Punch Drunk Critics

6 days ago | punchdrunkcritics.com | Travis Hopson

How far would you go to be the best at…well, anything? To be truly great, it demands sacrifice. This idea gets explored in the upcoming sports horror, HIM, starring Marlon Wayans and produced by Jordan Peele. Formerly titled GOAT, the film is directed by Justin Tipping, who broke out in 2016 with the acclaimed sneaker drama Kicks. What would you sacrifice to become the greatest of all time?

1 week ago | punchdrunkcritics.com | Travis Hopson

David O. Russell’s Madden film just advanced closer to the goal line. The controversial filmmaker continues to be able to gather star-studded ensembles despite a troubling history and the box office disaster that was Amsterdam. Joining the already-cast Christian Bale and Nicolas Cage are Kathryn Hahn, John Mulaney, and Sienna Miller. Madden stars Cage as Hall of Fame Oakland Raiders head coach and legendary broadcaster John Madden, with Bale as Raiders owner Al Davis.

1 week ago | punchdrunkcritics.com | Travis Hopson

Since winning the Academy Award for her performance in Anora, the offers coming Mikey Madison’s way seem to be for big franchises. She was recently said to be eyeing a role in Zach Cregger’s Resident Evil reboot, and that may or may not still happen. But earlier, Jeff Sneider also mentioned that she could be in line for something bigger, a role in Shawn Levy’s upcoming Star Wars movie that is expected to star Ryan Gosling.

1 week ago | punchdrunkcritics.com | Travis Hopson

Disney is going to be plenty busy the rest of the week with Star Wars Celebration taking place. So that makes today just the right time for a new The Fantastic Four: First Steps trailer, offering a lot of new footage. The latest footage gives us another look at the alternate retro-future version of the 1960s in which the Fantastic Four are Earth’s mightiest and most popular heroes.

1 week ago | punchdrunkcritics.com | Travis Hopson

Sony Pictures is staying up late, dropping a new trailer for Danny Boyle’s 28 Years Later deep into the night. The long-awaited film returns fans to the post-apocalyptic U.K. setting of Boyle and screenwriter Alex Garland’s zombie-esque horror 28 Days Later, released in 2002, and followed up by director Juan Carlos Fresnadillo with 2007’s 28 Weeks Later. Boyle is back behind the camera for the first chapter in a new trilogy.