Billy Bob Thornton and Lauren Graham spice up the holidays in “Bad Santa,” from Miramax "Bad Santa" Billy Bob Thornton as the world's foulest, drunkest, crookedest Kris Kringle is a Christmas streaming perennial for Scrooges of all ages. In the News TV + Streaming Peter Travers Dec 19, 2025 — 1 min read
Bruce Willis pulls off a new kind of look for Santa in “Die Hard,” from 20th Century Fox "Die Hard" If you need a little Christmas now, try Bruce Willis in a Santa hat crawling over glass and shooting at terrorists. In the News Reviews Peter Travers Dec 19, 2025 — 1 min read
Nishio-san (Francesca Calo) comforts Amélie (Lucille Ainsworth) in “Little Amélie or the Character of Rain,” from Maybe Movies "Little Amélie or the Character of Rain" The lovely animation is next level in this touching tale of a Belgian girl living in Japan who finds understanding in a clash of cultures. Movies Screening Room Peter Travers Dec 12, 2025 — 3 min read
Golden Globes Here are the snubs and surprises bedeviling the awards telecast that is only second to the Oscars in viewership but first in stirring up snark. In the News Screening Room Peter Travers Dec 12, 2025 — 2 min read
Critics Choice Association These voters are critics, right? They can’t be as dumb as the Golden Globes. Don’t be so sure, though positive changes are in the offing. In the News Screening Room Peter Travers Dec 12, 2025 — 2 min read
Spirit Awards These film prizes go to the underdogs that offer audiences artistic feasts on starvation budgets. You can put these nominees on your must-watch lists. In the News Screening Room Peter Travers Dec 12, 2025 — 2 min read
Uma Thurman gets ready to strike again in “Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair,” from Lionsgate Spotlight - "Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair" Quentin Tarantino puts his two “Kill Bill” epics together to make one uncut, unrated film with extras that feels whole at last. Movies Screening Room Peter Travers Dec 5, 2025 — 3 min read
Lena Headey and Gillian Anderson saddle up for battle in “The Abandons,” from Netflix Spotlight: "The Abandons" They say Humpty Dumpty had a great fall. Wait till you see the damage done by this woebegone western. Even Gillian Anderson and Lena Headey can’t pick up the pieces. TV + Streaming Screening Room Peter Travers Dec 5, 2025 — 3 min read
