Lava-chicken-loving Jack Black in “A Minecraft Movie,” from Warner Bros. Pictures “Steve’s Lava Chicken” Jack Black’s song from “A Minecraft Movie” is breaking records and won’t go away. In the News Screening Room Peter Travers Sep 19, 2025 — 2 min read
Mom Robin Wright and son Laurie Davidson get eyeballed by his fiancée Olivia Cooke in “The Girlfriend,” from Prime Video Spotlight: "The Girlfriend" Robin Wright plays a mom with claws out for her son’s sexpot fiancée (Olivia Cooke) in trash that should have been trashier. TV + Streaming Screening Room Peter Travers Sep 12, 2025 — 3 min read
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. TV + Streaming Screening Room 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. Out of the Past 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. In the News Screening Room 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. In the News 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. In the News 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. Reviews TV + Streaming Peter Travers Sep 5, 2025 — 2 min read
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