This week I’m diving into Edgar Wright’s bold new take on The Running Man — a dystopian thriller where entertainment, politics, and survival collide. Glen Powell leads a strong ensemble as we explore a near-future America run by corporate networks, where reality TV controls the masses and a deadly game show offers one desperate man a final chance. Wright blends satire, action and social commentary with nods to Verhoeven classics, creating a world that feels slick, unreal… and unsettlingly fam...
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This week I’m diving into Edgar Wright’s bold new take on The Running Man — a dystopian thriller where entertainment, politics, and survival collide. Glen Powell leads a strong ensemble as we explore a near-future America run by corporate networks, where reality TV controls the masses and a deadly game show offers one desperate man a final chance. Wright blends satire, action and social commentary with nods to Verhoeven classics, creating a world that feels slick, unreal… and unsettlingly fam...
Fifteen years after Tron: Legacy, we’re back inside the Grid — but has the glow faded? Directed by Joachim Rønning and starring Jared Leto, Greta Lee, Evan Peters, Jodie Turner-Smith and Gillian Anderson, Tron: Ares is a slick, neon-lit return that looks stunning but does it plays it safe? I talk visuals, soundtrack, corporate rivalries and AI soul-searching — plus why Gillian Anderson sounds like a disappointed headteacher. Listen now for my spoiler-free verdict.
Movie Shorts
This week I’m diving into Edgar Wright’s bold new take on The Running Man — a dystopian thriller where entertainment, politics, and survival collide. Glen Powell leads a strong ensemble as we explore a near-future America run by corporate networks, where reality TV controls the masses and a deadly game show offers one desperate man a final chance. Wright blends satire, action and social commentary with nods to Verhoeven classics, creating a world that feels slick, unreal… and unsettlingly fam...
