Punch Drunk Podcast

Iconic filmmaker Spike Lee will be joining us this week on PDC Live!! to discuss his latest film Red Hook Summer, a venture back to the universe he created originally in Do The Right Thing. Afterwards we'll be talking about what we thought of Lee's latest effort as well as a look at rising star Joseph Gordon-Levitt's new movie Premium Rush. Sure to be a show packed with things you won't want to miss!

This week on PDC Live!! we are joined by the directors of what is being called "The Best Stop-Motion Film in 20 Years" Paranorman. In what is sure to be a jam packed week we will also be reviewing Paranorman and don't forget The Expendables 2...I'm rarely THIS excited to see both movies coming out in a single week but Paranorman looks amazing and Expendables 2 features my childhood hero, Jean Claude Vann-Damme!!! Won't you join us and sit a spell?

It's a big week on PDC Live!! We are going to be joined by acclaimed writer/director Tony Gilroy (Bourne series, Micheal Clayton, Duplicity) to talk about his latest directorial effort The Bourne Legacy. We'll also be reviewing the new Bourne and all of the new releases for this week including The Campaign and Hope Springs. Make sure to tune in this is not an episode you want to miss!
 

This week we welcome some female perspective as the loveliest of the PDC, Miss Rocky Hadadi, sits in for Travis to talk about the return of the "Frat Pack" and the newest entry in the Step Up franchise. The Watch starring Ben Stiller and Vince Vaughn and Step Up: Revolution starring....well, starring a bunch of people who you won't see again until Step Up 5: Electric Boogaloo!!

What better way to celebrate our 150th episode than with the movie event of the year? This week we'll be looking at the epic conclusion to Christopher Nolan's Batman trilogy, 'The Dark Knight Rises!' Can it possibly live up to the hype? We'll try to keep it spoiler-free folks, but the question "How does Anne Hathaway look in spandex?" will be answered! We'll also take a look back at the entire trilogy and assess its place in history.We want to know your thoughts, so join us in the chat room or call in to let your voice be heard.

It's that time again folks, another blockbuster movie anticipated by everyone is coming out this Friday so we're going to get you up to speed. You don't want to sit there asking "who's that guy?" "what's he doing?", so we are going to let you know the who, what, where, and why. Don't worry, no spoilers...that is unless we happen to guess right on some things accidently. Sure to be a good time and you don't want to buy your ticket until you have a listen!

Travis sits down with director Ben Zeitlan and two of the stars from the movie, Dwight Henry and Quevenzahane Willis, that has been buzzing all over the festival circuit and is sure to be a water cooler favorite this year 'Beasts of the Southern WIld'. This one is a must listen!

As we enter into the thick of the summer movie season, we'll be talking three films that are highly anticipated for very different reasons. Marc Webb and Sony's The Amazing Spider-Man reboot has been the source of much controversy, but did they make the right move in starting over? Or did they make a very expensive, high profile mistake? Plus, Oliver Stone returns to his gritty roots with the star-studded crime flick, Savages. Beasts of the Southern Wild has taken the festival circuit by storm, but will the film capture hearts and minds now that it's in theaters?
All this, plus our usual mix of box office and movie news, DVD releases, and whatever else springs to mind. Join us for an earlier edition of what should be a fantastic show!

It's crazy how time flies. We're already halfway through 2012, and so far we've seen some incredible movies. We've had Liam Neeson fighting wolves in 'The Grey'; '21 Jump Street' brought back to incredible success; 'The Avengers' running roughshod over the box office; and learned the secrets of the universe in 'Prometheus'. But what was the best movie of the year so far?
We'll be joined by local Washington DC film critics: Nell Minow of Beliefnet; Tim Gordon of FilmGordon; and Chesapeake Family Magazine's Rocky Hadadi to reveal our picks for the Best Movies and Performances for the first half of 2012. Tune in and join us!

Travis and John of the Punch Drunk Critics are going to make sure you know everything you need to know before you go see this new version of the web slinger on the big screen. Tune in to find out everything from why Parker's parents are so involved to the reason he's not shooting webs from inside his wrists anymore and just who is that giant lizard we're seeing in all of the trailers?