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Travis Hopson reviews Amazon MGM's PROJECT HAIL MARY starring Ryan Gosling! SYNOPSIS: Science teacher Ryland Grace (Ryan Gosling) wakes up on a spaceship light years from home with no recollection of who he is or how he got there. As his memory returns, he begins to uncover his mission: solve the riddle of the mysterious substance causing the sun to die out. He must call on his scientific knowledg...

Travis Hopson talks with PROJECT HAIL MARY writer Drew Goddard about his second Andy Weir adaptation following THE MARTIAN, how he wrote for Ryan Gosling and an extraterrestrial, and how his run on BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER still impacts his work.  PROJECT HAIL MARY is in theaters now! All of this and more can be found at www.punchdrunkcritics.com! Subscribe to Punch Drunk Critics on YouTube:    /...

Travis Hopson reviews Pixar's latest, HOPPERS!  After a group of scientists invent a way to “hop” human minds into lifelike robotic animal bodies, a young adult named Mabel uses their technology to embody a robotic beaver and thwart a construction company’s plot to destroy the local animal habitat. HOPPERS is open in theaters now! All of this and more can be found at www.punchdrunkcritics.com! Sub...

Action movie icon Milla Jovovich and her PROTECTOR co-star Isabel Myers join Travis Hopson to talk about the human trafficking thriller directed by Adrian Grunberg! Nikki (Milla Jovovich), a veteran war hero, thought she’d left her violent past behind for a peaceful life with her daughter, Chloe – until Chloe is kidnapped by a human trafficking ring that forces Nikki into the city’s criminal under...

Travis Hopson reviews Maggie Gyllenhaal's THE BRIDE! starring Jessie Buckley, Christian Bale, Annette Bening, Penelope Cruz, and Peter Sarsgaard! A lonely Frankenstein (Bale) travels to 1930s Chicago to ask groundbreaking scientist Dr. Euphronious (five-time Oscar nominee Annette Bening) to create a companion for him. The two revive a murdered young woman and The Bride (Buckley) is born. What ensu...

Alan Ritchson and director Patrick Hughes join Travis Hopson to talk about their upcoming Netflix action flick, WAR MACHINE, which Ritchson calls the most grueling shoot of his career! "During the final stage of US Army Ranger selection, an elite team’s training exercise turns into a fight for survival against an unimaginable threat.” WAR MACHINE hits Netflix on March 6th. All of this and more can...

Travis Hopson reviews Andrew's sci-fi epic IN THE BLINK OF AN EYE starring Kate McKinnon, Rashida Jones, and Daveed Diggs. “Three storylines, spanning thousands of years, intersect and reflect on hope, connection, and the circle of life.” IN THE BLINK OF AN EYE is streaming on Hulu now. All of this and more can be found at www.punchdrunkcritics.com! Subscribe to Punch Drunk Critics on YouTube:    ...

Film critic Travis Hopson reviews SCREAM 7 featuring the return of Neve Campbell as Sidney Prescott! When a new Ghostface killer emerges in the quiet town where Sidney Prescott (Neve Campbell) has built a new life, her darkest fears are realized as her daughter (Isabel May) becomes the next target. Determined to protect her family, Sidney must face the horrors of her past to put an end to the bloo...

Travis Hopson reviews Emerald Fennell's WUTHERING HEIGHTS starring Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi! From the mind of writer/director Emerald Fennell comes a bold and original imagining of one of the greatest love stories of all time, “WUTHERING HEIGHTS,” based on the novel by Emily Brontë and starring Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi as Cathy and Heathcliff in this epic tale of love, lust and madness...

Travis Hopson sits down with CRIME 101 director Bart Layton to talk about his new heist flick starring Chris Hemsworth, Halle Berry, Mark Ruffalo, Barry Keoghan, and more! CRIME 101 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...

Travis Hopson reviews Bart Layton's CRIME 101 starring Chris Hemsworth, Mark Ruffalo, Halle Berry, Barry Keoghan, Nick Nolte, Monica Barbaro, and Corey Hawkins! CRIME 101 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...

