
Travis Hopson talks with THE MOSQUITO BOWL director Peter Berg, plus stars Ray Nicholson and Tom Francis, about the real-life WWII football drama. After Pearl Harbor, four star college footballers join the Marines...


The official podcast of film critic Travis Hopson of the Punch Drunk Critics, delivering movie reviews and special guests!
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Signup to Generate a PitchRecent episodes include "Peter Berg, Ray Nicholson, and Tom Francis Talk War and Football in THE MOSQUITO BOWL" (28 October 2026, 7 minutes), "WILDWOOD writer Chris Butler on LAIKA's Most Ambitious Fantasy Epic Yet" (23 October 2026, 13 minutes), and "DIGGER Review: Did Tom Cruise Dig Himself Into A Hole He Can't Get Out Of?" (3 October 2026, 22 minutes).
Cinema Royale publishes roughly weekly, with episodes averaging 12 minutes.
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Travis Hopson talks with THE MOSQUITO BOWL director Peter Berg, plus stars Ray Nicholson and Tom Francis, about the real-life WWII football drama. After Pearl Harbor, four star college footballers join the Marines...

Travis Hopson talks with screenwriter Chris Butler about WILDWOOD, Laika's most ambitious fantasy epic yet, and the challenges of bringing the book to life. The adventures of Prue McKeel as she sets off to the forests...

Film critics Travis Hopson and Joblo.com's Chris Bumbray review Alejandro Inarritu's wildly ambitious, but also deeply polarizing satire DIGGER starring Tom Cruise in a performance like you've never seen. The most...

John Cho joins Travis Hopson to talk about his villain role in YOUR MOTHER YOUR MOTHER, an action flick in which he goes toe-to-toe with Oscar winner Mahershala Ali! Follows Latif, a devoutly religious hitman, who...

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Travis Hopson is joined by Scream Queens Jessica Rothe and Kiana Madeira to talk about BEWARE BOIÚNA, the best killer snake movie...ever? A team of doctors embark on a local mission in the Amazon rain forest, but it...

Travis Hopson is joined by Jay Baruchel and Michael Dowse to talk about their TIFF breakout, THE STUNT DRIVER, about Canadian daredevil Ken Carter! In the 1970s, stuntman Ken Carter, known as "The Mad Canadian" due to...

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Travis Hopson and Chris Bumbray are back from the Toronto International Film Festival, and it's time to recap the bests of the fest! Will People's Choice winner LA BOLA NEGRA finally earn Netflix the Best Picture Oscar...

Travis Hopson and Chris Bumbray review Zach Cregger's RESIDENT EVIL! Is it the best video game movie ever? Can Sony resist turning it into a franchise? RESIDENT EVIL is in theaters now. All of this and more can be found...

Travis Hopson and Justin Esquivel of Epic Film Guys have something to say about Adam Wingard's return to gritty action thrillers, ONSLAUGHT, starring Adria Arjona and Dan Stevens! Beware of spoilers! We get into...

Travis Hopson talks with Annabelle Wallis about fighting alongside Jason Statham in MUTINY, open in theaters now! All of this and more can be found at www.punchdrunkcritics.com! Subscribe to Punch Drunk Critics on...

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Travis Hopson talks with Adam Demos about his start in acting, and his comedic role in SPA WEEKEND, sharing the screen with Leslie Mann, Anna Faris, Isla Fisher, and Michelle Buteau. All of this and more can be found at...

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Travis Hopson sits down with SPA WEEKEND stars Anna Faris, Leslie Mann, Isla Fisher, and Michelle Buteau to talk about their raunchy comedy, making more movies for women, goat yoga mishaps, and more! All of this and...

Film critic Travis Hopson is joined by William Goodman (GQ, Men's Health, The Wrap) to review David Robert Mitchell's dinosaur thriller THE END OF OAK STREET, starring Ewan McGregor and Anne Hathaway! Is it the best...

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Travis Hopson talks with COOKIE QUEENS director Alysa Nahmias about her acclaimed Girl Scout Cookie doc, and how Meghan Markle became a key part of it. All of this and more can be found at www.punchdrunkcritics.com...

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Travis Hopson talks with TEENAGE SEX AND DEATH AT CAMP MIASMA star Hannah Einbinder about Jane Schoenbrun's queer horror, transphobia in the slasher genre, sexual awakenings, and more. All of this and more can be found...

Travis Hopson talks with horror director Eli Roth about his return to extreme gore with ICE CREAM MAN, opening in theaters on August 7th! All of this and more can be found at www.punchdrunkcritics.com! Subscribe to...

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SPOILER ALERT For SPIDER-MAN: BRAND NEW DAY!!! Travis Hopson is joined by Sherin Nicole of RIOTUS to talk about the hot news that Marvel Studios has cast Samara Weaving to play Emma Frost in its live-action X-MEN movie...

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Travis Hopson talks with trailblazing filmmaker Gregg Araki about his thoughts on queer cinema, Gen Z fears, and his new sex comedy, I WANT YOUR SEX, starring Cooper Hoffman and Olivia Wilde! All of this and more can be...

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Travis Hopson and Joblo.com's Chris Bumbray review SPIDER-MAN: BRAND NEW DAY, starring Tom Holland, Zendaya, Mark Ruffalo, Jon Bernthal, Jacob Batalon, Sadie Sink, Tramell Tillman. Directed by Destin Daniel Cretton. A...

Travis Hopson talks with André Holland, Wendell Pierce, and director Sheldon Candis about boxing drama THEY FIGHT, based on a true story set in Washington, DC. Based on the 2018 documentary of the same name, They Fight...
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