Night of the Living Dead (1990) revisited

Derided upon first release and championed with some benefit of hindsight, the truth rests somewhere in the middle for Night of the Living Dead (1990). A beat for beat retread of George A Romero’s transcendent 1968 original, the only key differences are Tony Todd in the Duane Jones role, and Patricia Tallman’s channeling of herContinue reading “Night of the Living Dead (1990) revisited”

Night of the Living Dead (1990)

Most remakes are duds, so it makes sense that this one should be “Dead” in the water too. However, 1990’s Night of the Living Dead has taken on a life of its own independent of the inestimable original, and easily exists in the upper third of undead flicks. The genre is admittedly running on empty rightContinue reading “Night of the Living Dead (1990)”