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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

5:45

A BIG BOLD BEAUTIFUL JOURNEY Review: Big Bold And...

Cinema Royale ·

2025/09/21

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

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3:54

THE TOXIC AVENGER Review: A Splattery And Starry...

Cinema Royale ·

2025/08/30

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…

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5:12

THE ROSES Review: Love is War for Benedict...

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2025/08/29

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,”

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5:34

CAUGHT STEALING Review: Darren Aronofsky And Austin...

Cinema Royale ·

2025/08/29

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

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5:59

Margaret Qualley and Ethan Coen are Starting To Find...

Cinema Royale ·

2025/08/23

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/pdcmoviesFollow Punch Drunk

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4:03

LURKER Review: Archie Madekwe Has An Obsessive Fan In...

Cinema Royale ·

2025/08/22

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

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4:56

EDEN Review: Jude Law, Vanessa Kirby, Sydney Sweeney,...

Cinema Royale ·

2025/08/22

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

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8:30

Nnamdi Asomugha, Melissa Leo, and Aja Naomi King Talk...

Cinema Royale ·

2025/08/18

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

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14:29

NOBODY 2 is Odenkirk vs Stone in a Vastly Superior...

Cinema Royale ·

2025/08/15

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/pdcmoviesFollow Punch Drunk Critics on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pdcmoviesYou can also subscribe to our podcast Cinema Royale anywhere you get your podcasts!#Nobody2

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4:24

Matilda Lutz Kills But Can't Save Disappointing RED...

Cinema Royale ·

2025/08/15

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/pdcmoviesFollow Punch Drunk Critics on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pdcmoviesYou can also subscribe to our podcast Cinema Royale anywhere you get your podcasts!#RedSonja #MatildaLutz #Conan

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6:37

HIGHEST 2 LOWEST Review: Spike Lee's Masterful...

Cinema Royale ·

2025/08/15

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

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5:56

FREAKIER FRIDAY Review: Jamie Lee Curtis And Lindsay...

Cinema Royale ·

2025/08/08

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

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4:24

WEAPONS Review: A New Horror Classic

Cinema Royale ·

2025/08/08

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:

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13:03

Ella Balinska and Hugo Keijzer Talk Sci-Fi Survival...

Cinema Royale ·

2025/08/08

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

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19:52

THE NAKED GUN Movie Review!

Cinema Royale ·

2025/08/02

Travis Hopson and Joblo.com's Chris Bumbray review #TheNakedGun with #LiamNeeson attempting to fill the shoes of the late great Leslie Nielsen! Plus, a brief discussion of our favorite hot ladies of the '80s and '90s.THE NAKED GUN 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/pdcmoviesFollow Punch Drunk Critics on Facebook:

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13:10

Beatrice Grannò Talks DANIELA FOREVER, Lucid...

Cinema Royale ·

2025/07/26

THE WHITE LOTUS breakout Beatrice Grannò talks with Travis Hopson about her role in Nacho Vigalondo's surreal DANIELA FOREVER, her experiences with lucid dreaming, working with Henry Golding, and more. 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/pdcmoviesFollow Punch Drunk Critics on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pdcmoviesYou can also subscribe

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12:42

Matt Shakman Talks FANTASTIC FOUR Influences, Silver...

Cinema Royale ·

2025/07/25

Travis Hopson talks with THE FANTASTIC FOUR: FIRST STEPS director Matt Shakman about bringing Marvel's First Family to the MCU, the challenge of debuting Silver and Galactus, and so much more.THE FANTASTIC FOUR: FIRST STEPS 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/pdcmoviesFollow Punch Drunk Critics on Facebook:

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12:34

THE FANTASTIC FOUR FIRST STEPS Review- Marvel's Got...

Cinema Royale ·

2025/07/22

Film critic Travis Hopson review Marvel Studios' THE FANTASTIC FOUR: FIRST STEPS starring Pedro Pascal, Vanessa Kirby, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, and Joseph Quinn!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/pdcmoviesFollow Punch Drunk Critics on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pdcmoviesYou can also subscribe to our podcast Cinema Royale anywhere you get

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21:28

The SUPERMAN Review Episode!

Cinema Royale ·

2025/07/09

Up up and away! This episode of Cinema Royale to the ultimate boyscout, the hero of heroes, the Last Son of Krypton, Superman! I'm joined by Chris Bumbray of Joblo.com to talk about (free of major spoilers) the most anticipated movie of the summer! Has James Gunn knocked it out of the park with SUPERMAN? Or will this go the way of Zack Snyder's MAN OF STEEL, Bryan Singer's SUPERMAN RETURNS, and pretty much everything after Richard Donner's classic? We talk about the politics of Gunn's SUPERMAN, the

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4:24

HEADS OF STATE Review: John Cena and Idris Elba Make...

Cinema Royale ·

2025/07/03

Travis Hopson reviews HEADS OF STATE, the Prime Video action-comedy starring John Cena, Idris Elba, and Priyanka Chopra Jonas!In the action-comedy “Heads of State,” the UK Prime Minister Sam Clarke (Idris Elba) and U.S. President Will Derringer (John Cena) have a not-so-friendly and very public rivalry that jeopardizes their countries’ “special relationship.” But when they become the targets of a powerful and ruthless foreign adversary, who proves more than a match for the two leaders’ security

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