Selena Gomez, Steve Martin and Martin Short in “Only Murders in the Building,” from Hulu Spotlight: “Only Murders in the Building” Season 5 is showing its age, but Martin Short, Steve Martin and Selena Gomez make sure the fun shines through. Screening Room TV + Streaming 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. Miscellaneous Screening Room 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
Lady Gaga joins Thing for her stint as a ghostly professor on “Wednesday,” from Netflix Lady Gaga Haunts “Wednesday” And what a haunting it was, so she’ll be back for Season 3 with new scary tricks and treats. Screening Room TV + Streaming Peter Travers Sep 12, 2025 — 2 min read
Emmy Winners: Julianne Nicholson - Best Guest Actress in a Comedy (“Hacks”) and Shawn Hatosy - Best Guest Actor in a Drama (“The Pitt”) [UPDATE] Four Sure Things for Sunday’s Emmys Don’t be shocked, but the cat’s out of the bag for a quartet of guest actors. Screening Room TV + Streaming Peter Travers Sep 12, 2025 — 4 min read
Domhnall Gleeson (center) in the mockumentary sitcom “The Paper,” from Peacock SPOTLIGHT:"The Paper" This newspaper-set spinoff of “The Office” boasts a cast of crazies, led by Domhnall Gleeson. Sure it stumbles, but give it time to grow. TV + Streaming Reviews Peter Travers Sep 5, 2025 — 2 min read
Lin-Manuel Miranda, with Okieriete Onaodowan, adds behind-the-scenes extras to the theatrical release of “Hamilton,” from Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures Happy 10th Birthday, “Hamilton” Lin-Manuel Miranda puts us in the room where it happens as the Broadway phenom celebrates its first decade with a big-screen release, plus extras. In the News Screening Room Peter Travers Sep 5, 2025 — 5 min read
Too many empty seats in the movie theaters Money Trouble Go to the movies and you’re lucky to find anyone in the house. Something bad is happening at multiplex and we need to act now. In the News Screening Room Peter Travers Sep 5, 2025 — 2 min read
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