Cinema Royale

Cinema Royale is joined by Ben Foster and Thomasin McKenzie to talk about LEAVE NO TRACE, the first film by Debra Granik since 2010's WINTER'S BONE. The film, which already has McKenzie being compared to Jennifer Lawrence, centers on a war veteran suffering from PTSD, and his daughter who have been living off the grid in the forests of Portland. When they are discovered by the authorities, it forces them to reintegrate into a society that is unfamiliar.

On this week's Cinema Royale, Blackfilm.com's WIlson Morales joins in to talk JURASSIC WORLD: FALLEN KINGDOM and if the Jurassic period is indeed over. With San Diego Comic-Con right around the corner we'll talk about what to expect at Hall H, the Chris Hardwick controversy, and more! Plus news on the Star Wars spinoffs, The Last Jedi fan remake, Chloe Moretz on Kick-Ass 3, and directors for the Black Widow movie.

Cinema Royale is joined by director Silas Howard who talks about his new film A Kid Like Jake starring Jim Parsons, Claire Danes, and Octavia Spencer. The film follows a Brooklyn couple whose preschool aged son is showing signs of gender nonconformity. Howard talks about what drew him to the film, his career as a trans filmmaker and how the industry has changed since LGBTQ movies have grown in prominence.

This week belongs to the villains as Cinema Royale takes a look at two movies centerd on criminals. The first is the anticipated all-female Ocean's 8 with Sandra Bullock, Cate Blanchett, Anne Hathaway, and a costume budget bigger than any Avengers movie! Then, Jodie Foster and Dave Bautista lead another all-star cast in Drew Pearce's Hotel Artemis, where the bad guys come to get all patched up. Hannhah Buchdahl of Cinema Clash and Punch Drunk Critics' own Julian Lytle join me to dive in into the cinematic underbelly!

Plus, news on Val Kilmer's return for Top Gun: Maverick, the Star Wars "fan" backlash to Kelly Marie Tran, the Jared Leto Joker movie, Matthew Vaughn's Kick-Ass and Kingsman plans, Power Rangers, and more!

Barry Keoghan joins Cinema Royale to talk about his starring role in American Animals, the new heist movie from writer/director Bart Layton that blurs the line between fact and fiction.

Ten years have passed since the first time I interviewed director Leigh Whannell, for a little horror film you may have heard of called SAW. Now he's back and more enthusiastic as I've ever seen him for his new movie, UPGRADE, a wild sci-fi revenge flick starring Logan Marshall-Green.

Whannell talks with me about finally getting to make a movie to call his own, working with the geniuses at Blumhouse, and much more!

It's another Star Wars weekend as Solo: A Star Wars Story flies into theaters. I won't be flying solo on this review, though, as my homie Chris Bumbray of Joblo.com and The Beard and the Bald podcast joins in to talk about the anticipated prequel. Plus we'll look at Paul Schrader's latest, First Reformed, starring Ethan Hawke as a priest suffering through a crisis of faith. 

Finally we'll take a look at Danny Boyle agreeing to diect Bond 25, James Mangold directing a Boba Fett movie, Jake Gyllenhaal joining the Spider-Man sequel, and The Expendables 4 finally becoming a reality!  

Join in for another great episode of Cinema Royale!

Paul Schrader, the legendary writer of Taxi Driver, Raging Bull, and others returns to his dark roots with First Reformed. Starring Ethan Hawke as a priest experiencing a crisis of faith, the film finds Schrader at his most challenging and controversial, but also at his best.  

Schrader took a few minutes to talk with me for an episode of Cinema Royale, and discusses the decades-long path to bringing First Reformed to the screen. He also talks about spirituality, his many cinematic influences, and much more.

Ryan Reynolds is back and suited up for DEADPOOL 2, the anticipated sequel to the highest-grossing R-rated comic book movie ever. But can this one top the bullet-riddled bloodsoaked heights of the original? And will there be a DEADPOOL 3 or just an X-FORCE movie? I'll be joined by Jeff Lyles of Lyles' Movie Files to talk about Deadpool's future on the big screen. 

Plus we'll delve into rumors of a Lando Calrissian spinoff from SOLO: A STAR WARS STORY, a long-rumored Obi-Wan Kenobi flick, and a G.I. Joe spinoff focused on Snake Eyes. All this and more so tune in for another great show!

After a welcome post-Infinity War break, Cinema Royale is back with a review of Melissa McCarthy's new comedy, LIFE OF THE PARTY! Hannah Buchdahl of the Cinema Clash podcast joins me to give the film a passing grade, or send it to detention with some of McCarthy's other comedies. 

Plus, I'll talk BILL & TED 3, new casting on Quentin Tarantino's ONCE UPON A TIME IN HOLLYWOOD, a GI JOE spinoff movie, CAPTAIN MARVEL casting, the live-action STAR WARS TV series, and more