Cinema Royale

In a special interview, Travis Hopson and Tim Gordon talked with WAVES director Trey Edward Shults, along with stars Kelvin Harrison Jr. and Taylor Russell about their acclaimed drama. The film also stars Sterling K. Brown, Renee Elise Goldsberry, and Lucas Hedges.

The Laundromat writer Scott Z. Burns and author Jake Bernstein talk with Travis Hopson about their Panama Papers film, THE LAUNDROMAT. The Netflix film stars Meryl Streep, Antonio Banderas, and Gary Oldman, with Steven Soderbergh directing.

Acclaimed director Kasi Lemmons joins Travis Hopson to talk about Harriet, the first major Harriet Tubman biopic ever on the big screen. The film stars Tony Award winner Cynthia Erivo, and Lemmons talks about casting the talented, soulful actress to play such an important figure in civil rights history.

A very special treat as Travis Hopson is joined by screen legend John Travolta to talk about his role as a Hollywood stalker in THE FANATIC. The film is directed and co-written by Fred Durst, and co-stars Devon Sawa. Travolta talks about why he chose to be on the opposite side of the celebrity lens for this role, how he always manages to stay in character, and working with the Limp Bizkit frontman on his feature debut.

In a special bonus edition of Cinema Royale, I chat with The Farewell director Lulu Wang on her deeply personal film, her struggle to get the movie made on her own terms, and casting Awkwafina in a breakout role.

BOOKSMART stars Beanie Feldstein and Kaitlyn Dever join Travis Hopson to talk about Olivia Wilde's directorial debut, becoming real-life best friends, and the best way to support female filmmakers.

The big red demon is back with HELLBOY, a gory, apocalyptic reboot starring STRANGER THINGS' David Harbour, Ian McShane, and Milla Jojovich! Is Neil Marshall's R-rated take on the popular comic book character enough to win over fans still pissed over Guillermo Del Toro and Ron Perlman's departure?

Plus, we kinda gotta talk about that STAR WARS: THE RISE OF SKYWALKER trailer, don't we? We'll look at the good, the bad, the light, and the dark side to JJ Abrams' end of the Skywalker Saga. Joining us will be AwardCircuit.com's Karen Peterson who has some thoughts about what this latest film could mean,

This week's Cinema Royale is loaded up with reviews, so I had to ask AwardsCircuit.com's Karen Peterson to join me on breaking 'em all down! First up, Disney soars back into theaters with Tim Burton's DUMBO! Is the flying elephant with the jumbo ears as magical now as he once was?  

Plus we'll take a look at the gripping true-life thriller HOTEL MUMBAI starring Dev Patel and Armie Hammer, and prison drama THE MUSTANG starring Matthias Schoenaerts, Jason Mitchell, and Bruce Dern. 

Finally, I'll give my thoughts on Jordan Peele's comments about hiring white male leads, and why he was right to say what he did.

The story of Bonnie & Clyde gets a different spin with THE HIGHWAYMEN! Netflix's film stars Kevin Costner and Woody Harrelson as the Texas Rangers who tracked down and killed the most famous criminal couple in history.  I had a chance to sit down with the film's director, John Lee Hancock, and writer John Fusco to talk about their motivation for telling the story of Frank Hamer and Maney Gault, who were old school lawmen in a time when the world was at its most chaotic.

Was there any doubt what we'd be talking about on this week's show? But is CAPTAIN MARVEL the hero audiences want to see save the day? Is Marvel's first solo female lead all that it deserves to be? I'll be joined by Jeff Lyles of Lyles' Movie Files and Mae Abdulbaki to break it all down.

Plus, James Gunn's THE SUICIDE SQUAD is shaping up to be something entirely different; Marvel's BLACK WIDOW is casting up, and there's a #SnyderCut out there, ya'll!