Companies like Punch Drunk and Stan's Cafe have been interacting with their audiences for years.

BBC: A theatre play - all to yourself

And afterwards, seeing them stagger, still punch drunk, hands outstretched as they fumble for their scattered possessions.

NPR: 'Ancestor Stones:' Life and War in Sierra Leone

Under the headline - "Punch Drunk in Downing Street" - The Sunday Times muses on the recent problems facing Mr Blair.

BBC: 'Tired' Blair dominates papers

Fixing this requires strong government will, but they're just as punch-drunk on data as the corporations.

CNN: The Internet is a surveillance state

As such, the film is an efficient demonstration of the Greengrass method: the punch-drunk camerawork, the drum-beating soundtrack, and a stout refusal to pause for thought or downtime.

NEWYORKER: Green Zone

"Jersey Shore" didn't end because New Jersey residents complained about the negative depiction, especially of Italian-Americans. (I'm half Italian so I was keenly aware of this issue.) No, the shows ended when America got bored with seeing people covered in self-tanner get drunk and hook up in a hot tub or punch each other in a Seaside Beach bar.

CNN: Rednecks' turn to shine?