Travis Hopson talks with THE STRANGERS: CHAPTER 3 star Madelaine Petsch about Renny Harlin's ambitious horror trilogy, shaking off the darkness after filming, and more. THE STRANGERS: CHAPTER 3 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:   / pdcmovi...

Travis Hopson reviews Renny Harlin's THE STRANGERS: CHAPTER 3 starring Madelaine Petsch and Gabriel Basso! THE STRANGERS: CHAPTER3 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   Yo...

Travis Hopson reviews Charli XCX mockumentary THE MOMENT following its Sundance world premiere. THE MOMENT 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:   / pdcmovies   Follow Punch Drunk Critics on Facebook:   / pdcmovies   You can also subscrib...

Travis Hopson reviews Luc Besson's DRACULA starring Caleb Landry Jones and Christoph Waltz! SYNOPSIS: When a 15th-century prince (Caleb Landry Jones) witnesses the brutal murder of his wife (Zoë Bleu), he renounces God and damns heaven itself. Cursed with eternal life, he is reborn as Dracula, an immortal warlord who defies fate in a blood-soaked crusade to wrench his lost love back from death, no...

Travis Hopson talks with comedian Chloe Radcliffe about her feature film acting debut in Bradley Cooper's IS THIS THING ON? starring Will Arnett and Laura Dern! IS THIS THING ON? 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 Pun...

Travis Hopson is joined by Lucy Liu to talk about her acclaimed performance in ROSEMEAD, which is earning the best reviews of her career. Liu talks about why this film is so personal for her and an important reflection of the Asian community. She also talks about speaking Mandarin for the first time in ages. ROSEMEAD is open in theaters now. All of this and more can be found at www.punchdrunkcriti...

Following last night's #GoldenGlobes, I chat with my homie and awards expert Wilson Morales of Black Film and TV to talk about the winners, the losers, and what it all means for the Academy Awards! 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 C...

Travis Hopson talks with Brenton Thwaites about his role in zombie horror WE BURY THE DEAD, working alongside Daisy Ridley, and so much more. Ava Newman (Daisy Ridley), a desperate woman, searches for her husband in the aftermath of a catastrophic military experiment. Hoping to find him alive, Ava joins a "body retrieval unit", but her search takes a chilling turn when the corpses she's burying st...

Travis Hopson talks with Daisy Ridley about the zombie horror WE BURY THE DEAD and whether she prefers swinging axes or swinging lightsabers. Ava Newman (Daisy Ridley), a desperate woman, searches for her husband in the aftermath of a catastrophic military experiment. Hoping to find him alive, Ava joins a "body retrieval unit", but her search takes a chilling turn when the corpses she's burying st...

From SINNERS to PREDATOR: BADLANDS, film critic Travis Hopson reveals his picks for the best movies of 2025! 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...

Travis Hopson talks with Will Arnett and Laura Dern about Bradley Cooper's stand-up comedy film IS THIS THING ON?, 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:   / pdcmovies   Follow Punch Drunk Critics on Facebook:   / pdcmovies   You can also sub...

Travis Hopson reviews Paul Feig's THE HOUSEMAID starring Amanda Seyfried, Sydney Sweeney, and Brandon Sklenar! SYNOPSIS: THE HOUSEMAID is a wildly entertaining thriller starring Sydney Sweeney and Amanda Seyfried, based on the best-selling book. From director Paul Feig, the film plunges audiences into a twisted world where perfection is an illusion, and nothing is as it seems. Trying to escape her...

Travis Hopson reviews James Cameron's AVATAR: FIRE AND ASH, the third chapter in the epic AVATAR saga!  SYNOPSIS: “Jake and Neytiri’s family grapples with grief after Neteyam’s death, encountering a new, aggressive Na’vi tribe, the Ash People, who are led by the fiery Varang, as the conflict on Pandora escalates and a new moral focus emerges.” AVATAR: FIRE AND ASH is in theaters and IMAX now. All...

Travis Hopson talks with THE HOUSEMAID director Paul Feig about the year's craziest thriller with Amanda Seyfried and Sydney Sweeney. THE HOUSEMAID 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:   / pdcmovies   Follow Punch Drunk Critics on Facebo...