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PODCAST

Cinema Royale

The official podcast of film critic Travis Hopson of the Punch Drunk Critics, delivering movie reviews and special guests!

tv & film

All Episodes

23:37

Talking Demi Moore and Margaret Qualley In THE SUBSTANCE

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2024/09/20

On the latest episode of Cinema Royale, me and Chris Bumbray of Joblo.com get injected with THE SUBSTANCE! Coralie Fargeat's wild, grotesque, unhinged examination of Hollywood beauty standards stars Margaret Qualley, Dennis Quaid, and Demi Moore in a role unlike any she's ever played before and could put her back on top for the first time in years. Is it the best body horror since David Cronenberg's classics? We'll try to keep down our lunch and talk about the film that has everyone buzzing!All of

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6:39

WOLFS Movie Review: George Clooney And Brad Pitt Make...

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2024/09/18

Travis Hopson of Cinema Royale and Punch Drunk Critics reviews Jon Watts' action-comedy WOLFS starring Brad Pitt and George Clooney!George Clooney and Brad Pitt reunite for the action comedy WOLFS. Clooney plays a professional fixer hired to cover up a high profile crime. But when a second fixer (Pitt) shows up and the two “lone wolves” are forced to work together, they find their night spiraling out of control in ways that neither one of them expected.Sony Pictures releases WOLFS in select theaters

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8:35

TRANSFORMERS ONE Movie Review: A Visually Stunning...

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2024/09/18

Travis Hopson of Punch Drunk Critics reviews TRANSFORMERS ONE, an animated origin story featuring the voices of Chris Hemsworth, Brian Tyree Henry, Scarlett Johansson, Keegan-Michael Key, Laurence Fishburne, and Jon Hamm!TRANSFORMERS ONE is the untold origin story of Optimus Prime and Megatron, better known as sworn enemies, but once were friends bonded like brothers who changed the fate of Cybertron forever. In the first-ever fully CG-animated Transformers movie, TRANSFORMERS ONE features a

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5:33

SPEAK NO EVIL Movie Review: James McAvoy Is At His...

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2024/09/12

Travis Hopson of Cinema Royale and Punch Drunk Critics reviews SPEAK NO EVIL, starring James McAvoy, Mackenzie Davis, Scoot McNairy, and Aisling Franciosi!When an American family is invited to spend the weekend at the idyllic country estate of a charming British family they befriended on vacation, what begins as a dream holiday soon warps into a snarled psychological nightmare.SPEAK NO EVIL opens in theaters on September 13th.All of this and more can be found at www.punchdrunkcritics.com!Subscribe

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6:44

Review: Kevin Smith's THE 4:30 MOVIE

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2024/09/12

Travis Hopson of Cinema Royale and Punch Drunk Critics reviews Kevin Smith's nostalgic teen comedy THE 4:30 MOVIE, opening in theaters on September 13th!Writer-director Kevin Smith presents his most personal film to date with this coming-of-age story — set in the summer of 1986 — that follows three sixteen-year-old friends who spend their Saturdays sneaking into movies at the local cineplex. When one of the guys invites the girl of his dreams to see an R-rated film, all hilarity breaks loose, as a

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5:45

THE THICKET Review: Peter Dinklage And Juliette Lewis...

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2024/09/04

Travis Hopson of Cinema Royale and Punch Drunk Critics reviews Western thriller THE THICKET, starring Peter Dinklage, Juliette Lewis, Levon Hawke, Gbenga Akinnagbe, Leslie Grace, and Esme Creed-Miles.When fierce bounty hunter Reginald Jones (Peter Dinklage) is recruited by a desperate man to track down a ruthless killer known only as Cutthroat Bill (Juliette Lewis), he rallies a band of unlikely heroes including a grave-digging ex-slave and a street-smart woman-for-hire. Together they embark on a

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7:52

BEETLEJUICE BEETLEJUICE Review: Michael Keaton And...

