It’s always interesting when time overtakes the dystopias of the past. In Stephen King’s 1982 novel “The Running Man,” the United States has fallen into a totalitarian state, divided between haves and ...

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The Year of Stephen King Adaptations is finally drawing to a close, having given acolytes of the acclaimed horror author four very different adaptations to work with and culminating in perhaps its ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Monica is an entertainment reporter covering TV, film, and music. The Running Man, Paramount’s action-packed thriller starring ...

HOLLYWOOD, CA — With theatrical releases of “The Life of Chuck,” “The Long Walk” and “It: Welcome to Derry,” 2025 is shaping up to be a landmark year for Stephen King adaptations. Now, Edgar Wright’s ...

The Running Man is out in theaters this weekend, combining a talented director, Edgar Wright, with a so-hot-right-now star in Glen Powell. The film is an adaptation of Stephen King’s original book, ...

As disinformation runs rampant and the truth is under attack, “The Running Man” comes out at a timely moment. The dystopian blockbuster is the second adaptation of Stephen King’s 1982 novel. However, ...

About 20 minutes into Edgar Wright’s The Running Man, I had the same realization a lot of other people probably had while watching the trailers: There’s no way this movie can be bad. Wright, who cut ...

The Running Man won’t work for everyone. The film zips along in such an unrelenting way it can feel like whole scenes are missing. It also blurs the line between absurdist comedy, intense action film, ...

This image released by Paramount Pictures shows Glen Powell in a scene from "The Running Man." (Ross Ferguson/Paramount Pictures via AP) It’s always interesting when time overtakes the dystopias of ...