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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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English

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BONE LAKE Review: Couples Retreat Becomes A Psychosexual Nightmare In Playful Erotic Horror

10/4/2025
Travis Hopson reviews erotic horror BONE LAKE starring Maddie Hasson, Margo Pigossi, Alex Roe, and Andra Nechita! A couple’s romantic vacation at a secluded lakeside estate is upended when they are forced to share the mansion with a mysterious and attractive couple. In this darkly hilarious and seductive horror story, a dream getaway spirals into a nightmarish maze of sex, lies, and manipulation, bringing terrifying secrets to light and triggering a bloody battle for survival. BONE LAKE 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! #BoneLake #moviereview #horrormoviesandchill

Duration:00:04:56

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Dwayne Johnson Owns The Octagon In THE SMASHING MACHINE

10/4/2025
Travis Hopson reviews Benny Safdie's THE SMASHING MACHINE starring Dwayne Johnson and Emily Blunt. 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! #thesmashingmachine #DwayneJohnson #EmilyBlunt

Duration:00:04:38

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Mark Kerr Reflects On THE SMASHING MACHINE And Working With Dwayne Johnson

10/3/2025
Travis Hopson chats with UFC great Mark Kerr about the biopic of his life and career, THE SMASHING MACHINE, starring Dwayne Johnson! THE SMASHING MACHINE 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! #MarkKerr #DwayneJohnson #thesmashingmachine

Duration:00:08:42

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Keegan-Michael Key and Nat Wolff Talk Action-Comedy PLAY DIRTY

10/3/2025
Travis Hopson talks with Keegan-Michael Key and Nat Wolff about starring with Mark Wahlberg in the Shane Black action-comedy PLAY DIRTY! An expert thief rolls out the biggest heist of his life in Play Dirty, an action-packed thriller from director Shane Black. Parker (Mark Wahlberg), along with Grofield (LaKeith Stanfield), Zen (Rosa Salazar), and a skilled crew, stumble onto a score that pits them against the New York mob in this gritty, clever caper. PLAY DIRTY 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: 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! #keeganmichaelkey #NatWolff #PlayDirty

Duration:00:04:41

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ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER Review: Leonardo DiCaprio Leads A Revolution In The Year's Best Film

9/25/2025
Travis Hopson reviews Paul Thomas Anderson's ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Chase Infiniti, Teyana Taylor, Sean Penn, Regina Hall, and Benicio Del Toro! “When their evil enemy resurfaces after 16 years, a group of ex-revolutionaries reunites to rescue one of their own’s daughter.” ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER 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! #onebattleafteranother #LeonardoDicaprio #paulthomasanderson

Duration:00:06:55

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HIM Review: Marlon Wayans Teaches Brutal Lesson On Being The GOAT

9/21/2025
Travis Hopson reviews football horror HIM starring Marlon Wayans, Tyriq Withers, and Julia Fox! Directed by Justin Tipping and produced by Jordan Peele. HIM stars former college wide-receiver Tyriq Withers (Atlanta, I Know What You Did Last Summer) as Cameron Cade, a rising-star quarterback who has devoted his life, and identity, to football. On the eve of professional football’s annual scouting Combine, Cam is attacked by an unhinged fan and suffers a potentially career-ending brain trauma. Just when all seems lost, Cam receives a lifeline when his hero, Isaiah White (Marlon Wayans), a legendary eight-time Championship quarterback and cultural megastar, offers to train Cam at Isaiah’s isolated compound that he shares with his celebrity influencer wife, Elsie White (Julia Fox; Uncut Gems, No Sudden Move). But as Cam’s training accelerates, Isaiah’s charisma begins to curdle into something darker, sending his protégé down a disorienting rabbit hole that may cost him more than he ever bargained for. HIM 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! #JordanPeele #MarlonWayans #footballmovies

Duration:00:07:13

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A BIG BOLD BEAUTIFUL JOURNEY Review: Big Bold And Tedious Romance

9/21/2025
Travis Hopson reviews Kogonada's surreal romance A BIG BOLD BEAUTIFUL JOURNEY starring Colin Farrell and Margot Robbie! What if you could open a doorway and walk through it to re-live a defining moment from your past? Sarah (Robbie) and David (Farrell) are single strangers who meet at a mutual friend’s wedding and soon, through a surprising twist of fate, find themselves on A Big Bold Beautiful Journey – a funny, fantastical, sweeping adventure together where they get to re-live important moments from their respective pasts, illuminating how they got to where they are in the present…and possibly getting a chance to alter their futures. A BIG BOLD BEAUTIFUL JOURNEY 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! #margotrobbie #colinfarrell #abigboldbeautifuljourney

Duration:00:05:45

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THE TOXIC AVENGER Review: A Splattery And Starry Waste of Time

8/30/2025
Travis Hopson reviews Macon Blair's THE TOXIC AVENGER reboot starring Peter Dinklage, Taylour Paige, Kevin Bacon, and Jacob Tremblay. In THE TOXIC AVENGER, when a downtrodden janitor, Winston Gooze, is exposed to a catastrophic toxic accident, he’s transformed into a new kind of hero: The Toxic Avenger. Now, Toxie must rise from outcast to savior, taking on ruthless corporate overlords and corrupt forces who threaten his son, his friends, and his community. In a world where greed runs rampant… justice is best served radioactive. THE TOXIC AVENGER 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! #TheToxicAvenger #PeterDinklage #troma

Duration:00:03:54

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THE ROSES Review: Love is War for Benedict Cumberbatch and Olivia Colman

8/29/2025
Travis Hopson reviews THE ROSES starring Benedict Cumberbatch and Olivia Colman! Life seems easy for picture-perfect couple Ivy (Olivia Colman) and Theo (Benedict Cumberbatch): successful careers, a loving marriage, great kids. But beneath the façade of their supposed ideal life, a storm is brewing – as Theo’s career nosedives while Ivy’s own ambitions take off, a tinderbox of fierce competition and hidden resentment ignites. The Roses is a reimagining of the 1989 classic film “The War of the Roses,” based on the novel by Warren Adler. THE ROSES 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! #benedictcumberbatch #OliviaColman #TheRoses

Duration:00:05:12

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CAUGHT STEALING Review: Darren Aronofsky And Austin Butler's Home Run Thriller

8/29/2025
Travis Hopson reviews Darren Aronofsky's thriller CAUGHT STEALING starring Austin Butler, Zoe Kravitz, Matt Smith, Liev Schreiber, Vincent D'Onofrio, Bad Bunny, and Regina King! Burned-out ex-baseball player Hank Thompson unexpectedly finds himself embroiled in a dangerous struggle for survival amidst the criminal underbelly of 1990s New York City, forced to navigate a treacherous underworld he never imagined. CAUGHT STEALING 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! #AustinButler #ZoeKravitz #CaughtStealing

Duration:00:05:34

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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