Punch Drunk Podcast

1...2...Freddy's comin' for you! The horror icon returns in Michael Bay's remake of the classic A Nightmare on Elm Street, but is version nearly as "sharp" as the original? Then we dig into the DVD vaults with Ving Rhames and Kelly Hu's The Tournament! All that, plus news, DVD releases, and a few minutes discussing Michael Caine's latest, Harry Brown!

We've hit middle age! It won't be long before we're buying expensive cars and getting piercings in weird places in an effort to look young. This week's show we're thrown right into the thick of the action as we review the highly anticiapted THE LOSERS, starring Zoe Saldana and Jeffrey Dean Morgan! We know it's not exactly our demo, but if Jennifer Lopez is in it, we're there, so check out our review of her latest, THE BACK UP PLAN! All this and our usual witty repartee, and some news and DVDs as well!

We can't kick your ass, but we can definitely geek out as we review the long anticipated superhero flick, Kick-Ass! Do we have what it takes to be a superhero? Plus, we take a few minutes to talk with Derrick Borte, director of the new stealth marketing comedy, The Joneses! Plus our usual blabbing out movie news and next week's big DVD releases!

Join us as we welcome special guest, Emily Abt, director of the powerful teen drama shot right here in DC, Toe to Toe! It's a free-for-all this week as we unspool our thoughts on pretty much any movie that comes to mind...including Miley Cyrus's The Last Song! Also, the summer movie season is nearly upon us, so it's time to run down the blockbusters we're sweatin' over. Plus the week's DVD releases and all the news straight from Tinseltown!

Release the Kraken! If those words mean anything to you then you're gonna want to tune in as we review the epic remake of Clash of the Titans! Has Dreamworks finally caught up with Pixar? We explore this as we take a look at the latest hit animated adventure, How to Train Your Dragon! Plus all the news and DVD releases!

Everybody into the hot tub!! Could Hot Tub Time Machine be this year's The Hangover? We're talkin' Green Zone,the latest film from Paul Greengrass and Matt Damon! Plus we represent D.C.(and them Redskins) as we take a look at local indie, Ghosts Don't Exist, executive produced by Chris Cooley. Also our review of Jude Law's Repo Men! All that and the latest DVD releases, news, and more geekery than you can handle.

On this week's show we'll be looking at the highs 'n lows of this past weekend's Academy Awards! Who made a fool of themself on stage? What were the upsets? Who was drunk? Who looked the hottest? Plus, we throw on our dorky 3-D glasses and dive down the rabbit hole to review Tim Burton's latest, Alice in Wonderland! All this plus a review of Antoine Fuqua's gritty cop drama, Brooklyn's Finest! We hope you'll be there, Thursday night at 7pm to join us for another fun show!

And the winner is...! It's Oscar time, folks! And in celebration of this glorious time of year, we're kicking off the 1st Annual Punchy Awards! Find out who we think deserved to be nominated for Best Picture, Best Actor..and a couple of our categories! Plus, it all starts to add up as we find out why a '10' would ever date a '5' in our review of She's Out of My League! Round up the lumbering zombies as we take a look at Timothy Olyphant's latest, The Crazies!

A special episode of PDC Live! as we are joined by Eric Espejo, director of Ghosts Don't Exist, the horror feature that has been all the buzz around the Nation's Capital! Plus, we dive headlong into insanity as we review Scorsese and Dicaprio's Shutter Island! Also, an early review of Bruce Willis's latest cop comedy, Cop Out! All this plus news and DVD releases! We hope you'l join us for another fun show, this Thursday at 7pm!

Is Percy Jackson and the Olympians the Harry Potter killer it's been built up to be? Find out as John and Trav take a look at the latest adventure from Chris Columbus! Plus, the full moon is out, and The Wolfman is on the prowl! Is this long anticipated horror remake more bark than bite? Also, all the news and DVD releases we care about! Join us on air at (347) 205-9740, or ask us questions via the chat room!

Join John and Travis as they discuss the latest romantic films,'Dear John' and 'Valentine's Day' just in time for....well...Valentine's day! We'll also cover the latest news and try to find out what's the deal with this 3D craze!?! Make sure to call in and join the fun, you never know you may win a prize!

Join The Punch Drunk Critics, John and Trav, as they discuss John Travolta's new movie 'From Paris with Love'. Also as part of an Oscar extravaganza the guys will tear down this years nominees and hopefully build them back up!