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The official podcast of film critic Travis Hopson of the Punch Drunk Critics, delivering movie reviews and special guests!

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The official podcast of film critic Travis Hopson of the Punch Drunk Critics, delivering movie reviews and special guests!

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Margaret Qualley and Ethan Coen are Starting To Find a Rhythm with Comedy-Noir HONEY DON'T!

8/23/2025
Travis Hopson reviews Ethan Coen's HONEY DON'T! starring Margaret Qualley, Aubrey Plaza, and Chris Evans! A dark comedy about small-town private investigator Honey O'Donahue, who delves into a series of strange deaths tied to a mysterious church. HONEY DON'T! is in theaters now. All of this and more can be found at www.punchdrunkcritics.com! Subscribe to Punch Drunk Critics on YouTube: / @punchdrunkcritics1 Follow Punch Drunk Critics on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/pdcmovies Follow Punch Drunk Critics on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pdcmovies You can also subscribe to our podcast Cinema Royale anywhere you get your podcasts! #margaretqualley #ChrisEvans #HoneyDont

Duration:00:05:59

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LURKER Review: Archie Madekwe Has An Obsessive Fan In His Entourage In Tense Fanboy Thriller

8/22/2025
Travis Hopson reviews Alex Russell's tense celebrity thriller LURKER starring Archie Madekwe, Theodore Pellerin, and Havana Rose Liu! When a twenty-something retail clerk encounters a rising pop star, he takes the opportunity to edge his way into the in-crowd. But as the line between friend and fan blurs beyond recognition, access and proximity become a matter of life and death. LURKER is open in theaters now! All of this and more can be found at www.punchdrunkcritics.com! Subscribe to Punch Drunk Critics on YouTube: / @punchdrunkcritics1 Follow Punch Drunk Critics on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/pdcmovies Follow Punch Drunk Critics on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pdcmovies You can also subscribe to our podcast Cinema Royale anywhere you get your podcasts! #Lurker #archiemadekwe #MUBI

Duration:00:04:03

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EDEN Review: Jude Law, Vanessa Kirby, Sydney Sweeney, and Ana de Armas in Listless Survival Thriller

8/22/2025
Travis Hopson reviews Ron Howard's survival thriller EDEN starring Jude Law, Vanessa Kirby, Sydney Sweeney, Daniel Bruhl, and Ana de Armas! Director Ron Howard’s Eden unravels the shocking true story of a group of disillusioned outsiders who abandon civilization, settling on a remote, uninhabited island only to discover that the greatest threat isn’t the brutal climate or deadly wildlife, but each other. As tensions spiral and desperation takes hold, a twisted power struggle unfolds, leading to betrayal, violence, and the deaths of half the colony. EDEN is open in theaters now. All of this and more can be found at www.punchdrunkcritics.com! Subscribe to Punch Drunk Critics on YouTube: / @punchdrunkcritics1 Follow Punch Drunk Critics on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/pdcmovies Follow Punch Drunk Critics on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pdcmovies You can also subscribe to our podcast Cinema Royale anywhere you get your podcasts! #SydneySweeney #anadearmas #VanessaKirby

Duration:00:04:56

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Nnamdi Asomugha, Melissa Leo, and Aja Naomi King Talk Racial Tensions In Thriller THE KNIFE

8/18/2025
Travis Hopson is joined by Nnamdi Asomugha, Melissa Leo, and Aja Naomi King to talk about the new racially-charged thriller THE KNIFE! Construction worker Chris (Nnamdi Asomugha) is prepared to do whatever he can to build a solid life for his family, yet his plans are thrown into disarray after a mysterious woman appears in their new home late one night. By the time police arrive, the intruder is lying on the kitchen floor unconscious, a knife in her hand, and it falls to steadfast Detective Carlsen (Melissa Leo) to uncover the truth about what happened. Under questioning, Chris, his wife Alex (Aja Naomi King) and their young daughters Ryley (Aiden Price) and Kendra (Amari Price) close ranks, hoping to safeguard one another’s secrets—but the choices they make lead to consequences graver than they could ever imagine. THE KNIFE is open in theaters now! All of this and more can be found at www.punchdrunkcritics.com! Subscribe to Punch Drunk Critics on YouTube: / @punchdrunkcritics1 Follow Punch Drunk Critics on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/pdcmovies Follow Punch Drunk Critics on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pdcmovies You can also subscribe to our podcast Cinema Royale anywhere you get your podcasts! #NnamdiAsomugha #MelissaLeo #AjaNaomiKing

Duration:00:08:30

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NOBODY 2 is Odenkirk vs Stone in a Vastly Superior Sequel

