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EP 156: The Long Walk (2025)
The Long Walk is a 2025 American dystopian survival thriller film co-produced and directed by Francis Lawrence from a screenplay by JT Mollner. It is based on the 1979 novel of the same name by Stephen King (under his pseudonym Richard Bachman). A group of teenage boys compete in an annual contest known as "The Long Walk," where they must maintain a certain walking speed or get shot. The film stars Cooper Hoffman, David Jonsson, Garrett Wareing, Tut Nyuot, Charlie Plummer, Ben Wang, Roman Griffin Davis, Josh Hamilton, Judy Greer, and Mark Hamill.
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Chapter Timestamps:
- 0:00:00 Initial Thoughts
- 0:18:51 Spoiler Review
- 1:24:36 Oscars Assessment
- 1:25:09 Final Ratings
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- Theme music by Eugene Rocco Utley
- Artwork by Danny Jarabek
- Edited by Danny Jarabek
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