Ronin Cinema

28/02/2026

It’s been a minute since I have written a post. You know how it is, when your passion is essentially a hobby, then life gets in the way and takes over sometimes. In my case, I had to have sur…

12/01/2026

Walking in Circles

With the recent release of The Long Walk (2025) I wondered, young people in a totalitarian government’s televised competition where only one contestant can survive, where have I seen that before? The Long Walk, a novel written by Stephen King and published in 1979. describes a dystopian survival thriller. Fifty boys in an annual televised walking marathon must maintain a pace of three miles an hour, non-stop. After three warnings, the boy is executed. Whomever lasts the longest wins a large cash prize and a wish fulfillment. My mind wandered to…...

With the recent release of The Long Walk (2025) I wondered, young people in a totalitarian government’s televised competition where only one contestant can survive, where have I seen that before? T…