Last week readers complained Peter Travers slammed Nicolas Cage’s Knowing based solely on the trailer, so he ponied up the $10 and went to the theater. His mind didn’t change. Check out his report on that film, plus the excellent Seth Rogen-voiced 3D Monsters Vs. Aliens on the Travers Take:

• At the Movies With Peter Travers

It’s March Madness time once again, and since you’re getting all the guys together to watch some basketball anyway, Rolling Stone movie critic Peter Travers recommends the whole gang schedules a “man date” to see one of the first great comedies of 2009, I Love You Man, starring Paul Rudd and Jason Segel. Plus, Travers reviews the glitzy Julia Roberts/Clive Owen suspense thriller Duplicity and throws the Nic Cage dud Knowing in the Scum Bucket after just watching the trailer. Get the complete rundown at what’s going on at the box office with At the Movies with Peter Travers.

At The Movies With Peter Travers: I Love You Man and Duplicity

In the new installment of At the Movies With Peter Travers, Rolling Stone’s movie critic tackles Biggie Smalls biopic Notorious, Holocaust tearjerker Defiance, and saves some room in the scum bucket for yet another dog of a film. Watch his report here:

• At the Movies With Peter Travers

What were the best movies of the year? What were the worst letdowns? Peter Travers explains what was so great about Gus Van Sant’s Milk, Danny Boyle’s Slumdog Millionaire and Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight — and why 007 flick Quantum of Solace, hideous epic Australia and vampire love story Twilight were massive cinematic bummers.

• Peter Travers on the Year’s Best and Bummers

Peter Travers raves about Hot List star Mickey Rourke’s Oscar-worthy turn as a weekend warrior in The Wrestler. But does Jim Carrey score in his Liar Liar-like Yes Man? Head over to the Travers Take to watch his full report, including his infamous weekly scumbucket.

• Travers Take: “The Wrestler,” “Yes Man” and “The Day the Earth Stood Still”

There’s an eclectic batch of films hitting the cinemas this weekend, including the Ron Howard-directed adaptation of the Peter Morgan play Frost/Nixon and the birth of rock and roll biopic Cadillac Records, which stars Beyoncé. Click below to see which movie Peter Travers thinks you should spend you movie money on this weekend, and stick around to drop kick Four Christmases into the scum bucket.

• Peter Travers Video Review: Frost/Nixon, Cadillac Records and Four Christmases

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While Twilight will still be ruling the cinemas this weekend, there are still a few Oscar-bait films getting releases over the Thanksgiving holiday. Click below for Peter Travers’ thoughts on Gus Van Sant’s Milk and Baz Luhrmann’s epic Australia. And if you’re really into suffering, stick around to watch the Rolling Stone film critic toss Transporter 3 into the scum bucket.

• Peter Travers Video Reviews: Milk, Australia and Transporter 3

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One of the most hotly anticipated movies of the season makes its way to cinemas this weekend, as the latest James Bond film Quantum of Solace enters the ring. But how does it hold up against the rest of the Bond flicks — and more importantly, against the weekend’s other major releases Slumdog Millionaire and Filth and Wisdom? Click below for Peter Travers’ weekend picks.

• Peter Travers Video Review: Quantum of Solace, Slumdog Millionaire and Filth and Wisdom

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In this week’s video review, Peter Travers takes a look at three new movies taking up real estate at your local cineplex. Click above for the Rolling Stone film critic’s take on the Paul Rudd comedy Role Models, the late Bernie Mac’s final performance in Soul Men and the organ transplant-based sci-fi horror musical Repo! The Genetic Opera. Guess which one ends up in the scum bucket?

• Peter Travers Video Review: Role Models, Soul Men and Repo! The Genetic Opera

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It’s a spooky weekend at the cinema, which means that it’s time for Peter Travers to take a look at gorefest Saw V and Swedish vampire tale Let the Right One In, as well as the latest Kevin Smith comedy Zack and Miri Make a Porno. Click below to find out which movie is the best one to accompany your trick-or-treating and what deserves to be egged.

• Peter Travers Video Review: Zack and Miri Make a Porno, Let the Right One In and Saw V

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In this week’s video review, Peter Travers can’t believe that there are two movies worth seeing this week: the latest Clint Eastwood-directed film Changeling and the pulpy cop drama Pride and Glory. Meanwhile, the Rolling Stone film critic reserves some room in a horrible place for High School Musical 3: Senior Year. Click below for thoughts on all three flicks.

• Peter Travers Video Review: Changeling, Pride and Glory and High School Musical 3: Senior Year

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In this week’s video review, Peter Travers focuses on the surreal Oliver Stone-helmed George W. Bush biopic W, as well as the Hollywood-baiting Robert De Niro comedy What Just Happened and the nonsensical video game adaptation Max Payne. Which movie is most deserving of your dedicated movie dollars in these lean economic times? Click below for the rundown from the Rolling Stone film critic.

• Peter Travers Video Review: W., What Just Happened? and Max Payne

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• Peter Travers Video Review: Body of Lies, Religulous and RockNRolla

In this week’s video review, Peter Travers explains the ups and downs of the Leonardo DiCaprio/Russell Crowe war thriller Body of Lies, Guy Ritchie’s RockNRolla and the Bill Maher documentary Religulous. But first, a few more words on Beverly Hills Chihuahua. Click below for the full take from the Rolling Stone film critic.

• Pete Travers Video Review: Body of Lies, RockNRolla and Religulous

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It’s Friday, which means time for your weekend movie forecast: Head on over to the Travers Take, where our movie critic has the skinny on four of the biggest new films: “Rachel Getting Married,” “Nick and Nora’s Infinite Playlist,” “Flash of Genius” and “Beverly Hills Chihuahua.” Two are great, and two suck — you can guess which category “Beverly Hills Chihuahua” fits into while you click over.

Every week on the Travers Take, the Rolling Stone film critic sits for the camera to let you know which new movies are worth seeing and which ones should be thrown overboard. Click below for Peter Travers’ thoughts on the romantic drama Nights in Rodanthe (which inspired Travers to launched a new feature), the spy thriller Eagle Eye and the Spike Lee World War II epic Miracle at St. Anna.

• Peter Travers Video Review: Nights in Rodanthe, Eagle Eye and Miracle at St. Anna

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