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Marvel unloaded the big guns at their San Diego Comic-Con panel in Hall over the weekend. Over the course of an hour and some change they dropped so much news and footage that it was tough to keep up! Phases 4, 5, AND 6! Avengers: The Kang Dynasty! Avengers: Secret Wars! Daredevil: Born Again! Black Panther: Wakanda Forever! It’s all too much for one Punch Drunk Critic to handle alone.

I’m joined on the show this week by my partner in crime, John Nolan, to break down all of the biggest news spring from Marvel’s Hall H presentation and beyond, because we got some breaking news just before recording!

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How long has it been since the last episode of Cinema Royale? Pretty sure the last thing we talked about was No Time to Die. But now we’re back and playing catch up, talking everything from Dune to Ghostbusters: Afterlife! Plus, we discuss this awards season and why critics suck, an annual conversation to be fair, along with reviews of Bruised, House of Gucci, and Encanto!

The world is not enough, nor can one episode of Cinema Royale barely contain all that we have to say about the latest James Bond flick, No Time to Die! Is this the best of the Daniel Craig era of 007? Where does he rank in the pantheon of James Bonds? And where should the franchise go from here? Who is the next to suit up and make saving the world look good?

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Symbiotes and gangsta rule in the latest episode of Cinema Royale! Of course, we have to talk Tom Hardy’s odd couple sequel Venom: Let There Be Carnage and that whopper of a post-credits! What does it all mean for the future of Marvel/Sony movies? Plus, we return to the good ol’ days of mob rule with The Sopranos spinoff The Many Saints of Newark! All this, and we had to talk about the season finale of Marvel’s What If…? series!

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We’re back! After what felt like forever, but was really only one week away, we’re back on your feed with the latest films and news from Holly-weird. This week it’s Clint Eastwood proving that age is just a number as the 91-year-old premiers his latest effort, acting, directing, and producing Cry Macho. Then we check in with nuevo action star Frank Grillo in the throwback shoot ’em up Copshop. Plus reviews of the Tammy Faye Baker flick, The Eyes of Tammy Faye, plus the immigration romance Blue Bayou and news on The Lost Boys remake!

This week on Cinema Royale, we were shocked by the tragic loss of Michael K Williams, which we learned literally moments before taping. We then try to rebound with John’s take on Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, plus reviews of the new Cinderella featuring Camila Cabello and Billy Porter, and Worth starring Michael Keaton.

All of this and more!

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So much to do and so little time, this week on Cinema Royale! It’s fists flying and gun’s blazing in the first half of this week’s show with an early look at Marvel’s latest Shang-Chi and The Legend of the Ten Rings and Maggie Q’s awesome actioner The Protégé. From deadly to terrifying the second half of our show ventures into dark territory review the latest in horror with Rebecca Hall’s The Night House and Neil Blomkamp’s Demonic, along with the mind-bending Reminiscence! All this PLUS news on Riri Williams debut as Iron Heart in Black Panther 2: Wakanda Forever, and a possible Expendables spinoff!

We had the pleasure of interviewing John Nolan of Straylight Run over Zoom video! 

Craft Recordings is thrilled to announce Straylight Run's Live at the Patchogue Theatre — the band's only live album, captured at the height of their success in 2005…and then shelved for 15 years.

While a handful of tracks from the performance were shared in 2020 as a Bandcamp exclusive, the forthcoming release will now include the full 16-song set and will be available for fans to enjoy on CD, vinyl, and across all digital platforms. A special edition of the 2-LP set —pressed on red marble vinyl and limited to 500 units — will also be sold exclusively on the band's webstore. All formats can be pre-ordered today, while the advance single "Existentialism on Prom Night (Live At The Patchogue Theatre, Long Island, NY/2005)" is available to stream or download now.
 
Originally formed in 2003 by Taking Back Sunday's John Nolan (vocals, piano, guitar) and Shaun Cooper (bass), Straylight Run marked a sonic departure for the artists, who opted for reflective, indie rock songs over the heavier material that they were known for. Nolan and Cooper were soon joined by drummer Will Noon (formerly of Breaking Pangaea) and singer, guitarist, and pianist Michelle DaRosa.
 
Straylight Run released their self-titled debut in 2004 through Victory Records, earning critical acclaim and a Top 5 spot on Billboard's 
Independent Albums chart. A year later, they followed with their EP, Prepare to Be Wrong. During this time, the band stayed busy on the road, supporting acts like Coheed and Cambria, The Used, and Motion City Soundtrack, as well as headlining the Vans Warped Tour.
 
