Cinema Royale

Travis Hopson of Punch Drunk Critics reviews Alex Garland's nightmarish political thriller CIVIL WAR, starring Kirsten Dunst, Wagner Moura, Stephen McKinley Henderson, and Cailee Spaeny. From filmmaker Alex Garland comes a journey across a dystopian future America, following a team of military-embedded journalists as they race against time to reach DC before rebel factions descend upon the White House. A24 has released CIVIL WAR into theaters now.

Travis Hopson of Cinema Royale reviews the Zellner Brothers' Bigfoot comedy SASQUATCH SUNSET starring Jesse Eisenberg and Riley Keough. In the misty forests of North America, a family of Sasquatches—possibly the last of their enigmatic kind— embark on an absurdist, epic, hilarious, and ultimately poignant journey over the course of one year. These shaggy and noble giants fight for survival as they find themselves on a collision course with the ever-changing world around them. Starring Riley Keough and Jesse Eisenberg, acclaimed directors David and Nathan Zellner (Kumiko, the Treasure Hunter) bring you the greatest Bigfoot story ever told. SASQUATCH SUNSET is in theaters now.

Travis Hopson of Punch Drunk Critics reviews Ben Brewer's creature feature/coming-of-age film ARCADIAN starring Nicolas Cage, Jaeden Martell, and Maxwell Jenkins. In a near future, normal life on Earth has been decimated. Paul and his two sons, Thomas and Joseph, have been living a half-life – tranquility by day and torment by night. One day, Thomas doesn’t return home on time from a visit to his crush, the nearby farm girl, Charlotte. Paul chooses to leave the safety of their fortified farm, risking his life to find Thomas. Just as he finds his boy, a nightmarish battle ensues. Back at the house, Joseph is scared and all alone to defend himself against the nightly attack. ARCADIAN opens in theaters on 4/12. 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 Critics on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pdcmovies #Arcadian #NicolasCage #moviereview

Travis Hopson of Cinema Royale review Dev Patel's action flick MONKEY MAN, directed, written, and starring Patel. Produced by Jordan Peele. Inspired by the legend of Hanuman, an icon embodying strength and courage, ‘Monkey Man’ stars Patel as Kid, an anonymous young man who ekes out a meager living in an underground fight club where, night after night, wearing a gorilla mask, he is beaten bloody by more popular fighters for cash. After years of suppressed rage, Kid discovers a way to infiltrate the enclave of the city’s sinister elite. As his childhood trauma boils over, his mysteriously scarred hands unleash an explosive campaign of retribution to settle the score with the men who took everything from him. MONKEY MAN is in theaters now.

Travis Hopson of Punch Drunk Critics reviews DOGMAN, Luc Besson's oddball revenge thriller starring Caleb Landry Jones and a kennel's worth of canine co-stars. The incredible story of a child, bruised by life, who will find his salvation through the love of his dogs. DOGMAN opens in theaters on March 29th. 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/pdcmovies

Travis Hopson of Cinema Royale reviews GODZILLA x KONG: THE NEW EMPIRE, the latest chapter in the blockbuster Monsterverse! The film stars Rebecca Hall, Dan Stevens, Brian Tyree Henry, and Kaylee Hottle. Adam Wingard once again directs. The epic battle continues! Legendary Pictures’ cinematic Monsterverse follows up the explosive showdown of “Godzilla vs. Kong” with an all-new adventure that pits the almighty Kong and the fearsome Godzilla against a colossal undiscovered threat hidden within our world, challenging their very existence—and our own. “Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire” delves further into the histories of these Titans and their origins, as well as the mysteries of Skull Island and beyond, while uncovering the mythic battle that helped forge these extraordinary beings and tied them to humankind forever. GODZILLA x KONG: THE NEW EMPIRE opens in theaters on March 29th. 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/pdcmovies #godzillaxkong #danstevens #moviereview

On the latest episode of Cinema Royale, it’s brawling brutes and bustin’ ghosts! Joblo.com’s Chris Bumbray joins the show because there’s nobody else I’d want to talk to about Road House, a remake of the stone cold bare-knuckle classic starring Jake Gyllenhaal and Conor McGregor! With Doug Liman behind the camera, does this film come out swinging the way Patrick Swayze’s does? Or is it a first round tap out? Also, we talk about Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire reuniting the classic Ghosbusters with the new generation led by Paul Rudd, Carrie Coon, Finn Wolfhard, and McKenna Grace! Will a return to Manhattan be enough to keep this franchise alive? All of this and more! Plus, apologies for a bit of an editing issue in the middle of the episode. Let’s just say that having a rowdy cat nearby is always a danger to any broadcast.

