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Travis Hopson
Tomatometer-approved critic
Movies reviews only
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The Boy and the Heron (2023) |
A film that fits neatly into Miyazaki’s canon and will bring joy to his legion of fans. - Punch Drunk Critics
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| Posted Dec 06, 2023
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Origin (2023) |
You need to make people feel something in order to move them, and few are better than DuVernay at stirring audiences to action. - Punch Drunk Critics
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| Posted Dec 05, 2023
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Godzilla Minus One (2023) |
Toho has gone back to its roots and achieved the true pinnacle of Godzilla glory with Godzilla Minus One - Punch Drunk Critics
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| Posted Dec 04, 2023
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Silent Night (2023) |
Silent Night is worth seeking out as a yuletide diversion. - Punch Drunk Critics
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| Posted Nov 29, 2023
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Monster (2023) |
Kore-eda, working for the first time in decades from a script not his own, takes a Rashomon-like narrative and weaves a story that is both an intriguing mystery and a sweet coming-of-age story. - Punch Drunk Critics
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| Posted Nov 24, 2023
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Maestro (2023) |
It’s undeniable the commitment Cooper has made to Maestro and to bringing Bernstein’s story to the screen with complete authenticity. - Punch Drunk Critics
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| Posted Nov 22, 2023
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Napoleon (2023) |
Napoleon is not a historical biography to be respected, nor does it have the dark comic wit to be particularly edgy. - Punch Drunk Critics
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| Posted Nov 21, 2023
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Thanksgiving (2023) |
It’s easy to see how this movie will become a new holiday tradition for genre fans, to be watched after grandma and grandmpa have fallen into a post-turkey coma. - Punch Drunk Critics
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| Posted Nov 16, 2023
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Next Goal Wins (2023) |
Sure to be a crowd-pleaser that scores with the director’s legion of fans, despite the yellow flags it also earns. - Punch Drunk Critics
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| Posted Nov 15, 2023
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The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes (2023) |
Predictably passionless and derivative, but at least it’s not harmful to the series as a whole. - Punch Drunk Critics
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| Posted Nov 15, 2023
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Trolls Band Together (2023) |
This is probably the most insane Trolls movie yet and its fans will appreciate everything about that. - Punch Drunk Critics
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| Posted Nov 14, 2023
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The Marvels (2023) |
The Marvels is so much better the stranger it gets. - Punch Drunk Critics
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| Posted Nov 10, 2023
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The Marsh King's Daughter (2023) |
Fans of Ridley will want to check this out for her, because there’s not much suspense to be found elsewhere. - Punch Drunk Critics
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| Posted Nov 03, 2023
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Freelance (2023) |
Freelance is an utter disaster that I can't believe John Cena and Alison Brie agreed to be a part of. - Punch Drunk Critics
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| Posted Nov 02, 2023
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Nyad (2023) |
When Nyad takes to the water, it’s a captivating underdog story about a woman who swam against the tide of prejudice and ageism to be the best. - Punch Drunk Critics
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| Posted Nov 02, 2023
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The Kill Room (2023) |
The Kill Room is far from a masterpiece, but Thurman, Jackson, and Manganiello guide the broad comedic brush strokes in entertaining fashion.
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| Posted Nov 01, 2023
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Five Nights at Freddy's (2023) |
Five Nights at Freddy’s has been in the works for so long, it was actually beat out by a better film with the same plot. - Punch Drunk Critics
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| Posted Oct 27, 2023
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If You Were the Last (2023) |
This low-fi screwball charmer burns hot with Mackie and Chao’s instant chemistry. - Punch Drunk Critics
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| Posted Oct 24, 2023
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American Fiction (2023) |
What's great about American Fiction is that it isn't so easily defined. It's part family dramedy, part literary and Hollywood satire, and part character study. - Punch Drunk Critics
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| Posted Oct 22, 2023
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The Holdovers (2023) |
And while The Holdovers does get off to a slow start, the journey is worthwhile, fulfilling, and quite funny. - Punch Drunk Critics
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| Posted Oct 22, 2023
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The Killer (2023) |
It turns out that great filmmakers sometimes can’t elevate ho-hum material, and can sometimes even hinder it. - Punch Drunk Critics
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| Posted Oct 22, 2023
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Saltburn (2023) |
Saltburn is imperfect, but like the titular estate it snags you in its grip and doesn’t let go. - Punch Drunk Critics
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| Posted Oct 22, 2023
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The Zone of Interest (2023) |
Nothing meaningful comes out of The Zone of Interest, leaving us with the sinking realization that this hollow feeling is all Glazer had intended from the beginning. - Punch Drunk Critics
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| Posted Oct 21, 2023
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Fingernails (2023) |
Digging into the details of Fingernails will only cause you to dislike the movie, and I found it’s best to invest in the performances of Buckley, Ahmed, and White. - Punch Drunk Critics
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| Posted Oct 20, 2023
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Society of the Snow (2023) |
A more authentic take on this incredible tale of survival and strength of the human spirit. - Punch Drunk Critics
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| Posted Oct 20, 2023
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Rustin (2023) |
The one consistently great aspect to Rustin is Domingo, with a towering performance that makes you believe this one man could pull off such a herculean effort. - Punch Drunk Critics