In 2005, the band booked a hometown concert at Long Island's Patchogue Theatre to raise funds for a friend in need. Aiming to release a live DVD, they filmed and recorded the show. In a statement, Nolan recalled that "the feeling in the room and on stage that night was incredible… Unfortunately, the [video] footage ended up being unusable, so plans for the DVD were scrapped. The audio from the show sounded great, but at the time we were getting ready to release our first EP, so putting out a live album at the same time didn't make sense."
 
He continued, "We didn't know what to do with the recording, so it stayed on the shelf with the idea in the back of our minds that we'd release it someday." In April 2020, the band shared ten of those songs on Bandcamp — donating 100% of proceeds to Feeding America — and reunited for a one-off livestream performance. Now, with the full release of Live at the Patchogue Theatre, fans can enjoy the only live recordings of songs from Straylight Run and Prepare to Be Wrong, including such favorites as "Existentialism on Prom Night," "The Tension and the Terror," and "Hands in the Sky (Big Shot)."
 
After that evening, Straylight Run went on to release one more album (2007's The Needles the Space) as well as three more EPs before announcing an indefinite hiatus in 2010. That same year, Nolan and Cooper resumed their work with Taking Back Sunday. Today, they continue to record and tour with the best-selling alt-rock band. DaRosa, meanwhile, went on to form the band Destry with Cooper, along with members of The Format and Cassino. Will Noon played drums with the best-selling group, fun., and is currently one half of the Los Angeles-based duo Mourners. 
 
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On the latest Cinema Royale, is Free Guy the greatest video game movie EVER!? We discuss that very real possibility while admiring Ryan Reynolds’ new action-comedy with Jodie Comer and Taika Waititi! Plus, the Blind Man is back and he’s…the good guy? Don’t Breathe 2 is sure to be controversial but is the criticism on point? Plus, a review of the acclaimed feel-good comedy CODA, and news on Star Wars series Ahsoka, Venom: Let There Be Carnage delays, and more!

First off, apologies for the low audio through parts of this week’s episode! We’ll be sure to have those technical problems fixed for the next show, but all you missed was Travis anyway so nothing too crucial! j/k

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This week on Cinema Royale the guys dive into Kevin Hart’s tear-jerking dramatic turn in Fatherhood, then head to animated Italy with Pixar’s latest, Luca. Plus a brief look at horror-comedy Werewolves Within with Sam Richardson and Milana Vayntrub. Plenty of news to bound about this week as we get into the new trailer for The Suicide Squad, the announcement of Transformers: Rise of the Beasts and everything else that piqued our interest!

It’s a week of diverting blame and mischief as we talk through the newest foray into the weird and sometimes wicked lives of Ed and Lorraine Warren with The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It. Then it’s on to the last stop on the train to the next major MCU release with the first two episodes of Loki!. All this and much more, including Namor’s debut in Black Panther 2, and a thorough trashing of Jupiter’s Legacy…we like to kick things while they’re down.

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On this week’s Cinema Royale, we’re talking the triumphant premiere of A Quiet Place Part II and its impact on the box office. But does John Krasinski’s long-awaited sequel make as much noise as the first? Plus, Disney’s latest reclamation project Cruella has Emma Stone as the iconic 101 Dalmatians villain, but should you care about her origin story?

All of this, plus our thoughts on the huge Amazon acquisition of MGM, JJ Abrams’ thoughts on Star Wars and its lack of planning, Henry Cavill in Highlander, Aaron Taylor-Johnson back with Marvel, and much more!

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All this plus more on Dave Bautista’s comments about Marvel, Knives Out 2, and that’s not even everything.

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First of all, we apologize for the audio problems in the second half of this episode and will fix them for next week!

This week we drop into the Netherrealm to battle with the latest adaptation of the iconic video game, Mortal Kombat. The fights not over there, we slap on some wings to check in with the finale of the amazing The Falcon and The Winter Soldier. It came too soon, but did it pack the punch? And what should we expect out of Captain America 4?

Plus we give our thoughts on what went right and what went spectacularly wrong with this year’s Oscars! Who won the office Oscars pool, anyway? Do we even have an Oscars pool?

Marvel has taken over Cinema Royale this week! We talk about the penultimate episode of Falcon and the Winter Soldier, and whine about it ending so damn soon! Plus, we look at that awesome Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings trailer, the incredible Secret Invasion casting, and more. There’s so much we totally forgot to do what we were supposed to do this episode and that’s select the video games we want turned into movies. Oops!

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