The versatile Glen Powell takes on a dual role in “Chad Powers,” from Hulu Spotlight: “Chad Powers” Dreamboy Glen Powell plays two football quarterbacks in this sports sitcom. Only one is a dirtbag, but the series still fails to score. Screening Room TV + Streaming Peter Travers Oct 3, 2025 — 3 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. Miscellaneous Screening Room Peter Travers Oct 3, 2025 — 4 min read
It’s back to school time with sharp-eyed Cillian Murphy in “Steve,” from Netflix Spotlight: “Steve” Oscar winner Cillian Murphy excels as a teacher at a last-chance reform school with his own demons to conquer. Screening Room TV + Streaming Peter Travers Oct 3, 2025 — 2 min read
"Actress" Tilly Norwood has agents and managers everywhere trying to sign her up Tilly Norwood Why does everyone hate this acting newcomer? Screening Room In the News Peter Travers Oct 3, 2025 — 2 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
Leonardo DiCaprio and his ratty bathrobe in “One Battle After Another,” from Warner Bros Pictures The Trouble with “One Battle After Another” How can a movie be No. 1 at the box office and still be in crisis? Read this and weep. Screening Room In the News Peter Travers Oct 3, 2025 — 2 min read
Anthony Boyle snuggles with bride Danielle Galligan in “House of Guinness,” from Netflix Spotlight: “House of Guinness” Think “Succession” in Dublin 1868 and you’ll have some idea of what’s shaking in this beer-blood-sex saga of family dysfunction. TV + Streaming Screening Room Peter Travers Sep 26, 2025 — 2 min read
Ethan Hawke is feeling the pressure bad in “The Lowdown,” from FX Spotlight: “The Lowdown” Ethan Hawke rages against the machine as a crusading Tulsa bookworm in a rollicking, riveting series that’s one of the year’s best. TV + Streaming Screening Room Peter Travers Sep 26, 2025 — 3 min read