Cinema Royale

On this week's show, BFCA film critic Travis Hopson and Joblo.com's Christopher Bumbray  review David Fincher's Gone Girl, starring Ben Affleck, Rosamund Pike, and based on the best-selling novel by Gillian Flynn. Is the hype all its cracked up to be? Should we be looking at Gone Girl as a potential Oscar contender?

Plus, up 'n coming writer/director Justin Simien joins the show to talk about his controversial comedy on race with the in-your-face title, Dear White People! All this and the latest news straight from Hollywood including Joaquin Phoenix's talks with Marvel over Doctor Strange; new Twilight short films, and more!

On this weeks' show, Denzel Washington reunites with his Training Day director to equalize the #&#&# out of the Russian mob in The Equalizer! Plus, Miles Teller and Analeigh Tipton make for a charming couple, but is Two Night Stand a walk of shame?

Mae Abdulbaki of Punch Drunk Critics and Movies with Mae joins us to help you decide what to see in theaters this week!

On this week's Cinema Royale, Michelle Monaghan (Gone Baby Gone, True Detective) joins in to talk about her new film, the heartfelt military drama Fort Bliss. Directed by Claudia Myers, the film centers on a decorated soldier trying to reconnect with her son after an extended tour overseas.

Plus, our resident YA expert Sandie Angulo Chen gives her thoughts on this week's big film, The Maze Runner, starring Teen Wolf's Dylan O'Brien!

On this week's Cinema Royale we're joined by writer/director Ned Benson whose romance drama The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby has been building up buzz going into the awards season. The ambitious film stars Jessica Chastain and James McAvoy, centering on a crumbling relationship in the wake of tragedy.

Plus we'll look at the anticipated crime drama, The Drop, starring Tom Hardy, Noomi Rapace, and James Gandolfini in his final performance. With a script by Dennis Lehane and direction by Michael Roskam (Bullhead), could The Drop by a potential Oscar sleeper? We'll also look at the most disgusting rom-com you're probably never going to see, Wetlands!

We'll also have news on Iron Man 4, Ghostbusters 3, and Jessica Chastain's quest to play a superhero, and much more!

For Cinema Royale's landmark 75th episode we're looking back at some of the best celebrity guests of the past year! Locke director Steven Knight talks about working alongside Tom Hardy; Jason Bateman joins Cinema Royale to talk about his directorial debut, Bad Words; and Godzilla director Gareth Edwards reveals all about the king of monsters!

The nine-year wait is over, and on this week's Cinema Royale we will return to the sleazy streets of Basin City for Robert Rodriguez and Frank Miller's Sin City: A Dame to Kill For! Was the wait worth it? And how does the sequel to 2005's groundbreaking film fit into the current comic book movie landscape?

Plus, Cinema Royale will be joined by Life of Crime director Dan Schechter to talk about his adaptation of the Elmore Leonard novel (and Jackie Brown prequel) starring Jennifer Aniston, John Hawkes, Mos Def, Tim Robbins, and Isla Fisher!

Christopher Bumbray of Joblo.com joins me for another great show!

On this week's show we'll look at Sylvester Stallone's The Expendables 3 to see if he, Wesley Snipes, Arnold Schwarzenegger, and the rest of the '80s action heroes have anything left in the tank. Also, Mae Abdulbaki joins us live in studio to give a fan's perspective on the adaptation of The Giver, starring Jeff Bridges and Meryl Streep.

Plus big news regarding an Aquaman movie, Marvel's plans for a film on The Inhumans, and MAJOR Star Wars: Episode VII spoilers!

Cowabunga! On this weeks' show, Michael Bay and the guy who brought you Battle: Los Angeles try not to ruin your childhood with Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles! Plus, a review of the culinary rom-com The Hundred-Foot Journey starring Helen Mirren, and John Michael McDonagh's dark religious comedy, Calvary.

This plus news on Batman v Superman, a possible female spinoff of The Amazing Spider-Man, and much more!

A talking raccoon and the "Godfather of Soul" headline this week's episode of Cinema Royale! I'll take a look at Marvel's riskiest gamble yet, the quirky team of heroes known as the Guardians of the Galaxy! Then I'll sit down and chat with the lady who helped make it all happen, co-writer Nicole Perlman!

Plus, Chadwick Boseman does his best to embody the "hardest working man in show business" James Brown in Get On Up, the new biopic from The Help director, Tate Taylor. Boseman was flawless in his portrayal of Jackie Robinson in 42, but can he really capture all of Brown's moves? All that and the news straight from San Diego Comic-Con!

Alexandre Aja, director of horrors High Tension, Piranha 3D, and The Hills Have Eyes, stops by Cinema Royale to talk about his latest film, Horns, starring Daniel Radcliffe. He discusses casting Radcliffe in the lead role of Ig Parrish, a boy who grows magical horns and uses them to solve a murder mystery. With Horns set to have a presence at Comic-Con, Aja talks about what fans can look forward to.