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This horror satire presents an assortment of guests gathering at Hawthorne, an exclusive restaurant on an island. Renowned chef Julian Slowik, played by a magnetic Ralph Fiennes, has planned every detail of the evening except for the inclusion of Anya Taylor-Joy's Margot. Dishing out thrills and social commentary, The Menu will have you pleading for seconds. 

28 Years Later takes us back to the bleak dystopian world envisioned by director Danny Boyle (Trainspotting) and writer Alex Garland (Civil War), nearly three decades after the events of the first film. The world the filmmakers created has certainly evolved in that time – and not for the better. “The Infected” are taking on new and unpredictable forms, including the dreaded “Alpha” (Chi Lewis-Parr...[Read More]

Heads up: Part of this 28 Years Later review is going to be me venting at Danny Boyle and Alex Garland for making me cry at a horror moviePopverse's top stories Spoilers for 28 Years Later follow. Oh goddamn it, guys, don't do that to me. When I buy a ticket to a zombie movie, I want to see blood-spurting monstrosities, root for chainsaw-wielding heroes, and tremble at the size of an incoming un...[Read More]

Ever since horror maestro George Romero brought new life to the idea of the undead back in 1968, it’s felt like zombies have been a pretty constant staple of the horror movie diet. That seminal film inspired filmmakers and studios across the globe to create their own visions of the flesh eaters.The genre grew and grew until finally reaching new heights in 1978 when, with the assistance of special ...[Read More]

Even though it hasn’t quite been 28 years since writer Alex Garland and director Danny Boyle first unveiled their terrifying vision of fast zombies in 2002’s 28 Days Later, I don’t see the point of splitting hairs about the title of their new sequel 28 Years Later. After all, 23 seems close enough. Especially since the world seems pretty infected by the Rage virus at the moment. Garland and Boyle’...[Read More]

I'll say straight off, I'm not a zombie movie fan. It would be fair to wonder then why I decided to go to see 28 Years Later.The reason I joined the audience at a preview screening at Tyneside Cinema of Danny Boyle's eagerly-awaited sequel to 28 Days Later is because it was made here in the North East. And also because Danny Boyle is a brilliant director and because I'd heard such good things from...[Read More]

8 NEW YORK (OSV News) – The dramatic potential inherent in zombie movies has made them a Hollywood staple for decades. Thrill as the walking corpses slay some humans and turn others into creatures like themselves! Watch as all humanity edges toward the brink of apocalypse only to save itself by slaughtering wave after wave of predators! It’s a wonderfully simple recipe for getting a rise out of an...[Read More]

As we get closer to seeing 28 Years Later on a big screen, I find myself with zombies on the brain. We have many classics, like Night of the Living Dead, Sugar Hill (1974), and Night of the Comet. This is why when 28 Days Later dropped in 2002 and claimed a spot on the list alongside the greats, it was cause to celebrate. Since the film and its sequel (28 Weeks Later) debuted, the zombie subgenre ...[Read More]

Even before we meet Cillian Murphy's Jim or get a facefull of zombies that *can actually run,* Boyle and screenwriter Alex Garland hook us for what's become the most innovative zombie movie of this century (so far)Popverse's top stories Welcome, Popversians, to The Coldest Open - the column where I, your humble horror host, examine the history of scary cinema through the first moments of its sta...[Read More]

The director Danny Boyle and the writer Alex Garland breathed new life into zombie movies with "28 Days Later."Over 20 years after the original, they're back with "28 Years Later."Here are the best zombie movies to watch after you recover from the frights of "28 Years Later."Sure, purists might argue the infected in "28 Years Later" aren't technically zombies.But when a film franchise redefines a ...[Read More]

Halfway through “28 Years Later,” our young hero, Spike (Alfie Williams) learns a new phrase: “Memento mori,” Latin for “remember death.” In a world bound by death — borders and culture defined by it — one would be hard-pressed to forget. But for Spike, the phrase becomes a lesson that to honor death, even in a circumstance where death, dying and the undead are ubiquitous, is to honor life itself…...[Read More]

28 Years Later is here and it has so far defied people's expectations.Arguably, films get less popular as a franchise goes on, but this is far from the case with the third instalment of Danny Boyle's zombie movies.Starting with 28 Days Later and 28 Weeks Later, the two films have a collective score of 159 percent (out of 200) on Rotten Tomatoes.Following the popularity of the first two movies it w...[Read More]