In a dystopian future where America is run by a totalitarian government who use the media to control and subjugate the masses a down on his luck worker named Ben Richards (Glen Powell) enters the blood thirsty TV gameshow The Running Man. Can he change the rigged game and get a better outcome than everyone … Continue reading The Running Man (2025)
Fifty young men compete annually in “The Long Walk” to win riches and a singular wish of their choosing. Walk continuously at a speed of 3mph or be shot dead. Last man standing wins. The Long Walk is set in a dystopian version of the United States of America now run by a totalitarian regime … Continue reading The Long Walk
Three acts in the life of Chuck (Tom Hiddleston) told in reverse order. Beginning with the apocalypse and ending with a childhood beset by setbacks. All framed in a reassuringly life affirming manner. The three acts in the Life of Chuck initially feel somewhat disconnected, but it is in the explanation of how they come … Continue reading The Life of Chuck
In 2017 following an economic collapse the U.S. has become a totalitarian police state. When Captain Ben Richards (Arnold Schwarzenegger) refuses to fire on unarmed civilians rioting for food he is relieved of command and later framed for their massacre and sent to a work camp. Following his escape and recapture he is forced to … Continue reading The Running Man
When twin brothers Bill and Hal discover their father’s old toy monkey a spate of gruesome accidental deaths ensue. Frightened that they have unleashed a monster they throw it into a well. Twenty-Five years later Bill and Hal are estranged but find themselves forced together again when another spate of gruesome accidental deaths begin. Could … Continue reading The Monkey
This is my third year of doing a most anticipated list and I have to say it is a lot of fun. It always gets me excited about what is to come and lets me reflect on how expectation lived up to reality. Of my Top 10 films last year two have been postponed into … Continue reading Top 10 Most Anticipated Films of 2025
Ben Mears (Lewis Pullman) returns to his hometown of Jerusalem’s Lot to research his next book just as the residents of the town start to mysteriously disappear. Aided by a group of locals including schoolteacher Matt Burke (Bill Camp), Dr. Cody (Alfre Woodard), real estate agent Susan Norton (Makenzie Leigh) and school kid Mark Petrie … Continue reading Salem’s Lot
Mr. Harrigan (Donald Sutherland), the millionaire reclusive businessman of a sleepy town gradually becomes friends with the teenager whom he pays to read to him. When Craig (Jaeden Martell) begins High School the very first mobile phones are coming to the market and using a winning lottery ticket given to him by Mr. Harrigan he … Continue reading Mr. Harrigan’s Phone
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