8/15/2025
Travis Hopson and Chris Bumbray of Joblo.com review NOBODY 2 with Bob Odenkirk vs. Sharon Stone! NOBODY 2 is in theaters now. All of this and more can be found at www.punchdrunkcritics.com! Subscribe to Punch Drunk Critics on YouTube: / @punchdrunkcritics1 Follow Punch Drunk Critics on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/pdcmovies Follow Punch Drunk Critics on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pdcmovies You can also subscribe to our podcast Cinema Royale anywhere you get your podcasts! #Nobody2 #BobOdenkirk #actionfilm

Duration:00:14:29

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Matilda Lutz Kills But Can't Save Disappointing RED SONJA

8/15/2025
Travis Hopson reviews RED SONJA starring Matilda Lutz! RED SONJA streams digitally on August 29th. All of this and more can be found at www.punchdrunkcritics.com! Subscribe to Punch Drunk Critics on YouTube: / @punchdrunkcritics1 Follow Punch Drunk Critics on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/pdcmovies Follow Punch Drunk Critics on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pdcmovies You can also subscribe to our podcast Cinema Royale anywhere you get your podcasts! #RedSonja #MatildaLutz #Conan

Duration:00:04:24

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HIGHEST 2 LOWEST Review: Spike Lee's Masterful Reimagining Of Kurosawa's Classic

8/15/2025
Travis Hopson reviews Spike Lee's #Highest2Lowest starring Denzel Washington! When a titan music mogul (Denzel Washington), widely known as having the “best ears in the business”, is targeted with a ransom plot, he is jammed up in a life-or-death moral dilemma. Brothers Denzel Washington and Spike Lee reunite for the 5th in their long working relationship for a reinterpretation of the great filmmaker Akira Kurosawa’s crime thriller High and Low, now played out on the mean streets of modern-day New York City. Highest 2 is in theaters now, followed by Apple TV+ streaming on September 5th. All of this and more can be found at www.punchdrunkcritics.com! Subscribe to Punch Drunk Critics on YouTube: / @punchdrunkcritics1 Follow Punch Drunk Critics on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/pdcmovies Follow Punch Drunk Critics on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pdcmovies You can also subscribe to our podcast Cinema Royale anywhere you get your podcasts! #denzelwashington #SpikeLee #Highest2Lowest

Duration:00:06:37

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FREAKIER FRIDAY Review: Jamie Lee Curtis And Lindsay Lohan Cut Loose In Charming Legacy Sequel

8/8/2025
Travis Hopson reviews Disney's FREAKIER FRIDAY, reuniting Jamie Lee Curtis and Lindsay Lohan! In the film, Curtis and Lohan reprise their roles as Tess and Anna Coleman. The story picks up years after Tess (Curtis) and Anna (Lohan) endured an identity crisis. Anna now has a daughter of her own and a soon-to-be stepdaughter. As they navigate the myriad challenges that come when two families merge, Tess and Anna discover that lightning might indeed strike twice. FREAKIER FRIDAY is in theaters now. All of this and more can be found at www.punchdrunkcritics.com! Subscribe to Punch Drunk Critics on YouTube: / @punchdrunkcritics1 Follow Punch Drunk Critics on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/pdcmovies Follow Punch Drunk Critics on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pdcmovies You can also subscribe to our podcast Cinema Royale anywhere you get your podcasts! #freakierfriday #lindsaylohan #disneymovies

Duration:00:05:56

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WEAPONS Review: A New Horror Classic

8/8/2025
Travis Hopson reviews Zach Cregger's WEAPONS starring Julia Garner and Josh Brolin! When all but one child from the same class mysteriously vanish on the same night at exactly the same time, a community is left questioning who or what is behind their disappearance. WEAPONS is open in theaters now. All of this and more can be found at www.punchdrunkcritics.com! Subscribe to Punch Drunk Critics on YouTube: / @punchdrunkcritics1 Follow Punch Drunk Critics on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/pdcmovies Follow Punch Drunk Critics on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pdcmovies You can also subscribe to our podcast Cinema Royale anywhere you get your podcasts! #Weaponsmovie #ZachCregger #juliagarner

Duration:00:04:24

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Ella Balinska and Hugo Keijzer Talk Sci-Fi Survival Thriller THE OCCUPANT

8/8/2025
Ella Balinska and director Hugo Keijzer join Travis Hopson to talk about the grueling challenge of their sci-fi survival thriller THE OCCUPANT, set in the dangerous Georgian wilderness. Desperate to save her sister, Abby (Ella Balinska) takes a dangerous job in the remote Georgian wilderness. Stranded in the mountains after her helicopter crashes, she finds hope through John (Rob Delaney), a mysterious helper radioing from nearby. THE OCCUPANT is open now. All of this and more can be found at www.punchdrunkcritics.com! Subscribe to Punch Drunk Critics on YouTube: / @punchdrunkcritics1 Follow Punch Drunk Critics on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/pdcmovies Follow Punch Drunk Critics on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pdcmovies You can also subscribe to our podcast Cinema Royale anywhere you get your podcasts! #TheOccupant #EllaBalinska #survivalthriller

Duration:00:13:03

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THE NAKED GUN Movie Review!