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| Posted Oct 20, 2023
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Butcher's Crossing (2022) |
The film offers Cage a rarity for someone at this stage of his career; a new challenge in a new genre. - Punch Drunk Critics
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| Posted Oct 19, 2023
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Killers of the Flower Moon (2023) |
Killers of the Flower Moon is a complete, utterly masterful film that echoes the very birth of America. - Punch Drunk Critics
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| Posted Oct 17, 2023
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In the Fire (2023) |
It’s problems are many, such as stilted dialogue and predictable genre tropes, and there’s a general sense that this movie wouldn’t even exist if Heard had passed on it. - Punch Drunk Critics
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| Posted Oct 13, 2023
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The Burial (2023) |
The Burial doesn’t always make the perfect case for itself, but it’s hard not to like an underdog story with an anti-corporate message delivered with the kind of gusto that Foxx brings to the table. - Punch Drunk Critics
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| Posted Oct 12, 2023
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Dark Harvest (2023) |
A brutal small-town horror that strikes somewhere between Children of the Corn, The Hunger Games, and a scary story told around the campfire. - Punch Drunk Critics
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| Posted Oct 12, 2023
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Foe (2023) |
With lush visuals and performances just as thriving, any shortcomings can be forgiven for a sci-fi romance that has its heart in the right place. - Punch Drunk Critics
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| Posted Oct 11, 2023
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Dicks: The Musical (2023) |
That Jackson and Sharp are gay men playing “straight” is about as clever as this loud, uncomfortably unfunny film gets as it makes the case for the worst comedy of the year. - Punch Drunk Critics
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| Posted Oct 05, 2023
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The Royal Hotel (2023) |
The Royal Hotel is terrifying in its exploration of the allowances women make just to survive, and the snap decisions they must make in male-dominated workplaces. - Punch Drunk Critics
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| Posted Oct 04, 2023
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Saw X (2023) |
Allows for a tighter focus on the series’ most popular character without all of the narrative trickery latter films needed to keep him relevant storywise. - Punch Drunk Critics
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| Posted Sep 29, 2023
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The Creator (2023) |
The best original sci-fi I’ve seen in years, with a rich, full world just dying to be explored, stunning cinematography, and a human vs AI storyline that is familiar but rewarding. - Punch Drunk Critics
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| Posted Sep 26, 2023
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No One Will Save You (2023) |
No One Will Save You is a little bit A Quiet Place, a little bit War of the Worlds, and it should be top of your radar to watch from the comfort of home. - Punch Drunk Critics
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| Posted Sep 22, 2023
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Expend4bles (2023) |
The clip is out of ammo on this franchise that has NEVER lived up to its potential, and this is the worst of them all. - Punch Drunk Critics
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| Posted Sep 22, 2023
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Outlaw Johnny Black (2023) |
The style is closer to Mel Brooks’ Blazing Saddles, which managed to be funny, topical, and critical of the genre while being respectful of it. - Punch Drunk Critics
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| Posted Sep 14, 2023
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Dumb Money (2023) |
Dumb Money is smartly packaged into a crowd-pleasing “us vs. them” story pitting the little guys against the Goliath of Wall Street fat cats. - Punch Drunk Critics
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| Posted Sep 13, 2023
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A Haunting in Venice (2023) |
A Haunting in Venice keeps solving the case, offering a fun, Gothic ghost story that will keep you on your toes and should be a treat to seek out this Halloween. - Punch Drunk Critics
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| Posted Sep 11, 2023
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Rotting in the Sun (2023) |
It’s also hard to shake the feeling that Silva could’ve made Rotting in the Sun as a 30-minute short and it would’ve been an improvement. - Punch Drunk Critics
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| Posted Sep 07, 2023
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The Equalizer 3 (2023) |
It’s probably the most human and least violent of the franchise, but also possibly the best. - Punch Drunk Critics
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| Posted Sep 01, 2023
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Ernest & Celestine: A Trip to Gibberitia (2022) |
A crowd-pleasing, heart-warming joy about true platonic love and political defiance. - Punch Drunk Critics
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| Posted Aug 31, 2023
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Vacation Friends 2 (2023) |
The sequel scuttles the good vibes of that dynamic by throwing in a number of elements that simply don’t work. - Punch Drunk Critics
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| Posted Aug 25, 2023
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Retribution (2023) |
With Neeson’s latest, Retribution, he finally gives up in a tired thriller that barely asks him to do more than fasten his seat belt. - Punch Drunk Critics
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| Posted Aug 24, 2023
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Gran Turismo: Based on a True Story (2023) |
And while the self-serving commercialism unavoidably runs rampant, it’s impossible to deny the sheer crowd-pleasing thrill of the race. - Punch Drunk Critics
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| Posted Aug 23, 2023
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Bottoms (2023) |
Weird, surreal, and unabashedly horny, this is one of those films that you instantly know is going to be a cult favorite. - Punch Drunk Critics
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| Posted Aug 22, 2023
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Strays (2023) |
Imagine Disney’s The Incredible Journey if it was written by veterinary students on an acid trip. - Punch Drunk Critics
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| Posted Aug 17, 2023
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Blue Beetle (2023) |
Quite simply the best DC movie in years, and should be the blueprint for James Gunn as he moves forward with the new DCU. - Punch Drunk Critics
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| Posted Aug 16, 2023
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