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'Fast and Furious 6' and 'Hangover Part III': Fun and Disaster
May 24, 10:30 AM ET

Summer means high-octane movies, and few flicks will offer extreme experiences like the vehicle heists of Fast and Furious 6 and the disarrayed buddy comedy of The Han... | More »
'Star Trek Into Darkness' Is Enjoyable for All
May 16, 4:45 PM ET

This week, Peter Travers highlights J.J. Abrams' excellent new Star Trek Into Darkness, which he says is as enjoyable for series superfans as it is for someone wh... | More »
Baz Luhrmann's 'Great Gatsby' Is Artificial and Boring
May 9, 11:10 AM ET
| By Jon Blistein
Hollywood does not have a good track record when it comes to adapting F. Scott Fitzgerald's classic American novel The Great Gatsby, and as Peter Travers gravely ... | More »
'Iron Man 3' Feels 'Tired'
May 2, 8:30 AM ET

Tony Stark is back for the third installment in the Iron Man series, and Robert Downey, Jr. returns to the role of the magnate superhero. This time, Stark faces his ne... | More »
The Worst Movies of April
April 26, 2:45 PM ET

April has brought warmer weather and plenty of rain, but it's also served up some stinky films. Peter Travers breaks down the month's scum bucket with lemons... | More »
'Oblivion' Suffers From Derivative Elements
April 18, 12:25 PM ET

The sci-fi epic Oblivion arrives in theaters this Friday – and though it's not quite summer, Peter Travers notes its massive scale and impressive visuals fe... | More »
Jackie Robinson Biopic Is Well-Meaning 'Rah Rah'
April 11, 12:45 PM ET

Baseball season is back, even on At the Movies. This week Peter Travers, bat in hand, discusses the new Jackie Robinson biopic, 42: The True Story of an American Legen... | More »
'Trance' Is an Intelligent, Multi-Layered Film
April 4, 1:50 PM ET

Slumdog Millionaire director Danny Boyle's new thriller, Trance, heavily features hypnotism, but you won't be getting very, very sleepy. James McAvoy plays S... | More »
The Worst Movies of March
March 28, 12:00 PM ET

You know what they say about March: in like a lion, out with a giant bucket of scum. Peter Travers is back to run down the 10 worst movies that Hollywood has to offer,... | More »
'The Sapphires' Will Put a Smile on Your Face
March 22, 12:30 PM ET

There's been a lot of hate coming from Peter Travers lately. Not that this is peak movie season, but this week on At the Movies our fearless critic has found a mo... | More »
'Spring Breakers' Proves Why James Franco Is a Star
March 14, 5:20 PM ET

James Franco is unafraid of zany roles, and in Harmony Korine's new film Spring Breakers, he takes on the persona of the outlandish rapper Alien. Seemingly based ... | More »
'Wizard of Oz' Prequel Is a 'Great and Powerful' Disappointment
March 7, 1:10 PM ET

There was plenty to stoke the hype surrounding Oz: The Great and Powerful, the prequel to the beloved Wizard of Oz: James Franco starring as Oscar Diggs, a magician in... | More »
The Worst Movies of February
February 28, 1:25 PM ET

"Shut up there a minute, I gotta introduce myself!" When Peter Travers speaks with such cantankerous fervor, it can only mean one thing: It's scum bucket time! Ou... | More »
Peter Travers: Damn You, Oscars 2013!
February 25, 2:35 PM ET

The 85th Annual Academy Awards are officially over, and Peter Travers is none too pleased. "You enjoyed three hours and 40 minutes of total boredom?" he quips. But Tra... | More »

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