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Travis Hopson reviews Bryan Funner's action-fantasy directorial debut DUST BUNNY starring Mads Mikkelsen, Sigourney Weaver, and Sophie Sloan. SYNOPSIS: In visionary creator Bryan Fuller’s (“Hannibal,” “Pushing Daisies”) fantastical and wickedly inventive feature directorial debut Dust Bunny, a 10-year-old girl joins forces with her hit man neighbor to confront each other’s monsters. Ten-year-old A...

Travis Hopson reviews James L. Brooks' political comedy ELLA MCCAY starring Emma Mackey, Jamie Lee Curtis, Albert Brooks, Woody Harrelson, Jack Lowden, and Ayo Edibiri.  SYNOPSIS: An idealistic young woman juggles her family and work life in a comedy about the people you love and how to survive them. ELLA MCCAY is in theaters now.  All of this and more can be found at www.punchdrunkcritics.com! Su...

Travis Hopson talks with Andrea Riseborough and Toni Collette about working with Kate Winslet on her directorial debut, GOODBYE JUNE! GOODBYE JUNE is in theaters now and hit Netflix on Christmas Eve. 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 Pu...

Travis Hopson talks with Kate Winslet about her directorial debut, holiday dramedy GOODBYE JUNE . Winslet stars alongside Andrea Riseborough, Toni Collette, Timothy Spall, and Johnny Flynn. GOODBYE JUNE is in theaters now and hits Netflix on Christmas Eve. All of this and more can be found at www.punchdrunkcritics.com! Subscribe to Punch Drunk Critics on YouTube:    / @punchdrunkcritics1   Follow...

Film critics Travis Hopson and Chris Bumbray discuss the industry-shattering news that Netflix has acquired Warner Bros.! What will this mean for the theatrical experience? Will movies on the big screen survive?  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:   / pdcmovie...

Travis Hopson reviews the heavenly rom-com ETERNITY starring Elizabeth Olsen, Miles Teller, and Callum Turner! SYNOPSIS: In an afterlife where souls have one week to decide where to spend eternity, Joan (Elizabeth Olsen) is faced with the impossible choice between the man she spent her life with (Miles Teller) and her first love (Callum Turner), who died young and has waited decades for her to arr...

Travis Hopson reviews Rian Johnson's WAKE UP DEAD MAN: A KNIVES OUT MYSTERY starring Daniel Craig, Josh O'Connor, Kerry Washington, Andrew Scott, Jeremy Renner, Glenn Close, Cailee Spaeny, Mila Kunis, Daryl McCormack, and Thomas Haden Church. SYNOPSIS: Benoit Blanc (Daniel Craig) returns for his most dangerous case yet in the third and darkest chapter of Rian Johnson’s murder mystery opus. When yo...

Travis Hopson reviews Disney's ZOOTOPIA 2 featuring the voices of Ginnifer Goodwin, Jason Bateman, Ke Huy Quan, Idris Elba, and Fortune Feimster! SYNOPSIS: In Walt Disney Animation Studios’ “Zootopia 2,” detectives Judy Hopps (voiced by Ginnifer Goodwin) and Nick Wilde (voiced by Jason Bateman) find themselves on the twisting trail of a mysterious reptile who arrives in Zootopia and turns the mamm...

Travis Hopson talks with ZOOTOPIA 2 director Jared Bush, co-writer Byron Howard, and producer Yvett Merino about the beloved Disney sequel, and the evolving relationship between Judy Hopps and Nick Wilde. ZOOTOPIA 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 o...

Travis Hopson talks with Ke Huy Quan and Fortune Feimster about the new characters they voice in ZOOTOPIA 2: Gary De'Snake and Nibbles Maplestick! ZOOTOPIA 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:   / pdcmovies   Follow Punch Drunk Critics on...

Travis Hopson talks with Jason Bateman and Ginnifer Goodwin about their return as Nick Wilde and Judy Hopps in ZOOTOPIA 2! Could romance be in the works for the mismatched pair? ZOOTOPIA 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:   / pdcmovies  ...

Travis Hopson reviews Brendan Fraser in RENTAL FAMILY, opening in theaters on November 21st! SYNOPSIS: Set against modern-day Tokyo, “Rental Family follows an American actor (Fraser) who struggles to find purpose until he lands an unusual gig: working for a Japanese “rental family” agency, playing stand-in roles for strangers. As he immerses himself in his clients’ worlds, he begins to form genuin...