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2024/09/04

Travis Hopson of Cinema Royale and Punch Drunk Critics reviews Tim Burton's BEETLEJUICE BEETLEJUICE starring Tim Burton, Winona Ryder, Catherine O'Hara, Jenna Ortega, Justin Theroux, Monica Bellucci, and Willem Dafoe!After an unexpected family tragedy, three generations of the Deetz family return home to Winter River. Still haunted by Beetlejuice, Lydia’s life is turned upside down when her rebellious teenage daughter, Astrid, discovers the mysterious model of the town in the attic, and the portal

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4:50

GREEDY PEOPLE Review: Joseph Gordon-Levitt Goes Wild...

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2024/08/23

Travis Hopson of Punch Drunk Critics reviews GREEDY PEOPLE starring Himesh Patel, Jordan-Levitt, and Lily James!In this darkly comedic crime thriller, rookie cop Will (Himesh Patel) and his rogue partner Terry (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) upend their small island town when they accidentally discover one million dollars at a crime scene (of their own making). After the duo unwisely decides to steal the money, the community’s quirky residents are lured into the mad dash for cash — ranging from an expectant

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6:12

BLINK TWICE Review: Edgy Post-#MeToo Thriller...

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2024/08/23

Travis Hopson of Cinema Royale and Punch Drunk Critics reviews Zoe Kravitz's BLINK TWICE starring Naomi Ackie and Channing Tatum!When tech billionaire Slater King (Channing Tatum) meets cocktail waitress Frida (Naomi Ackie) at his fundraising gala, sparks fly. He invites her to join him and his friends on a dream vacation on his private island. It’s paradise. Wild nights blend into sun-soaked days, and everyone’s having a great time. No one wants this trip to end, but as strange things start to

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5:45

THE CROW Review: Bill Skarsgard Leads A Brooding...

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2024/08/23

Travis Hopson of Cinema Royale and Punch Drunk Critics reviews THE CROW reboot starring Bill Skarsgard, FKA twigs and Danny Huston!Soulmates Eric Draven (Skarsgård) and Shelly Webster (FKA twigs) are brutally murdered when the demons of her dark past catch up with them. Given the chance to save his true love by sacrificing himself, Eric sets out to seek merciless revenge on their killers, traversing the worlds of the living and the dead to put the wrong things right. THE CROW is in theaters now!All

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4:25

SKINCARE Movie Review: The Hollywood Beauty Biz Tears...

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2024/08/17

Travis Hopson of Cinema Royale and Punch Drunk Critics reviews SKINCARE, a true-crime thriller starring Elizabeth Banks, Nathan Fillion, Luis Gerardo Méndez, and Lewis Pullman.In SKINCARE, famed aesthetician Hope Goldman (Elizabeth Banks) is about to take her career to the next level by launching her very own skincare line, but her personal and work lives are challenged when rival facialist Angel Vergara (Luis Gerardo Méndez) opens a new skincare boutique directly across from her store. She starts

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4:17

ROB PEACE Review: Chiwetel Ejiofor's Moving, Tragic...

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2024/08/16

Travis Hopson of Punch Drunk Critics reviews Chiwetel Ejiofor's ROB PEACE, starring Jay Will, Ejiofor, Mary J. Blige, and Camila Cabello.Directed, adapted by, and starring Academy Award® nominee Chiwetel Ejiofor (12 YEARS A SLAVE), ROB PEACE follows the true story of a brilliant young man (Jay Will) torn between his father’s shadowed past and his own promising future. Raised by his devoted mother (Academy Award® nominee Mary J. Blige, MUDBOUND), Rob risks everything he has worked for to free his

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5:50

JACKPOT! Review: Awkwafina And John Cena And A Lethal...

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2024/08/16

Travis Hopson of Cinema Royale and Punch Drunk Critics reviews Paul Feig's action-comedy JACKPOT! starring Awkwafina, John Cena, and Simu Liu! In the near future, a ‘Grand Lottery’ has been newly established in California – the catch: kill the winner before sundown to legally claim their multi-billion dollar jackpot. When Katie Kim (Awkwafina) moves to Los Angeles, she mistakenly finds herself with the winning ticket. Desperate to survive the hordes of jackpot hunters, she reluctantly joins forces

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6:12

ALIEN: ROMULUS Review- Fede Alvarez Makes Space Scary...

