"Remakes do work sometimes. Often they're pointless, a step down from the original and superfluous 2025's I Know What You Did Last Summer, for example, or 2024's The Crow. Edgar Wright's refurbishment of a 1987 cult classic that had Arnold Schwarzenegger fending off foes in a deadly game show contest more than works. The redo like the original, based on a Stephen King novel is actually better and far more entertaining than the first film."
"In this futuristic parable, an oppressed, angry Moses-like character with granite abs claps back at a greedy, corrupt America. The scenario leads to the kind of high-octane cinematic rollercoaster ride we've been begging for. Buff Glen Powell dresses up, and down (he's in a towel scene that's sexy and hilarious) to play out-of-work dad Ben Richards, a raging bull resigned to becoming a contestant on a deadly reality TV contest in which three people try to outwit and maneuver masked killers."
"If one survives for 30 days and no one ever has he or she wins $1 billion. The game, of course, is rigged but it still appeals to the downtrodden masses who watch it and its P.T. Barnum-like Bobby T (Colman Domingo, having a ball here) and overseen by a slick, cold-hearted snake of a producer, Dan Killian (Josh Brolin going all out with a toothy, smarmy performance)."
Edgar Wright's remake of The Running Man improves upon the 1987 original, delivering sharper satire, kinetic set pieces, and charismatic performances from Glen Powell, Colman Domingo and Josh Brolin. The film reimagines the deadly game-show premise with a rigged billion-dollar prize and a downtrodden contestant fighting masked killers, creating high-octane entertainment that satirizes greed and spectacle. A separate teen-Christ supernatural curiosity features Nicolas Cage as Joseph and marks a Berkeley-based studio's first full-length effort. A Cannes prize winner included in the lineup shows notable flaws despite festival recognition. Recommended finds include a sexy HBO Max series and a classy Netflix thriller.
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