Day of the Dead may be the talkiest, goriest (thanks to the fantastic work of Tom Savini and Gregory Nicotero) and most languidly-paced of Romero’s Dead trilogy, but it’s by no means the slightest. DOTD focuses on community building, rather than one that’s being torn down. It’s a post-apocalyptic zombie film rife with Platonic tension between guardiansContinue reading “Day of the Dead”
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Dawn of the Dead (2004)
The humans holed up in a mall in Dawn of the Dead aren’t there for door-crasher specials, but to save humanity. George Romero’s vision from his indelible 1979 classic remains intact even as limbs slough off in this better- than-it-has-any-right-to-be 2004 remake. Canada’s sweetheart Sarah Polley (pace, Rachel McAdams) plays Ana, a suburbanite with aContinue reading “Dawn of the Dead (2004)”
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