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fromThe Verge
4 days ago

The Running Man is a propulsive tribute to '80s action movies

Edgar Wright's 2025 Running Man adapts King's novel faithfully, merging dystopian social critique with elements of the 1987 film while tempering Wright's usual stylistic flair.
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago

The Running Man review Glen Powell sprints through fun update of Stephen King future-shock sci-fi satire

The resulting film is never anything but likable and fun though never actually disturbing in the way that it's surely supposed to be and the ending is fudged and anticlimactic. Yet there's plenty of enjoyment to be had. Wright accelerates to a sprint for some full-tilt chase sequences; there's a nice punk aesthetic with protest 'zines being produced by underground rebels; and Wright always delivers those sugar-rush pop slams on the soundtrack, including, of course, the Spencer Davis Group's Keep on Running.
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