Murphy in “28 Days Later”(22 Years Later he won an Oscar for “Oppenheimer”), from Fox Searchlight Pictures Spotlight on: "28 Days Later" Cillian Murphy stars in the zombie series that started it all. Out of the Past Movies Peter Travers Jun 20, 2025 — 2 min read