8/2/2025
Travis Hopson and Joblo.com's Chris Bumbray review #TheNakedGun with #LiamNeeson attempting to fill the shoes of the late great Leslie Nielsen! Plus, a brief discussion of our favorite hot ladies of the '80s and '90s. THE NAKED GUN is in theaters now. All of this and more can be found at www.punchdrunkcritics.com! Subscribe to Punch Drunk Critics on YouTube: / @punchdrunkcritics1 Follow Punch Drunk Critics on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/pdcmovies Follow Punch Drunk Critics on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pdcmovies You can also subscribe to our podcast Cinema Royale anywhere you get your podcasts! #TheNakedGun #LiamNeeson #PamelaAnderson

Duration:00:19:52

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Beatrice Grannò Talks DANIELA FOREVER, Lucid Dreaming, and Magical Realism

7/26/2025
THE WHITE LOTUS breakout Beatrice Grannò talks with Travis Hopson about her role in Nacho Vigalondo's surreal DANIELA FOREVER, her experiences with lucid dreaming, working with Henry Golding, and more. All of this and more can be found at www.punchdrunkcritics.com! Subscribe to Punch Drunk Critics on YouTube: / @punchdrunkcritics1 Follow Punch Drunk Critics on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/pdcmovies Follow Punch Drunk Critics on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pdcmovies You can also subscribe to our podcast Cinema Royale anywhere you get your podcasts! #BeatriceGranno #luciddreams #HenryGolding

Duration:00:13:10

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Matt Shakman Talks FANTASTIC FOUR Influences, Silver Surfer, Galactus, and More

7/25/2025
Travis Hopson talks with THE FANTASTIC FOUR: FIRST STEPS director Matt Shakman about bringing Marvel's First Family to the MCU, the challenge of debuting Silver and Galactus, and so much more. THE FANTASTIC FOUR: FIRST STEPS is in theaters now. All of this and more can be found at www.punchdrunkcritics.com! Subscribe to Punch Drunk Critics on YouTube: / @punchdrunkcritics1 Follow Punch Drunk Critics on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/pdcmovies Follow Punch Drunk Critics on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pdcmovies You can also subscribe to our podcast Cinema Royale anywhere you get your podcasts! #MattShakman #FantasticFour #thefantasticfourfirststeps

Duration:00:12:42

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THE FANTASTIC FOUR FIRST STEPS Review- Marvel's Got The Mojo Back

7/22/2025
Film critic Travis Hopson review Marvel Studios' THE FANTASTIC FOUR: FIRST STEPS starring Pedro Pascal, Vanessa Kirby, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, and Joseph Quinn! All of this and more can be found at www.punchdrunkcritics.com! Subscribe to Punch Drunk Critics on YouTube: / @punchdrunkcritics1 Follow Punch Drunk Critics on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/pdcmovies Follow Punch Drunk Critics on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pdcmovies You can also subscribe to our podcast Cinema Royale anywhere you get your podcasts! #fantasticfourfirststeps #pedropascal #mcu

Duration:00:12:34

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The SUPERMAN Review Episode!

7/9/2025
Up up and away! This episode of Cinema Royale to the ultimate boyscout, the hero of heroes, the Last Son of Krypton, Superman! I'm joined by Chris Bumbray of Joblo.com to talk about (free of major spoilers) the most anticipated movie of the summer! Has James Gunn knocked it out of the park with SUPERMAN? Or will this go the way of Zack Snyder's MAN OF STEEL, Bryan Singer's SUPERMAN RETURNS, and pretty much everything after Richard Donner's classic? We talk about the politics of Gunn's SUPERMAN, the intro of Guy Gardner and Mister Terrific, and whether Krypto is man's best friend or should be put in a shelter. Of course, we also discuss David Corenswet's performance, his chemistry with Rachel Brosnahan's Lois Lane, and Nicholas Hoult's Lex Luthor compared to other portrayals of the infamous bald villain. All of this and more can be found at www.punchdrunkcritics.com! Subscribe to Punch Drunk Critics on YouTube: / @punchdrunkcritics1 Follow Punch Drunk Critics on Twitter: / pdcmovies Follow Punch Drunk Critics on Facebook: / pdcmovies You can also subscribe to our podcast Cinema Royale anywhere you get your podcasts! #Superman #JamesGunn #moviereview

Duration:00:21:28

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HEADS OF STATE Review: John Cena and Idris Elba Make Politics Fun Again

