Peter Debruge

Revisiting the 1997 'Anaconda': A Killer-Snake Cult Classic ‘Anaconda’ flips the script on horror, blending laughs with a killer snake premise, but falls short on scares and coherence. ‘Anaconda’ Review: High-Concept Cover Version Flips Genres In the anna... See more

With “ Anaconda ,” the Hollywood studio system comes closer than ever to devouring its own tail. In 1997, Sony Pictures made “Anaconda,” a notoriously insipid creature feature starring Jennifer Lopez, Ice Cube and a ferocious animatronic snake. The low-re... See more

Opinion Rob Reiner Remembered: One of Hollywood’s Great Comic Voices Meets a Tragic End Peter Debruge Mon, December 15, 2025 at 7:46 a.m. UTC 7 min read It’s a sad day in Hollywood — an unthinkable, upsetting and all-around shocking day — when filmmaker R... See more

It’s a sad day in Hollywood — an unthinkable, upsetting and all-around shocking day — when filmmaker Rob Reiner and his wife Michele could have been stabbed to death in their own home, allegedly by someone so close. The particulars are hazy, the initial r... See more

Vengeance is all that matters to Scarlet , the hate-fueled heroine of Mamoru Hosoda ’s most elaborate — and unexpectedly frustrating — animated feature to date. At once visually arresting and a chore to untangle, “Scarlet” offers a confused reinterpretati... See more