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The inspiration was simple. After staying up all night playing video game Resident Evil 2, Wright went to buy milk, only to be confronted with an eerily empty, early morning London. It gave him an idea.“Wouldn’t it be interesting if you did this Sunday walk and there were zombies, or what if you were hungover and did not notice?” he recalled in my 2019 book Britpop Cinema.“What if there was a zomb...[Read More]

We rank all of Zack Snyder’s movies, from the worst to the best, all the way from Dawn of the Dead to Rebel Moon. Is there any current director who is more controversial than Zack Snyder? It’s wild how divisive a figure he is, with his fans nearly cult-like in their devotion, while his detractors are just as fervent. Here at JoBlo, we’ve always been ardent supporters, even if we haven’t unquesti...[Read More]

Director Danny Boyle and writer Alex Garland are not screwing around when it comes to their upcoming zombie film, 28 Years Later. Jodie Comer, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, and Ralph Fiennes are the first three actors who’ve joined the film, a follow-up to the cult classics 28 Weeks Later and 28 Days Later. Deadline broke the news of the casting but there’s no word on who anyone is playing or what the mov...[Read More]

Zombie movies are one of cinema’s most malleable genres. Though they’re often confined to horror scenarios, the undead have flexed their acting muscles elsewhere. There are of course myriad zombie comedies, zombie action movies, and even zombie heist movies, but what about the zombie musicals (Anna and the Apocalypse), zombie family dramas (Maggie), or zombie political thrillers (Doomsday)?  The...[Read More]

Wichita’s Orpheum Theatre hosts a performance of George Romero’s classic zombie horror film “Dawn of the Dead” on Friday, April 26.The screening is part of a 45th anniversary celebration of the classic picture spanning the months of April and May across screens in the U.S. and Canada (including drive-in showings).Wichita filmmaker and film stalwart Leif Jonker has spearheaded local screenings of t...[Read More]

When 28 Days Later first came out, years and years ago, Cillian Murphy was not the well-known name he is now. But the horror sequel series currently in development with original director Danny Boyle and original writer Alex Garland is not taking any chances on its stars. Deadline reports that a powerful trio of actors have signed on: Jodie Comer (Killing Eve), Ralph Fiennes (The Menu, pictured abo...[Read More]

The Black Sheep series takes a look at director Barry Levinson’s 2012 found footage horror movie The Bay, about giant isopods [embedded content] Eco-horror isn’t a sub-genre that gets talked about a ton unfortunately. It can be anything from animals attacking due to their sudden craving of human flesh like Grizzly or even just due to man not putting enough respect on the name of nature like in ...[Read More]