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28 Years Later review: A more reflective, human story – Radio Times
The momentum was lost by the time of 28 Weeks Later in 2007 (on which the pair were credited as executive producers), its comparatively lukewarm reception arguably a factor in why it’s taken so long for a third entry in the franchise to get off the ground.Now, having delegated the heavy lifting to others for the last film, Boyle and Garland are back in the drivers’ seats to impart deeper wisdom ab...[Read More]
Review: In ’28 Years Later,’ a zombie pandemic rages on – Star Tribune
The scene, with makeshift watchtowers and bows and arrows for weapons, is almost medieval. Jamie, too, feels almost like a knight eager to induct his son into the village’s ways of survival. On Spike’s first trip out off the island, his father — nauseatingly jocular — helps him kill his first infected. Back inside the village walls, Jamie celebrates their near scrapes and exaggerates his son’s coo...[Read More]
Review: In ’28 Years Later,’ a zombie pandemic rages on – Star Tribune
The scene, with makeshift watchtowers and bows and arrows for weapons, is almost medieval. Jamie, too, feels almost like a knight eager to induct his son into the village’s ways of survival. On Spike’s first trip out off the island, his father — nauseatingly jocular — helps him kill his first infected. Back inside the village walls, Jamie celebrates their near scrapes and exaggerates his son’s coo...[Read More]
There’s One Thing Everyone Should Remember Before Seeing 28 Years Later – SlashFilm
Miya Mizuno/Sony Pictures Just when you thought zombie movies were completely played out, the franchise that helped kickstart it all in the 21st century is back and ready to show us how it's done ... again. "28 Years Later" marks director Danny Boyle's long-awaited return to the genre after originally helming "28 Days Later" back in 2002. A lot has ...[Read More]
There’s One Thing Everyone Should Remember Before Seeing 28 Years Later – SlashFilm
Miya Mizuno/Sony Pictures Just when you thought zombie movies were completely played out, the franchise that helped kickstart it all in the 21st century is back and ready to show us how it's done ... again. "28 Years Later" marks director Danny Boyle's long-awaited return to the genre after originally helming "28 Days Later" back in 2002. A lot has ...[Read More]
How ’28 Days Later’ Reimagined Zombie Horror – The Hollywood Reporter
More than two decades ago, 28 Days Later helped bring the zombie genre back to life. The film starred Cillian Murphy as Jim, a bicycle courier who awakens from a coma to discover that he is among the survivors of an incurable virus that has decimated the U.K. Screenwriter Alex Garland knew director Danny Boyle and producer Andrew Macdonald after the trio worked on the 2000 feature adaptation of Ga...[Read More]
20 iPhones replaced traditional movie cameras on Danny Boyle’s ’28 Days’ zombie movie …
LONDON -More than two decades after the release of his zombie apocalyptic horror hit "28 Days Later", director Danny Boyle is returning to the franchise with a fresh set of eyes and a twist on a new technology.
’28 Years Later’ Review: Danny Boyle Revives His Monsters – The New York Times
The director returns to the postapocalyptic Britain he conjured in his 2002 movie “28 Days Later,” this time with a father and son running from the infected. Mom joins in, too.After more than two decades of dipping in and out of genres that have taken him from the Milky Way to Mumbai, Danny Boyle has returned to the juicily gruesome world of consuming violence, human and otherwise, with “28 Years ...[Read More]
“28 Years Later ”review: Danny Boyle’s stylistic viral horror franchise has mutated in creative …
Gather ye round, and I shall tell you the tale of the stout islanders off the mainland who built up a society from ruin, and the cunning boy named Spike who bravely faced demons to meet his destiny.You may not have thought, back in 2002 when Danny Boyle’s lo-fi 28 Days Later first came out, that elements of high fantasy would ever evolve from that gritty, groundbreaking movie’s style. But give som...[Read More]
Dying Light: The Beast dev reveals the unlikely inspiration for Kyle Crane’s new abilities
Dying Light: The Beast may be a gritty zombie survival simulator filled with gore and horror, but it turns out this new entry was inspired by none other than Pac-Man for one of its mechanics.At Summer Game Fest 2025 we learned that Dying Light: The Beast is launching on August 22, almost a year after it was unveiled at Gamescom Opening Night Live in 2024. During that Gamescom demo last year, we we...[Read More]
Danny Boyle’s horror sequel 28 Years Later is proving to be all the Rage, as it earns higher …
23 years after the original was released, Danny Boyle's horror sequel 28 Years Later has earned a stellar Rotten Tomatoes score – one that's even higher than the original.28 Years Later currently sits at a near-perfect 95% on the review aggregator site, while the original film, 28 Days Later, has a lower 87%.Our own 28 Years Later review awards the film three stars, with our reviewer writing: "Tho...[Read More]
Critics Think 28 Years Later Has Lots of Braaaains – Vulture
Photo: Sony Pictures/YouTube Once again, Danny Boyle and Alex Garland have made a thinker about the brainless undead. Or rage virus-infected differently alive, whatever. 28 Years Later is the latest zombie movie/geopolitical rumination from the writer-director team. And critics have found a lot to chew on. If 28 Days Later was a reaction to 9/11 and the eruption of secta...[Read More]