Cinema Royale

After years of screwing around with the heads of Stephen King fans, who have already had their brains rattled enough by the author's books, THE DARK TOWER has finally arrived in theaters! And it has big stars! Idris Elba! Matthew McConaughey! But was the wait worth it? Flixist.com's Matt Razak joins the show and we're gonna figure out whether THE DARK TOWER has the "shine" to be a hit. 

Plus, I'll give my thoughts on WONDER WOMAN getting an Academy Awards season push from Warner Bros. Is this the one foe the Amazonian goddess won't be able to slay?

All this plus DVDs, news, and more!

Cinema Royale is back, and I'll be recapping I saw at San Diego Comic-Con with Blackfilm.com's Wilson Morales, who was my partner in crime on the show floor! We'll fill you in on everything Marvel, Warner Bros., Ready Player One, and more! 

Plus, Black Reel Awards president Tim Gordon will have a hot take on Kathryn Bigelow's racially-charged drama, Detroit! And we'll also review Charlize Theron's scorching hot Atomic Blonde!

Tune in, listen up, and enjoy the show!

Can you believe we're already past the halfway point of the year? Crazy, right? While it's definitely flown by it hasn't always been fun, but 2017 has definitely provided us a few gems. This summer has been one of the best in ages, and there are some great films that have flown under the radar. Some stinkers, too, and I'm not going to let those get by unscathed.

The reason why I love this show so much, even more than the final "Best of" episode, is looking back and being reminded of where my head was at during the first half of the year. The way I feel about certain movies will evolve over time, that's just natural.  It also serves as a reminder that great movies come out all year 'round, not just during Oscar season. We tend to forget that, I think.

You thought I was kidding last week when I said the next show would be crazy? We've got SPIDER-MAN: HOMECOMING, BABY DRIVER, DESPICABLE ME 3, and THE BIG SICK all in one jam-packed show! How is that even possible? It's like the summer just decided to tap out all at once and say, "No mas! Here's everything! Just no more blockbusters, please!" 

Good thing I have Cinema Clash's Hannah Buchdahl around to support me. We'll see how many of these we can get through, and I'll hopefully have time to give my thoughts on THE BEGUILED, as well. Gah! 

After winning me and many others at Sundance with their charming, deeply personal comedy The Big Sick, Kumail Nanjiani and Emily V. Gordon have joined Cinema Royale to talk about bringing their story to the big screen. The film chronicles their courtship and the illness that threatened her life, but also brought Kumail closer to her family. It's a great movie, funny, sweet, and heartfelt, one of the year's best. 

Check out the interview where Kumail and Emily talk (and joke) about what inspired them to make the movie, how they work as a team, and what other chapters in their life might be worth adapting.

Edgar Wright joined me and my colleague Tim Gordon to talk about his latest film, BABY DRIVER, which has all of us mean ol' critics buzzing! We talked about the film's long road to getting made, how he put together its amazing soundtrack, how he feels about making sequels, and much more!

I think the title pretty much says it all, doesn't it? This episode of Cinema Royale will be dedicated to the crap show that was Transformers: The Last Knight. Julian Lytle will join me in tearing apart Michael Bay's latest, and thankfully, his final, movie in the increasingly awful franchise. 

Plus, the latest on the Han Solo spinoff movie, and I'll give my honest thoughts on Ron Howard taking over as director! Join me for what should be a fun show!

In a special Cinema Royale interview, I had a chance to sit down with MEGAN LEAVEY director Gabriela Cowperthwaite to talk about the military dog drama, the differences she found between this and her breakout documentary, BLACKFISH, and how her opinion of military dogs changed while filming.

On this week's Cinema Royale, I'll be joined by Flixist.com's Matthew Razak to review Tom Cruise's THE MUMMY. As the film tanks at the box office, we'll look at Universal's Dark Universe and other shared franchises to see why they keep failing before they even start. 

Plus, I'll continue to hype up one of my favorite films from Sundance, BAND AID, starring Zoe Lister-Jones and Adam Pally. Feels like I've been talking about it for months (I have), but now that it's out I'm going to do it one more time. Plus brief reviews of IT COMES AT NIGHT and MEGAN LEAVEY, along with news, Blu-rays, and that killer BLACK PANTHER trailer!

Tune in for a jam-packed hour!

It's here! The most anticipated movie of the summer, WONDER WOMAN is finally here! So gather up your Golden Lasso and your invisible jet because Cinema Royale will be joined by Filmgordon.com's Monica Hayes, a real live actual female, to talk about the first female-led superhero movie in a decade. Damn, no pressure, Warner Bros! Does Gal Gadot measure up to the great Linda Carter in her portrayal of the Amazonian superhero? Will Patty Jenkins open doors for other women to direct more comic book movies?

Plus, why are studios blaming Rotten Tomatoes for the failure of Pirates of the Caribbean 5 and Baywatch? And are they right?

All this and more in this week's episode of Cinema Royale! Tune in and join us!