Punch Drunk Podcast

All kinds of killing going on this week on PDC Live as we take a look at a movie that had me at hello with it's first set picture, Brad Pitt's Killing Them Softly. Next it's on to Jigsaw's possibly more insane movie cousin in The Collection, the sequel to the awesome indie horror hit The Collector. It's trap filled houses without the moral overtones!

A hollywood legend, an 80's action staple remade, and a movie many claim to be the next Avatar, that's this week in a nutshell (thanks Austin Powers for not letting me use that phrase without quoting you). We take a look at the Anthony Hopkin's starring biopic Hitchcock then we join a pack of Wolverines in Red Dawn and last but certainly not least, we find out if Life of Pi is a new classic or just a treat for the eyes. 

We wrap up the epic Twilight saga with our reviews of Breaking Dawn Pt. 2 then it's on to the ridiculously good looking with Silver Lininging's Playbook starring Bradley Cooper and Jennifer Lawrence and lastly Keira Knightley breaks type with a the period peace Anna Kareninia. 

We have a chat with acclaimed character and voice actor Phil Lamarr to talk about the upcoming season of Futurama, the return of Star Wars, and whether anybody remembers him from Pulp Fiction.

Critics, Punch Drunk Critics. Bond is back! We'll be talking about the ins and outs of Skyfall and wether the claims of it being the best Bond ever are legit. We'll also be talking about one of this nation's most beloved presidents as we tackle Steven Speilberg's Lincoln. Saving the best for last we'll be hearing from the beautiful Imogen Poots as she joins the PDC to talk about this weeks A Late Quartet. 

To say this has been a landmark few weeks for Star Wars fans would be putting it lightely. With news that Disney had bought Lucasfilm and is moving forward with Episode VII fans went nuts, both for and against. With more questions than answers we at the PDC want to sort through the rubble and see what will become. We are extremely happy to welcome special guest Nick Maley, one of the geniuses behind the creation of Yoda, and who worked on A New Hope and The Empire Strikes Back to talk all things Star Wars, plus take a look back at his storied career that includes Superman and Krull!  It will be a day long remembered!!

The driving force behind one of the groups that defined 90's hip hop, Rza of the WuTang Clan took time out to talk to the Punch Drunk Critics about his new film The Man with the Iron Fists, a Kung Fu extravaganza with heavy roots in old school martial arts cinema. John and Travis will bring you up to speed on the movie and Rza's journey to get to this point. As well as bring you the man himself to talk about this dream project of his. 

I'm going to start sounding like a broken record saying that we have a packed show for you so from now until February let's just go with that assumption. We're joined by Micheal Bassett, writer/director of this weeks Silent Hill 3D: Revelation to talk about the hell ride of a time that is this week's only Halloween relevant release, in terms of horror at least. Also on the docket is fun time Halloween flick Fun Size, and the epic Cloud Atlas. 

Wow, it seems like it's been a long time since our good buddy Tim Gordon joined us on the airwaves. Tim will be sitting in for John this week as he and Travis run down this week's releases  Alex Cross and Paranormal Activity 4. We'll also be running down what's in store for the Black Reel Awards this year! Make sure to tune in and check it out!

What do a CIA hostage rescue, a stolen puppy, and a demon that lives in film and eats children have in common? Nope, they're not skills and achivements from Dick Cheney's resume (jeez, how could you go there? Don't we have enought politi-talk right now without dated Dick Cheney jokes?). They are the plots of this week's new releases, Argo, Seven Psychopaths, and Sinister! I haven't been so eager to talk about all of the weeks releases in longer than I can remember. It's sure to be a calvacade of awesome things so make sure to tune in!

Listen to me very carefully, you are about to be taken on an incredible review of Liam Neeson's 'Taken 2'. Bryan Mills is back, kickin' butt and takin' names as the father of one of his old victims comes looking for revenge. Does Neeson power the sequel to the same adrenaline-fueled heights as before? Or has age finally caught up?  Plus, we'll take a look at Tim Burton's stop-motion animated horror/comedy, 'Frankenweenie'! All this and more, so tune in to the show and join us in the chat room!

I'm starting to feel repetative but I must say it's yet ANOTHER big week on PDC Live!!! as we welcome writer/director Stephen Chbosky to talk about his new movie The Perks of Being a Wallflower. A great little movie that's getting talked about quite a bit thanks to Emma Watson who delivers an amazing performance in her first turn out of Hogwarts. From there we are packed wall to wall with reviews of PDC favorite, Rian Johnson's new flick Looper, the movie I keep getting mixed up with the Kevin James MMA movie but is actually about teacher's Won't Back Down, the lovely Anna Kendrick's new film Pitch Perfect and much, much more.

Travis of the Punch Drunk Critics sits down with Sarah Megan Thomas, star of the new movie Backwards Synopsis:When a fiercely competitive 30 year old rower fails to make the Olympic boat for the second time, she takes a coaching job at a school but struggles to adjust to life off the race course.. 

Travis of the Punch Drunk Critics sits down with Sarah Megan Thomas, star of the new movie BackwardsSynopsis:When a fiercely competitive 30 year old rower fails to make the Olympic boat for the second time, she takes a coaching job at a school but struggles to adjust to life off the race course.. 

It's a HUGE week on PDC Live!!! as we welcome Michael Pena, who stars in this weeks big release End of Watch with Jake Gyllenhaal. I don't know how we'll find the time but we also have reviews for all 7 of this weekends major releases, including Dredd 3D, House at the End of the Street, The Master, and of course, End of Watch. Make sure to tune in, it's going to be a great show! .....but at a minimum it should be funny listening to us try and keep to a tight schedule!

On this episode of PDC LIVE!! we are feeling vastly unaccomplished as we welcome 19 year old director Emily Hagins to talk about her new movie My Sucky Teen Romance. Sure 19 doesn't seem TOO young for a first time director that's why Emily decided to direct her first feature at 12!! After realizing how unambitious OUR teen years were we go to the source of that lack of ambition, VIDEO GAMES!! Or, more specifically video game movies. With the release of Resident Evil: Retribution Travis and I take a look into the future of video game movies....will they continue to be bashed or will they take the place of comic book adapatations?

This week on PDC Live!! we're joined by director Jamie Bradshaw to talk about his new movie Branded. Synopsis: Set in a dystopian future where corporate brands have created a disillusioned population, one man's effort to unlock the truth behind the conspiracy will lead to an epic battle with hidden forces that control the world.Oh...did you think that was all? No, no, no dear listener, we'll also be bringing you our Top 5 most anticiapated movies of the fall season, a season that's shaping up to be one of the best I've seen in years!

Another celeb studded week on PDC Live as we welcome the beautiful Ari Graynor of the new movie For a Good Time Call... Oh, you thought that was all we had? No, no, no dear listner, we wouldn't cut you short like that! We'll also be talking about the new Tom Hardy prohibition era bootlegging flick Lawless and what will hopefully be a positive entry in the demon genre with Jeffery Dean Morgan's new film The Possesion. 

In a special weekend release interview Travis of the PDC sits down with Matt Bondurant, writer of the new movie Lawless starring Tom Hardy, Shia LeBeouf and Guy Pearce. 

Travis of the Punch Drunk Critics sits down to talk Compliance with the film's director Craig Zobel.   Synopsis:When a prank caller convinces a fast food restaurant manager to interrogate an innocent young employee, no-one is left unharmed. Based on true events.