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This week, Joe Shearer joins me to review Francis Lawrence’s Stephen King adaptation, The Long Walk in a feature review and then, in this week’s secondary review, we share our thoughts on Charlie Polinger’s The Plague. Joe and I also discuss movie events around Indianapolis, and pay tribute to Rob Reiner and James Ransone.

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Mic Info

• Matt: ElectroVoice RE20 into RØDEcaster Pro II (Firmware: 1.6.8)
• Joe: Tonor USB Microphone in Riverside FM

Timestamps

• Show Start – 00:28
• Introducing Joe – 02:28
• Remembering Rob Reiner – 17:47
• Remembering James Ransone – 28:51

Feature Review

• The Long Walk (2025) – 33:00
• Spoiler – 1:03:05

Secondary Review

• The Plague (2025) – 1:22:55

• Closing the Ep – 1:43:47
• Patreon Clip – 1:46:47

Related Links

• Rob Reiner, ‘When Harry Met Sally,’ ‘The Princess Bride’ and ‘Stand by Me’ Director and ‘All in the Family’ Actor, Dies at 78 in Apparent Homicide
• James Ransone, ‘The Wire’ and ‘It: Chapter Two’ Actor, Dies at 46

• Joe’s Letterboxd
• Joe’s Writing on Midwest Film Journal
• Joe’s 2010 Rob Reiner Interview for “Flipped” at Heartland
• Joe’s 2017 Rob Reiner Interview for “LBJ” at Heartland
• Joe’s Review of The Plague
• Joe’s Review of Five Nights at Freddy’s 2
• Joe’s Glengarry Glen Ross Essay
• Joe’s The Firm Essay

• My 2025 Podcast and Writing Archive
• The Long Walk Book Reactions on Patreon
• IT: Welcome to Derry Episode Reactions on Patreon
• Patreon Potpourri – 035 – “Awards Season 2025” – Splitsville (2025), Bob Trevino Likes It (2025), If I Had Legs I’d Kick You (2025), and The Perfect Neighbor (2025) – Nov 17-Dec 24, 2025
• Patreon Companion Episodes Collection

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• OV498 – IFJA Top Ten Films of 2025