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2024/08/14

Travis Hopson of Punch Drunk Critics reviews Fede Alvarez's ALIEN: ROMULUS starring Cailee Spaeny, David Jonsson, Isabela Merced, Archie Reneaux, Spike Fearn, and Aileen Wu.Set between the events of Alien and Aliens, the story concerns a group of young space colonists who, while scavenging a derelict space station, come face to face with the most terrifying life form in their universe.ALIEN: ROMULUS opens in theaters and IMAX on August 16th.All of this and more can be found at

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5:29

CUCKOO Review: Hunter Schafer Experiences Maximum...

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2024/08/09

Travis Hopson of Cinema Royale and Punch Drunk Critics reviews CUCKOO starring Hunter Schafer, Dan Stevens, Jessica Henwick, and Marton Csokas!Reluctantly, 17-year-old Gretchen leaves her American home to live with her father, who has just moved into a resort in the German Alps with his new family. Arriving at their future residence, they are greeted by Mr. König, her father’s boss, who takes an inexplicable interest in Gretchen’s mute half-sister Alma. Something doesn’t seem right in this tranquil

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5:52

BORDERLANDS Review: Cate Blanchett And Kevin Hart...

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2024/08/09

Travis Hopson of Punch Drunk Critics reviews Eli Roth's BORDERLANDS, the video game move starring Cate Blanchett, Kevin Hart, Ariana Greenblatt, Florian Munteanu, Jamie Lee Curtis, Jack Black, and Edgar Ramirez. Lilith (Blanchett), an infamous bounty hunter with a mysterious past, reluctantly returns to her home, Pandora, the most chaotic planet in the galaxy. Her mission is to find the missing daughter of Atlas (Ramírez), the universe’s most powerful S.O.B. Lilith forms an unexpected alliance with

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5:53

IT ENDS WITH US Movie Review_ Blake Lively Tackles...

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2024/08/08

Travis Hopson of Cinema Royale reviews IT ENDS WITH US, the adaptation of Colleen Hoover's bestselling book starring Blake Lively, Justin Baldoni, Jenny Slate, and Brandon Sklenar.“IT ENDS WITH US, the first Colleen Hoover novel adapted for the big screen, tells the compelling story of Lily Bloom (Blake Lively), a woman who overcomes a traumatic childhood to embark on a new life in Boston and chase a lifelong dream of opening her own business. A chance meeting with charming neurosurgeon Ryle Kincaid

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16:20

Marvel SDCC '24 Panel Reaction- AVENGERS DOOMSDAY,...

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2024/07/29

Travis Hopson of Punch Drunk Critics and Cinema Royale gives his reaction to Marvel Studios' huge SDCC '24 panel from over the weekend, and all of the gigantic announcements and footage!All of this and more can be found at Punch Drunk Critics: https://www.punchdrunkcritics.comSubscribe to Punch Drunk Critics on YouTube: / @punchdrunkcritics1 Follow Punch Drunk Critics on Twitter: / pdcmovies Follow Punch Drunk Critics on Facebook: / pdcmovies #SDCC2024 #marvelstudios #avengersdoomsday

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23:49

The DEADPOOL & WOLVERINE Review Episode!

Cinema Royale ·

2024/07/24

DEADPOOL & WOLVERINE is finally here! The long-awaited team-up of Ryan Reynolds' Wade Wilson and Hugh Jackman's Logan has hit the MCU, and is it the greatest superhero movie EVER?!?Check out the spoiler free review from me, Cinema Royale and Punch Drunk Critics' Travis Hopson and Joblo.com's Chris Bumbray!All of this and more on a new episode of Cinema Royale, which you can find anywhere that you get podcasts.Subscribe to Punch Drunk Critics on YouTube: / @punchdrunkcritics1 Follow Punch

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5:48

TWISTERS Review: Daisy Edgar-Jones And Glen Powell...

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2024/07/20

Travis Hopson of Cinema Royale reviews TWISTERS starring Glen Powell and Daisy Edgar-Jones!Edgar-Jones stars as Kate Cooper, a former storm chaser haunted by a devastating encounter with a tornado during her college years who now studies storm patterns on screens safely in New York City. She is lured back to the open plains by her friend, Javi (Golden Globe nominee Anthony Ramos, In the Heights) to test a groundbreaking new tracking system. There, she crosses paths with Tyler Owens (Powell), the

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