Cinema Royale

Travis Hopson of Punch Drunk Critics reviews Stone Age horror OUT OF DARKNESS, directed by Andrew Cumming and starring Chuku Modu and Safia Oakley-Green. In theaters on February 9th.

Travis Hopson of Punch Drunk Critics reviews Mads Mikkelsen in THE PROMISED LAND, Nikolaj Arcel's sweeping historical epic of conquest and ambition. In theaters now. Subscribe to Punch Drunk Critics on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@PunchDrunkCritics1 Follow Punch Drunk Critics on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/pdcmovies Follow Punch Drunk Critics on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pdcmovi...

Travis Hopson of Punch Drunk Critics and Cinema Royale reviews Matthew Vaughn's spy comedy ARGYLLE starring Bryce Dallas Howard, Henry Cavill, Sam Rockwell, John Cena, Samuel L. Jackson, Dua Lipa, Bryan Cranston, and more! ARGYLLE is in theaters now! Subscribe to Punch Drunk Critics on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@PunchDrunkCritics1 Follow Punch Drunk Critics on Twitter: https://www.twitter.c...

Ian McShane chats with Travis Hopson of Punch Drunk Critics and Cinema Royale about his new film AMERICAN STAR, a personal project in which he gets to take on the hitman mantle for himself. He also discusses comparisons to his character in JOHN WICK, making a truly independent movie, and more. AMERICAN STAR opens in theaters and VOD on January 26th. Subscribe to Punch Drunk Critics on YouTube: htt...

The 2024 Sundance Film Festival is wrapped, the Punch Drunk Critics have returned from Park City, and with all of the awards handed out, it’s time to talk about the best movies we saw there this year. Joining this episode of Cinema Royale is fellow critic Cortland Jacoby, who attended the festival with me once again. We’re going to pick our favorite films to emerge from Sundance this year, which o...

Jason Statham has been pretty awesome for more than two decades, but is The Beekeeper his best movie yet? To talk about Statham’s latest occupational ass-kicker movie, which should be a loose-knit trilogy with The Transporter and The Mechanic, is my action homie Chris Bumbray of Joblo.com! Of course, we talk about The Beekeeper and what makes it so amazing, the crazy mythology it sets up, the insa...

Black stories take the spotlight in this episode of Cinema Royale! I’m joined by Jamie Broadnax of Black Girl Nerds to talk about two of the biggest films of the year! First is Ava DuVernay’s Origin, a stunning adaptation of Isabel Wilkerson’s Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents, starring Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor. Next up is a film that people have been buzzing about ever since it was first announc...

On today’s episode of Cinema Royale, the Snyder House Rules! Okay, well, that’s a bit silly but we are talking about two movies with a Zack Snyder connection, so he definitely rules THIS episode. Chris Bumbray of Joblo.com joins me to talk about Snyder’s massive space epic, Rebel Moon-Part One: A Child of Fire! Snyder’s anticipated Netflix film began life as a Star Wars pitch inspired by Akira Kur...

AMERICAN FICTION star Jeffrey Wright talks with film critic Travis Hopson about his Oscars-worthy performance in the acclaimed literary satire. He gives his thoughts on the movie's criticisms of the publishing world and the entertainment industry, plus the connection he feels to his character, Monk Ellison. AMERICAN FICTION is in theaters now and expands on December 22nd before going nationwide in...

The Iron Claw is based on the real-life story of the Von Erich family, considered royalty in the business of professional wrestling. Led by their taskmaster father, Fritz von Erich, they ruled the Texas-based wrestling scene throughout the ’80s with a combination of athletic physical ability, charisma, and showmanship. Zac Efron stars as the eldest son Kevin Von Erich, with The Bear‘s Jeremy Allen...

You’re tuned in to Cinema Royale, and this week it’s three three three big movies, one with Oscar aspirations, one a historical epic of dubious accuracy, and another a holiday actioner with zero dialogue. I’m joined by Chris Bumbray of Joblo.com to talk about Bradley Cooper’s Leonard Bernstein biopic Maestro, plus Ridley Scott’s Napoleon starring Joaquin Phoenix, and John Woo’s return to American...

People keep asking me “Where is your Freelance review”? You seriously thought I was going to sit down and write a review of this? There was no way I was going to spend more time writing a review than they actually spent writing Freelance. The only way I was going to review it was by talking it out with my homie, Chris Bumbray of Joblo.com , like the two seasoned pros that we are. So this entire ep...

Finally! This week’s episode of Cinema Royale is all about Martin Scorsese’s Native American crime saga Killers of the Flower Moon! Sorry for the delay in getting to this one but I was at a film festival all last week and on death’s doorstop all of this one! Be that as it may, this was long overdue, and joining me to talk about the film is fellow PDCer Cortland Jacoby. She’s been working the Lily...