7/3/2025
Travis Hopson reviews HEADS OF STATE, the Prime Video action-comedy starring John Cena, Idris Elba, and Priyanka Chopra Jonas! In the action-comedy “Heads of State,” the UK Prime Minister Sam Clarke (Idris Elba) and U.S. President Will Derringer (John Cena) have a not-so-friendly and very public rivalry that jeopardizes their countries’ “special relationship.” But when they become the targets of a powerful and ruthless foreign adversary, who proves more than a match for the two leaders’ security forces, they are begrudgingly forced to rely on the only two people they can trust: each other. Ultimately allied with the brilliant MI6 agent Noel Bisset (Priyanka Chopra Jonas), they must go on the run and find a way to work together long enough to thwart a global conspiracy that threatens the entire free world. HEADS OF STATE is streaming now on Prime Video. All of this and more can be found at www.punchdrunkcritics.com! Subscribe to Punch Drunk Critics on YouTube: / @punchdrunkcritics1 Follow Punch Drunk Critics on Twitter: / pdcmovies Follow Punch Drunk Critics on Facebook: / pdcmovies You can also subscribe to our podcast Cinema Royale anywhere you get your podcasts! #JohnCena #idriselba #priyankachopra

Duration:00:04:24

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JURASSIC WORLD REBIRTH Review: Dino-Franchise Returns To Its Spectacular Origins

7/3/2025
Travis Hopson reviews Gareth Edwards' JURASSIC WORLD REBIRTH starring Scarlett Johansson, Jonathan Bailey, and Mahershala Ali! “Five years after the events of ‘Jurassic World Dominion,’ the planet’s ecology has proven largely inhospitable to dinosaurs. Those remaining exist in isolated equatorial environments with climates resembling the one in which they once thrived. The three most colossal creatures within that tropical biosphere hold the key to a drug that will bring miraculous life-saving benefits to humankind.” JURASSIC WORLD REBIRTH is in theaters now. All of this and more can be found at www.punchdrunkcritics.com! Subscribe to Punch Drunk Critics on YouTube: / @punchdrunkcritics1 Follow Punch Drunk Critics on Twitter: / pdcmovies Follow Punch Drunk Critics on Facebook: / pdcmovies You can also subscribe to our podcast Cinema Royale anywhere you get your podcasts! #jurassicworldrebirth #ScarlettJohansson #jonathanbailey

Duration:00:06:52

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THE OLD GUARD 2 Review: Charlize Theron and Uma Thurman Clash

7/3/2025
Travis Hopson review Netflix's THE OLD GUARD 2 starring Charlize Theron, Uma Thurman, Kiki Layne, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Matthias Schoenaerts, Henry Golding, and more! Andy leads immortal warriors against a powerful enemy threatening their group. They grapple with the resurfacing of a long-lost immortal, complicating their mission to safeguard humanity. THE OLD GUARD 2 is streaming now on Netflix. All of this and more can be found at www.punchdrunkcritics.com! Subscribe to Punch Drunk Critics on YouTube: / @punchdrunkcritics1 Follow Punch Drunk Critics on Twitter: / pdcmovies Follow Punch Drunk Critics on Facebook: / pdcmovies You can also subscribe to our podcast Cinema Royale anywhere you get your podcasts! #TheOldGuard2 #CharlizeTheron #Netflix

Duration:00:05:53

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PLEASE DON'T FEED THE CHILDREN Review: Destry Allyn Spielberg's Directorial Debut

6/28/2025
Film critic Travis Hopson reviews Destry Allyn Spielberg's debut film PLEASE DON'T FEED THE CHILDREN starring Michelle Dockery, Giancarlo Esposito, and Zoe Colletti. After a viral outbreak ravaged the country’s adult population, a group of orphans heads south in search of a new life, only to find themselves at the mercy of a deranged woman harboring a dangerous secret. PLEASE DON'T FEED THE CHILDREN is available now on Tubi. All of this and more can be found at www.punchdrunkcritics.com! Subscribe to Punch Drunk Critics on YouTube: / @punchdrunkcritics1 Follow Punch Drunk Critics on Twitter: / pdcmovies Follow Punch Drunk Critics on Facebook: / pdcmovies You can also subscribe to our podcast Cinema Royale anywhere you get your podcasts! #destryallynspielberg #Pleasedontfeedthechildren #tubi

Duration:00:03:24

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M3GAN 2.0 Review: The Killer Doll Is Now An Action Hero

6/28/2025
Film critic Travis Hopson reviews M3GAN 2.0 starring Allison Williams, Violet McGraw, Jemaine Clement, and Ivanna Sakhno! M3GAN 2.0 is in theaters now. All of this and more can be found at www.punchdrunkcritics.com! Subscribe to Punch Drunk Critics on YouTube: / @punchdrunkcritics1 Follow Punch Drunk Critics on Twitter: / pdcmovies Follow Punch Drunk Critics on Facebook: / pdcmovies You can also subscribe to our podcast Cinema Royale anywhere you get your podcasts! #m3gan2 #M3GAN #ai

Duration:00:04:16