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  • Colin Farrell Doubles Down In Lurid BALLAD OF A SMALL PLAYER
    Nov 1 2025
    Travis Hopson reviews Edward Berger's lurid BALLAD OF A SMALL PLAYER starring Colin Farrell, Tilda Swinton, and Fala Chen. Streaming now on Netflix.

    SYNOPSIS: “Lord Doyle (Colin Farrell) is laying low in Macau – spending his days and nights on the casino floors, drinking heavily and gambling what little money he has left. Struggling to keep up with his fast-rising debts, he is offered a lifeline by the mysterious Dao Ming (Fala Chen), a casino employee with secrets of her own. However, in hot pursuit is Cynthia Blithe (Tilda Swinton) – a private investigator ready to confront Doyle with what he is running from. As Doyle tries to climb to salvation, the confines of reality start to close in.”

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    #colinfarrell #BalladOfASmallPlayer #moviereviews
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    5 min
  • Tessa Thompson and Nina Hoss Burn Hot In HEDDA
    Nov 1 2025
    Travis Hopson reviews Nia DaCosta's HEDDA starring Tessa Thompson, Nina Hoss, Tom Bateman, and Imogen Poots! Streaming now on Prime Video.

    SYNOPSIS: From writer/director Nia DaCosta comes a provocative, modern reimagining of Henrik Ibsen’s classic play. HEDDA (Tessa Thompson) finds herself torn between the lingering ache of a past love and the quiet suffocation of her present life. Over the course of one charged night, long-repressed desires and hidden tensions erupt—pulling her and everyone around her into a spiral of manipulation, passion, and betrayal.

    All of this and more can be found at www.punchdrunkcritics.com!

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    #Hedda #TessaThompson #moviereviews
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    5 min
  • Tom Bateman and Nina Hoss Talk HEDDA, Sexual Intrigue, and Characters Blinded by Love
    Oct 31 2025
    Travis Hopson talks with HEDDA stars Tom Bateman and Nina Hoss about Nia DaCosta's fiery, complex adaptation starring Tessa Thompson!

    HEDDA is streaming now on Prime Video.

    SYNOPSIS: From writer/director Nia DaCosta comes a provocative, modern reimagining of Henrik Ibsen’s classic play. HEDDA (Tessa Thompson) finds herself torn between the lingering ache of a past love and the quiet suffocation of her present life. Over the course of one charged night, long-repressed desires and hidden tensions erupt—pulling her and everyone around her into a spiral of manipulation, passion, and betrayal.

    All of this and more can be found at www.punchdrunkcritics.com!

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    #TomBateman #NinaHoss #Hedda
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    4 min
  • Tessa Thompson and Nia DaCosta Talk HEDDA, Exploring Dark Impulses and Empowering Women
    Oct 31 2025
    Travis Hopson talks with Tessa Thompson and HEDDA director Nia DaCosta about their reimagining of Henrik Ibsen's classic play, streaming now on Prime Video!

    All of this and more can be found at www.punchdrunkcritics.com!

    SYNOPSIS: From writer/director Nia DaCosta comes a provocative, modern reimagining of Henrik Ibsen’s classic play. HEDDA (Tessa Thompson) finds herself torn between the lingering ache of a past love and the quiet suffocation of her present life. Over the course of one charged night, long-repressed desires and hidden tensions erupt—pulling her and everyone around her into a spiral of manipulation, passion, and betrayal.

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    #TessaThompson #NiaDaCosta #Hedda
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    5 min
  • BUGONIA Review: Yorgos Lanthimos and Emma Stone Reteam For A Mixed Bag Conspiracy Satire
    Oct 28 2025
    Travis Hopson reviews Yorgos Lanthimos' BUGONIA starring Emma Stone and Jesse Plemons!
    SYNOPSIS: Two conspiracy-obsessed young men kidnap the high-powered CEO of a major company, convinced that she is an alien intent on destroying planet Earth.

    BUGONIA is in select theaters now, opens nationwide on October 31st.

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    #Bugonia #EmmaStone #yorgoslanthimos
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    5 min
  • Justin Lin And The Continued Fascination With John Allen Chau In LAST DAYS
    Oct 24 2025
    Travis Hopson is joined by director Justin Lin to talk about his latest film, the John Allen Chau drama LAST DAYS, about the doomed Christian missionary who was killed attempting to convert an isolated but dangerous tribe.

    LAST DAYS is open in theaters now.

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    #JustinLin #JohnAllenChau #christianmissionaries
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    5 min
  • Tonatiuh and Bill Condon Talk KISS OF THE SPIDER WOMAN and Jennifer Lopez's Performance
    Oct 12 2025
    Travis Hopson talks with KISS OF THE SPIDER WOMAN director Bill Condon and breakout star Tomatiuh about the film's messaging on queer identity, the importance of releasing it now, and of course, Jennifer Lopez's showstopping performance.

    KISS OF THE SPIDER WOMAN is in theaters now.

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    #kissofthespiderwoman #Tonatiuh #jenniferlopez
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    4 min
  • JohnCandyintaudio
    Oct 12 2025
    Travis Hopson speaks with JOHN CANDY: I LIKE ME director Colin Hanks and John Candy's children Chris and Jennifer about the documentary streaming now on Prime Video!

    All of this and more can be found at www.punchdrunkcritics.com!

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    #ColinHanks #JohnCandy #PrimeVideo

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    6 min