On the latest episode of Cinema Royale, I’m joined by Citizen Dame and Variety writer Karen Peterson on a trio of recent films. First up is the outback thriller The Royal Hotel starring Julia Garner, Jessica Henwick, and Hugo Weaving. Then we go back to the 1980s with the sci-fi slasher comedy Totally Killer starring Kiernan Shipka! And while we didn’t exactly plan it at first, Karen and I also ch...

Travis Hopson of Punch Drunk Critics reviews Garth Davis' sci-fi romance FOE, starring Oscar nominees Saoirse Ronan and Paul Mescal! Host: Travis Hopson 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 Cinema...

In lieu of a normal episode of Cinema Royale, I'm giving my thoughts on Gareth Edwards' phenomenal, ambitious sci-fi film, THE CREATOR, which in my eyes is destined to become a classic of the genre. Host: Travis Hopson Subscribe to Punch Drunk Critics on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@PunchDrunkCr... Follow Punch Drunk Critics on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/pdcmovies Follow Punch Drunk Cri...

On this week’s Cinema Royale, it’s war on two vastly different fronts! First, Paul Dano gathers the people in a battle against the wealthy elite in the rousing Gamestop stock film, Dumb Money! Then, Sylvester Stallone, Jason Statham, and Megan Fox team up for one last mission in Expend4bles! Joining me to lament the demise of The Expendables franchise is my homie Chris Bumbray of Joblo.com . Who e...

It’s Denzel vs. the Mob!!! You know we’re gonna be down for this one! On this week’s episode of Cinema Royale, I’m joined by my homie Chris Bumbray of Joblo.com to praise Denzel Washington and Antoine Fuqua’s The Equalizer 3! Look, we love these movies, no b.s., and watching Denzel murder the mafia and eat pasta is pretty much perfect for us. But we don’t just stop there. We also talk about Neill...

The long-awaited premiere of Ahsoka, featuring Rosario Dawson as Ahsoka Tano, has finally arrived! I’m joined by Black Girl Nerds founder Jamie Broadnax to give our thoughts on the first two episodes of the anticipated Star Wars series that brings together storylines from Star Wars Rebels, The Mandalorian, and more! All of this and more, including our hopes for future episodes of Ahsoka! Subscribe...

There’s a new superhero on the DC block! On this episode of Cinema Royale, we’re talking Blue Beetle with my good friend The Movie Mom, Nell Minow! Is Blue Beetle the film that ends the super-powered slump that DC has been trapped in? With a strong emphasis on faith, family, and of course big comic book-style action, Nell is the perfect person to have aboard to discuss a crucial movie as DC Studio...

It’s the summer showdown to end all summer showdowns. It’s the cinematic rumble we’ve all been waiting for. Barbenheimer is here!! On this week’s Cinema Royale, I’m joined by fellow Punch Drunk Critic Cortland Jacoby to talk about Barbie vs. Oppenheimer! Is it Barbie’s Dream House, or Oppenheimer’s…nuclear wasteland? Plus, in honor of the stars of these big screen powerhouses, we’ll list our top f...

There won’t be anyone leaping off of skyscrapers or jumping off of mountains, but on this episode of Cinema Royale we’ll be talking about someone who does. Mission: Impossible-Dead Reckoning Part 1 finds Tom Cruise returning as Ethan Hunt for the seventh explosive action flick in the franchise. And I’m joined by my pal Chris Bumbray of Joblo.com to talk about the biggest movie of the summer, and p...

It’s time for one last chase by the giant boulder, one final tumble into the snake pit, one last crack of the whip, one last serving of chilled monkey brains! We’re talking Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny on this week’s episode of Cinema Royale, and joining me is my homie Chris Bumbray of Joblo.com .How does Harrison Ford’s last time in the fedora stack up to the rest? And most importantly,...

Come on! You didn’t think I’d go the whole weekend without talking about Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse again, did you? A film of this magnitude deserves a bit more personal attention than usual, so in this episode of Cinema Royale I’m flying solo to express all of my thoughts on what is a truly remarkable sequel, the rare sequel that surpasses its predecessor. Well, I guess you know how I fe...

On the latest episode of Cinema Royale, we’re going under the sea to review Disney’s live-action remake of The Little Mermaid! My good friend Karen Peterson of the Citizen Dame podcast joins me to discuss the “controversial” casting of Halle Bailey as Ariel, whether Ariel’s aquatic animal pals look weird with mouths, and whether Disney will ever again cast a charismatic actor to play a Disney prin...