It’s unclear if Mark Pirro was aware of the Stephen King/Richard Bachman novel that was adapted into The Running Man or if he came up with the Deathrow Gameshow concept on his own. Either way, now fans have two cool movies from 1987 that predicted America’s compulsive fascination with reality TV – one apocalyptic action movie, and one screwball horror comedy. And two is better than one.
Movies
Cinema Fearité Presents Stanley Kubrick’s ‘The Shining’
Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining is an irreplaceable part of modern pop culture, even if Stephen King hates it.
‘Won’t You Be My Neighbor?’ Takes A Nostalgic Look At The Most Important Children’s Show Ever Produced
As a documentary, Won’t You Be My Neighbor? is relatively safe, and that’s its only flaw. It’s still difficult to think of a bad thing to say about it.
‘Filmworker’ Tells The Story Of Stanley Kubrick’s Later Career Through The Eyes Of His Right Hand Man
Fans of Stanley Kubrick’s later movies, basically those from Barry Lyndon on, are going to love FIlmworker and its behind-the-scenes accounts.
‘Ocean’s 8’ Misses The Mark As It Panders To The Masses
Ocean’s 8 is enjoyable but unoriginal; it just panders to the fans of the pre-sold Ocean’s Eleven property.