Punch Drunk Podcast

Even with only one film at the starting line this week, we can't stop to slow down even for an instant. Especially with the adrenaline fueled return of Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, and The Rock(!!!) in Fast Five! And what better time is there than now to go through our five favorite car chase sequences of all-time? All this plus the biggest news straight from Hollywood and the DVDs you need to keep an eye out for. We hope you'll join us for another hot show!

What's your favorite scary movie? While Travis is away in Hawaii reenacting his favorite Blue Crush scenes, John and guest host Josh Hylton answer that question while avoiding the dreaded Ghostface in their review of Wes Craven's highly anticipated  Scream 4! Then pack your bags and your shiny headdress, we're headed to Carnivale for the latest film from the makers of Ice Age, the vibrant animated feature, Rio! All this plus the week's biggest news, DVD releases, and whatever else springs to mind! We hope you'll join us for another fun show!

On this week's show we'll be joined by Josh Hylton of the Kevin and Josh Movie Show to get his take on Hanna, starring Saoirse Ronan as a dangerous child assassin! Then we venture to the medieval times to get lifted with Danny McBride, James Franco, and Natalie Portman's knightly stoner comedy Your Highness! Plus reviews of Soul Surfer and the Russell Brand remake of Arthur! We'll also take on the lethal assignment of  breaking down our Top 5 Hitman Flicks! All this plus the week's news, DVD releases, and the big winners at the box office! Join us for another jam packed show!

On this week's show we'll be joined by our good friend, Comcast.net's Rebecca Cusey to get her opinion on Source Code, the second intense sci-fi thriller from Duncan Jones! We'll probably get a little animated in our review of Hop, featuring the voice of Russell Brand. And the guys who gave us Saw are back with their latest horror creation, the poltergeist thriller, Insidious! All that plus this we'll announce the winners of our 'Skyline DVD giveaway'! Join us for another jam packed episode!

We've been talking about it since last year's Comic-Con. We've covered every drop of news, every whisper of gossip,we've sold the merchandise. We're completely in the tank. And now our most anticipated movie of 2011 is here. Zack Snyder's Sucker Punch has finally arrived, and we've got your first look review at what we think will be the most exciting film of the year. Will it live up to our hype? In order to help us break it down we've got our good friend Tim Gordon of the popular Keeping It Reel with FilmGordon joining in! That's not all, as we've also got reviews of Diary of a Wimpy Kid 2, and Paul Giamatti starring in Win Win! Plus the news, DVDs, box office, and whatever else springs to mind. We hope you'll join us for another awesome show!

There are so many movies to review this week we had to call in a little back-up. We'll be joined by FilmThreat's Elias Savada to talk about Simon Pegg and Nick Frost's sci-fi road trip comedy, Paul! Plus, a pair of mostly shirtless hunks take dramatic turns: Matthew McConaughey is a slick LA lawyer in The Lincoln Lawyer; and Bradley Cooper is a super genius in Limitless! We'll wrap up with Cary Fukunaga's dark take on Charlotte Bronte's classic, Jane Eyre! It's going to be a busy show! We hope you'll join us this Sunday night at 7pm eastern!

On this week's episode we strap on our boots and prepare for alien warfare as we review the big budget invasion flick, Battle: Los Angeles! We'll also spend a few minutes talking to one of the film's fresh faces, rising star Cory Hardrict! Plus, Catherine Hardwicke goes from vampires to werewolves in her new take on the classic fairy tale, Red Riding Hood! All this plus the latest in DVD and movie news! We hope you'll join us for another packed show!

Excuse us while John and I mousse up our big hair, throw on our shades and duck away to the men's room to snort cocaine. The 80s are back in full force, and we had a chance to talk to the guy who helped make it cool again: Topher Grace, star of That 70s Show and the new comedy, Take Me Home Tonight. Plus we've got a full slate of reviews this week: Matt Damon and Emily Blunt put their love to the ultimate test in The Adjustment Bureau! Johnny Depp is a lizard on an existential journey in Rango! Plus a brief look at Beastly, starring Vanessa Hudgens and Alex Pettyfer! How can we cram all this into 90 minutes? I got no idea but we're going to try! Join us this Sunday night at 7pm for a jam packed show!

Hey, between now and this Sunday we're gonna mess you up! We're so excited about this week's show that we've started channeling Amber Heard from Drive Angry! Why are we so hyped? We'll be talking to her Drive Angry castmate, Billy Burke, about what it was like working on the intense action flick! Plus we'll try to ask him a question or two about that whole Twilight Saga thing. You might've heard of it. Plus we'll have reviews of The Farrelly Brothers raunchy new comedy, Hall Pass, starring Owen Wilson! It's going to be a great show! We hope you'll join us for what should be another fun episode!

Forget the Golden Globes. Forget the BAFTAs. Who are going to be the first recipients of the Punch Drunk Critics Uptown Awards, given to those movies and performances we feel the Academy has left behind. We might even hand out a few statues live on air! Ok, not likely but we can hope! Plus we'll have two big reviews this week: The teen sci-fi adventure I Am Number Four; and the Liam Neeson thriller, Unknown! All this plus next week's DVDs and all the news that matters to us! We hope you'll join us for another packed show!