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The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel

The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel

With a lesser cast, this would be a lineup of TV-movie clichés

Peter Travers: ‘The Dictator’ Is ‘Outrageous’

CANNES, FRANCE - MAY 16: The Dictator arrives at the Carlton Hotel during the 65th Annual Cannes Film Festival on May 16, 2012 in Cannes, France. (Photo by Andrew H. Walker/Getty Images)

“The Dictator leaves you laughing helplessly. It starts at outrageous and rockets on from there”.

Peter Travers: ‘Dark Shadows’ Is Luscious, Yet Boring

Peter Travers - At The Movies

Tim Burton and Johnny Depp’s latest team-up is a disappointment

“Wowza!” Peter Travers Reviews The Avengers

The Avengers

“It’s Transformers with a brain, a heart and a working sense of humor. Suck on that, Michael Bay.”

Damn You, Oscars 2012! Peter Travers Is Outraged

Peter Travers

Peter Travers is about to have a stroke over this year’s Oscar nominations.

Movie Mailbag: Peter Travers answers your questions

Peter Travers

Is Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy too smart for its own good? Does Meryl Streep deserve a third Oscar for The Iron Lady? Was Bridesmaids really that good? Rolling Stone film critic Peter Travers answers these questions and more.

The Best Movies Of 2011

Ryan Gosling in 'Drive'

Most 2011 films went from meh to worse, but 10 stand out as the best by keeping their heads above formula

The Travers Take: Six New Must-See Holiday Movies

Patton Oswalt and Charlize Theron in 'Young Adult'

Peter Travers gets a lot of criticism from readers who say he’s just knocking movies left and right, but this week he’s celebrating all the great films arriving in theaters in time for the holidays. In this week’s At the Movies, Travers raves about War Horse, The Adventures of Tintin, The Iron Lady, Albert Nobbs, [...]

The Travers Take: ‘MI: 4′ Is the Best of the Series

Mission Impossible1

Fresh installments of two familiar franchises hit movie theaters this weekend – Sherlock Holmes: Game of Shadows and Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol. Guy Ritchie thoroughly botched the latest Holmes by ditching the witty banter of the first movie in favor of generic action that doesn’t play to the strengths of its funny, charming stars [...]

‘New Year’s Eve’ Star-packed rom-com is total trash

New Years Eve

“Any movie in which Zac Efron gives the best performance is its own worst enemy,” says Travers.

Event: Puravankara Indigo & Blues Festival featuring Van Wilks, Bobby Whitlock & Coco Carmel
Date: May 18th, 2012
Venue: Palace Grounds, Bengaluru
Event: Blues No Bar
Date: May 18th, 2012
Venue: Blue Frog, Mumbai
Event: Dualist Inquiry
Date: May 18th, 2012
Venue: Shroom, Delhi

The Supersonics Blast Back With New Material

The Supersonics Blast Back With New Material

The Supersonics, May 12, Someplace Else, Kolkata ...

Gig Preview: Spud in The Box at Hard Rock Café, Mumbai

Gig Preview: Spud in The Box at Hard Rock Café, Mumbai

The band’s enthusiasm is infectious and unlike most other young...

Fatboy Slim pushes the tempo for two hours

Fatboy Slim pushes the tempo for two hours

Fatboy Slim, May 6, E Zone Club, Bengaluru....

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