Punch Drunk Podcast

Oscar Schmoscar. What is anybody gonna do with a Golden Globe, anyway? Don't even get me started on the Indie Spirit. Sounds like a deoderant. The only awards that matter are here are the WAFCA Awards, courtesy of the very best film critics in the Washington DC Area. In preparation for Monday morning's huge announcement of our WAFCA Award winners, we'll be joined by two Keeping It Reel's Tim Gordon, as well as Comcast.net's Rebecca Cusey to talk about the event and our personal nominees for the best movies of the year. If we're lucky, we'll get them to stick around and help us deciper the latest film from Darren Aronofsky, Black Swan, starring Natalie Portman. Plus, even though the studio didn't want us to screen it(must've been scared of something), we'll have a review of ninja slash-a-thon, The Warrior's Way, starring Geoffrey Rush and Kate Bosworth! All this plus the news and DVD releases for the week. It's gonna be a jam packed show, so we hope you'll join us!

Christina Aguilera's called the "voice of her generation" and is one of the top selling artists of the last decade, and now she joins us to talk about her feature film debut, Burlesque, co-starring Cher and Stanley Tucci! As if that wasn't enough, Elizabeth Banks sat down with us to talk about her latest thriller, The Next Three Days, starring Russell Crowe! Plus we've got reviews of the weeks' biggest flicks,including Disney's Tangled, and Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson's action thriller, Faster! And don't think just because we've got a ton of interviews and a handful of reviews that we'll forget about all the latest news straight from Hollywood, plus the week's must bu DVDs. We hope you'll join us for what is turning out to be one amazing show!

It's our golden 75th anniversary! 75 shows is gold, right? Even if it's not this is a very special show as we're joined by Ed Zwick the prolific director of Glory, The Last Samurai, Blood Diamond and a ton of other greats to discuss his latest film, Love and Other Drugs. That's not even the half of it, as muggles and mud bloods alike have been eagerly awaiting the first act of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, the final chapter in the story of the boy wizard. We've seen it, but for an event this big we need a little help, and who better than our friend Jen Chaney of The Washington Post to join us? Plus all the news, DVD releases, and whatever else pops into our heads! It's going to be a crazy show, so be sure to tune in this Sunday night at 7pm eastern!

The Oscar-winning director of Slumdog Millionaire drops in to chat with Punch Drunk Critic host John Nolan about his new outing, 127 Hours. Starring James Franco, the critically-acclaimed film tells the true story of Aron Ralston who—after being trapped by a boulder—must cut off his own arm in order to escape.

A very special episode as we were fortunate enough to sit with the great director, Doug Liman, to discuss his latest film, Fair Game! Find out how he finds a way to connect his film on the infamous Valerie Plame scandal to Jaws! Plus, Robert Downey Jr. and Zach Galifianakis do their best John Candy and Steve Martin impression in new road trip comedy, Due Date! That's not all, we've also got reviews of Will Ferrell's new animated flick, Megamind, and Tyler Perry's latest, For Colored Girls! Whoo! And if that's not all, we'll also be joined by our friend, Comcast.net's Rebecca Cusey to add a bit of a feminine touch to the place. It's gonna be wild! Call in and join us!

Finesse MItchell Interview

Hal Sparks Interview

It's Halloween again! And nothing says Halloween like jack-o-lanterns, chicks in slutty costumes, candy corn induced tummy aches, and of course another visit from the Jigsaw Killer! Yep, he's back for his greatest(and final?) and final test. Does Saw 3D go out with a bang? Or a thud. Plus I'll take a few minutes to wrap up the final film in the popular Millennium trilogy, The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest! Plus, we'll be joined by our good friend Josh Hylton of the "Kevin and Josh Movie Show" to talk about our favorite Halloween flicks! All this plus the news and next week's DVD releases. Hey, y'never know who else might show up! Feel free to call in with your favorite Halloween horror flicks as well!

On this week's show, we'll be joined by one of our favorite people, The Washington Post's Jen Chaney to discuss Clint Eastwood and Matt Damon's exploration of the afterlife in the highly anticipated drama, Hereafter. Does Eastwood have another Oscar fave on his hands? Last year you demanded it, but was anybody begging for a sequel to Paranormal Activity? We've got an early look at the follow-up to the horror hit and will let you know if it's worth all the nightmares. Plus, Sam Rockwell and Hilary Swank team up for Conviction, based on the harrowing true story of Betty Ann Waters, who spent 20 years trying to prove her brother innocent of a crime he didn't commit. All this plus the news, DVD releases, and whatever the heck else pops in our heads. We hope you'll join us for another packed show!

A very special episode this week as John had a chance to sit down with the great Ed Norton to discuss 'Stone', his latest thriller alongside Robert De Niro and Milla Jojovich! Plus Bruce Willis leads an all-star cast including Helen Mirren and Morgan Freeman in the hilarious action comedy, Red! All that plus our review of Jackass 3D, the news straight from Hollywood, and the week's latest DVD releases!