Tag: Francis Lawrence
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Review: The Long Walk
Dystopian fiction has a very different flavour in 2025. In THE LONG WALK, adapted from Stephen King’s 1979 novel (written as Richard Bachman), some nameless war has left the US under a totalitarian regime. King was writing in a post-Vietnam environment, with reality television still embryonic, but that’s the beauty of speculative fiction: good stories…
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Rapid Review: The Hunger Games – Catching Fire
REVIEW: Thrown into the jungle of post-summer blockbusters, one film must fight for survival in a hotbed of young adult entertainment. This is its story.
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Water for Elephants
REVIEW: Based on the historical novel of the same name by Sara Gruen, the screen adaptation of Water for Elephants doesn’t spare the horses of talent, pulling in stars Robert Pattinson, Reese Witherspoon and Christoph Waltz for this touching drama.
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