On the latest episode of Cinema Royale, I’m joined by fellow film critic Karen Peterson to talk about Sydney Sweeney’s religious horror, Immaculate! Is it good enough to help us forget that Madame Web is a thing that happened barely a month ago? We talk about the film’s very clear agenda, how far it goes in emulating the genre’s tropes, and a VERY controversial final scene that could have people buzzing. All of this and more on a new episode of Cinema Royale! 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/pdcmovies You can also subscribe to Cinema Royale anywhere you get your podcasts! Please leave us a review as it helps us immensely. Thanks!

Travis Hopson of Cinema Royale reviews THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF MAGICAL NEGROES starring Justice Smith, David Alan Grier, An-Li Bogan, and Drew Tarver. THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF MAGICAL NEGROES is a fresh, satirical comedy about a young man, Aren, who is recruited into a secret society of magical Black people who dedicate their lives to a cause of utmost importance: making white people’s lives easier. THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF MAGICAL NEGROES is in theaters now.

Travis Hopson of Cinema Royale reviews Rose Glass's queer crime romance LOVE LIES BLEEDING starring Kristen Stewart and Katy O'Brian. The film also stars Ed Harris, Dave Franco, Jena Malone, and Anna Baryshnikov. From Director Rose Glass comes an electric new love story; reclusive gym manager Lou falls hard for Jackie, an ambitious bodybuilder headed through town to Vegas in pursuit of her dream. But their love ignites violence, pulling them deep into the web of Lou’s criminal family. LOVE LIES BLEEDING is in theaters now. Subscribe to Punch Drunk Critics on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@PunchDrunkCritics1Follow Punch Drunk Critics on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/pdcmoviesFollow Punch Drunk Critics on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pdcmovies

Mario Van Peebles Talks With Travis Hopson of Punch Drunk Critics about his return to the Western genre, OUTLAW POSSE! He talks about his love of Westerns, why telling Black stories in the genre is important, and passing the torch to his son, Mandela. OUTLAW POSSE is open in theaters now. 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 Critics on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pdcmovies

Travis Hopson of Cinema Royale creviews Denis Villeneuve's DUNE: PART TWO starring Timothee Chalamet, Zendaya, Austin Butler, Rebecca Ferguson, and Florence Pugh. DUNE: PART TWO opens in theaters on March 1st.

In this episode of Cinema Royale, my partner in crime Tim Gordon joins me to lend his expertise on Bob Marley: One Love, the musical biopic on the legendary reggae star. Why has the film received so much backlash from longtime Marley fans? We talk about the choice that all filmmakers must make when doing a biopic on a music superstar. Do you work with the estate and get their cooperation, in exchange for a sanitized subject? Or do you go it alone and possibly have an unauthorized, hard-hitting movie with musical rights and little outside cooperation? It's a tough call, but one that has needed to be made many times recently. All of this and more on a new episode of Cinema Royale!Subscribe to Punch Drunk Critics on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@PunchDrunkCritics1Follow Punch Drunk Critics on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/pdcmoviesFollow Punch Drunk Critics on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pdcmoviesYou can also subscribe to Cinema Royale anywhere you get your podcasts! Please leave us a review as it helps us immensely. Thanks!

On this week's episodes of Cinema Royale, we're delving into the Spider-Verse! Not the good Spider-Verse of Sony's animated Miles Morales movies. But the crappy Spider-Verse where Madame Web dwells alongside Morbius and Venom 2 and probably Kraven the Hunter. Yes, we're talking Madame Web with my home Chris Bumbray of Joblo.com! We need to hash out how Sony got this so damn wrong!? And we also start talking about how terrible the start to 2024 has been, and some other crap movies on the way. All of this and more on a new episode of Cinema Royale! 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/pdcmovies You can also subscribe to Cinema Royale anywhere you get your podcasts! Please leave us a review as it helps us immensely. Thanks!

Travis Hopson of Punch Drunk Critics talks with BOB MARLEY: ONE LOVE director Reinaldo Marcus Green about his new biopic on the reggae legend. BOB MARLEY: ONE LOVE is open in theaters now.

Travis Hopson of Punch Drunk Critics review horror-comedy LISA FRANKENSTEIN starring Kathryn Newton and Cole Sprouse, directed by Zelda Williams from a Diablo Cody script. Focus Features releases it into theaters on February 9th.

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/pdcmovies You can also subscribe to Cinema Royale anywhere you get your podcasts! Please leave us a review as it helps us immensely. Thanks!

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.com/pdcmovies Follow Punch Drunk Critics on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pdcmovies You can also subscribe to Cinema Royale anywhere you get your podcasts! Please leave us a review as it helps us immensely. Thanks!

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: 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/pdcmovies You can also subscribe to Cinema Royale anywhere you get your podcasts! Please leave us a review as it helps us immensely. Thanks!