THE LONG WALK MOVIE REVIEW

Based on the first novel Stephen King ever wrote, although not the first published (later released under the pseudonym Richard Bachman) The Long Walk has had many attempts to bring it to the screen. But it’s a challenge: The Long Walk is a conversation film interrupted by occasional brutal killings. In a dystopia seemingly near you (but set in the past) a lotto for young people is held every year for those who want to participate. It’s a marathon with no end where to fall below 3 miles an hour is to be shot and killed by the always watching military. The walk only ends when only one survivor is left and that person wins enough cash to never have to worry about anything again and is granted one wish for anything they could possibly want. As the walk progresses, friendships and enemies are made, loyalties are tested, and lots of people get their heads spectacularly blown off. While this sort of affair could easily have been tedious, Wright, Chris, Rod, and Rhett found it captivating thanks to a smart and compelling dialogue-heavy script and some good performances (especially from David Jonsson who we predict big things for after this). Check out their review.

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DIRECTED BY: Francis Lawrence

STARRING: Cooper Hoffman, David Jonsson, Garrett Wareing, Joshua Odjick, Tut Nyuot, Charlie Plummer, Ben Wang, Roman Griffin Davis, Jordan Gonzalez, Noah de Mel, Daymon Wrightly, Jack Giffin, Thamela Mpumiwana, Keenan Lehmann, Dale Neri, Teagan Stark, Sam Clark, Emmanuel Oderemi, Mark Hamill, Judy Greer, Josh Hamilton

 

YOUR REVIEWERS

 



Christopher Lawrence Cox (Founder, Da Boss, Digital Noise, Highly Suspect Reviews, Screener Squad, Deliberations of Doom)

Born in the wilds of northern Virginia, Chris managed to put all of his survival skills to use and barely escaped with his life to Austin Texas in 1992 where ever since he’s dabbled in everything from plumber’s assistant to sandwich maker, from band to bar and theater management. An opportunity to see theatrical release films for free by becoming a critic on a local public access show called “The Reel Deal” turned into a full-time job when Chris and his friends decided to take it to the internet. They built the site Spill.com, adding multiple podcasts and animated features, to no small amount of success. During this time, a fortuitous friendship sprung up between Chris and young Brian Salisbury, who was also a local film critic, and they merged their forces of will, and their laundry list of ideas for shows, to eventually build this community of critics. While Brian eventually followed his heart to a new family, Chris continues on with a cast of colorful folks from all over the country (and a few others).

 



Wright Sulek (The Other Boss, Trash in the Can, Digital Noise, Highly Suspect Reviews, One Man’s Trash, Screener Squad)

Wright hails from the northern suburbs of Dallas, Texas. His passion for filmmaking brought him to Austin to study and make movies. Since then he’s had his hand in acting, writing, and directing his own short films with numerous like-minded film geeks he’s met along his journey. His newest interest has brought him into the podcasting world. He co-hosted a few different movie related podcasts such as ‘And Now This’ and ‘The Match Cut’. He currently co-hosts with longtime friend, Eric Samaniego, where they talk shop about the grimiest, trashiest, lost gems of movies on their show, ‘Trash in the Can’. Wright also guests and hosts reviews on Screener Squad and Highly Suspect Reviews as well as co-hosts Digital Noise with Chris Cox. As of 2024, Wright has now been inducted into the Austin Film Critics Association as well as co-owns the One of Us network with Chris Cox.