Travis Hopson reviews Jon M. Chu's WICKED: FOR GOOD led by Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande! WICKED: FOR GOOD opens Nov. 21st. SYNOPSIS: Five years after the events of “Wicked,” Elphaba Thropp is now a fugitive, branded the Wicked Witch of the West, who continues her fight for Animal rights and other causes. Glinda Upland, meanwhile, has become a spokeswoman known as Glinda the Good, under the watc...

Travis Hopson talks with KING IVORY stars James Badge Dale, Ben Foster, and Michael Mando about John Swab's Tulsa drug war thriller, opening in theaters on November 14th! 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 C...

PREDATOR: BADLANDS director Dan Trachtenberg talks about his third PREDATOR movie in three years, changing the franchise formula, and more crossovers with ALIEN! PREDATOR: BADLANDS 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/...

Travis Hopson talks with PREDATOR: BADLANDS stars Elle Fanning and Dimitrius Schuster-Koloamatangi about the coolest Yautja weapons, the film's connection to ALIEN, and which props they might've held on to! PREDATOR: BADLANDS 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...

Die-hard PREDATOR fans Travis Hopson and Joblo.com's Chris Bumbray talk about the franchise's return to the big screen with PREDATOR: BADLANDS! Does it live up to the hype?  SYNOPSIS: Set in the future on a deadly remote planet, “Badlands” follows a young Predator outcast (played by newcomer Dimitrius Schuster-Koloamatangi) who finds an unlikely ally in Thia (Elle Fanning) as he embarks on a treac...

Travis Hopson reviews Edward Berger's lurid BALLAD OF A SMALL PLAYER starring Colin Farrell, Tilda Swinton, and Fala Chen. Streaming now on Netflix. SYNOPSIS: “Lord Doyle (Colin Farrell) is laying low in Macau – spending his days and nights on the casino floors, drinking heavily and gambling what little money he has left. Struggling to keep up with his fast-rising debts, he is offered a lifeline b...

Travis Hopson reviews Nia DaCosta's HEDDA starring Tessa Thompson, Nina Hoss, Tom Bateman, and Imogen Poots! Streaming now on Prime Video. SYNOPSIS: From writer/director Nia DaCosta comes a provocative, modern reimagining of Henrik Ibsen’s classic play. HEDDA (Tessa Thompson) finds herself torn between the lingering ache of a past love and the quiet suffocation of her present life. Over the course...

Travis Hopson talks with HEDDA stars Tom Bateman and Nina Hoss about Nia DaCosta's fiery, complex adaptation starring Tessa Thompson! HEDDA is streaming now on Prime Video. SYNOPSIS: From writer/director Nia DaCosta comes a provocative, modern reimagining of Henrik Ibsen’s classic play. HEDDA (Tessa Thompson) finds herself torn between the lingering ache of a past love and the quiet suffocation of...

Travis Hopson talks with Tessa Thompson and HEDDA director Nia DaCosta about their reimagining of Henrik Ibsen's classic play, streaming now on Prime Video! All of this and more can be found at www.punchdrunkcritics.com! SYNOPSIS: From writer/director Nia DaCosta comes a provocative, modern reimagining of Henrik Ibsen’s classic play. HEDDA (Tessa Thompson) finds herself torn between the lingering...

Travis Hopson reviews Yorgos Lanthimos' BUGONIA starring Emma Stone and Jesse Plemons! SYNOPSIS: Two conspiracy-obsessed young men kidnap the high-powered CEO of a major company, convinced that she is an alien intent on destroying planet Earth. BUGONIA is in select theaters now, opens nationwide on October 31st.  All of this and more can be found at www.punchdrunkcritics.com! Subscribe to Punch Dr...

Travis Hopson is joined by director Justin Lin to talk about his latest film, the John Allen Chau drama LAST DAYS, about the doomed Christian missionary who was killed attempting to convert an isolated but dangerous tribe. LAST DAYS 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...

Travis Hopson talks with KISS OF THE SPIDER WOMAN director Bill Condon and breakout star Tomatiuh about the film's messaging on queer identity, the importance of releasing it now, and of course, Jennifer Lopez's showstopping performance.  KISS OF THE SPIDER WOMAN is in theaters now. All of this and more can be found at www.punchdrunkcritics.com! Subscribe to Punch Drunk Critics on YouTube:    / @p...

Travis Hopson speaks with JOHN CANDY: I LIKE ME director Colin Hanks and John Candy's children Chris and Jennifer about the documentary 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: https://www.twitter.com/pdcmovies Follow Punch Drunk Criti...