Daisy Ridley is flanked by zombie fighters Brenton Thwaites and Mark Coles Smith in “We Bury the Dead,” from Vertical "We Bury the Dead" Before it reverts to moldy zombie tropes, this survival epic raises the bar thanks, to Daisy Ridley as a human living among the walking dead. Movies Reviews Peter Travers Jan 2, 2026 — 2 min read
Millie Bobby Brown goes all the way to Eleven on the finale of “Stranger Things,” on Netflix Spotlight: "Stranger Things" Series Finale Even though the series goes out a shadow of its former self, our affection for the bedeviled residents of Hawkins, Indiana never fades. Screening Room TV + Streaming Peter Travers Jan 2, 2026 — 3 min read
Ruth Jones, James Nesbitt, Minnie Driver and Alfred Enoch star in Harlan Coben’s “Run Away,” from Netflix Spotlight: "Run Away" Harlan Coben’s bestseller about kidnapping and revenge hits Netflix as a series with all you could ask for in breathless, mounting suspense. TV + Streaming Reviews Peter Travers Jan 2, 2026 — 3 min read
Hudson Williams faces off with screen rival and lover Connor Storrie in “Heated Rivalry,” from HBO Max Spotlight: "Heated Rivalry" A hot-on-ice, guy-on-guy hockey love story, graphically told, has kicked off a controversy that distracts from the sweetness at its core. Screening Room TV + Streaming Peter Travers Jan 2, 2026 — 3 min read
Vicious Varang (Oona Chaplin) steals every scene in “Avatar: Fire and Ash,” from 20th Century Studios "Avatar: Fire and Ash" James Cameron is still king of his Na’vi fantasy world in “Avatar 3,” but is it wrong to wish that he’d please do something new and different next time? Movies Reviews Peter Travers Dec 26, 2025 — 3 min read
Thandiwe Newton, Jack Black, Paul Rudd, Steve Zahn and Selton Mello in the action comedy "Anaconda," from Sony Pictures Releasing "Anaconda" Jack Black and Paul Rudd can’t carry the unbearable weight of massive missteps in this comic remake of the 1997 snake movie that was always funnier when it tried to be serious. Movies Reviews Peter Travers Dec 26, 2025 — 3 min read
Tom Waits, Adam Driver, Cate Blanchett and Vicky Krieps star in the comedy-drama anthology “Father Mother Sister Brother,” from Mubi "Father Mother Sister Brother" Jim Jarmusch’s latest prizewinner is a comedy spiked with melancholy that takes us into the broken places of the heart. Movies Reviews Peter Travers Dec 26, 2025 — 3 min read
Kate Hudson and Hugh Jackman entertain an audience in "Song Sung Blue," from Focus Features "Song Sung Blue" It’s too bad Kate Hudson and Hugh Jackman can’t sing away all the wrong notes in this weepie real-life love story. Reviews Movies Peter Travers Dec 26, 2025 — 3 min read
