Category: zombies

Diary of the Dead (2007)

Written and directed by George A. Romero.  Starring Shawn Roberts, Megan Park, Joshua Close, Michelle Morgan, Alan Van Sprang and Joe Dinicol. Plot: a group of people take video diary of the zombie apocalypse So, this is where the Dead movies start to get bad.  We're not sure why, but they do.  It's bad soap … Continue reading Diary of the Dead (2007) →

Land of the Dead (2005)

Written and directed by George A. Romero.  Starring Simon Baker, Asia Argento, John Leguizamo, Dennis Hopper, Robert Joy and Eugene Clark. Plot: the dead are really beginning to learn now and that's not good for anyone, but especially not Dennis Hopper and his rich bitch tower city In this dead movie, Dennis Hopper and the … Continue reading Land of the Dead (2005) →

Day of the Dead (1985)

Written and directed by George A. Romero.  Starring Joseph Pilato, Greg Nicotero, Lori Cardille, and Sherman Howard. Plot: a small group of military officers and scientists live and work underground in a world full of zombies This is another great chapter in the "dead" series. We are introduced to the first "intelligent" zombie in the … Continue reading Day of the Dead (1985) →

Dawn of the Dead (1978)

Written and directed by George A. Romero.  Starring Ken Foree, Tom Savini, David Emge, Gaylen Ross, Scott Reiniger and George Romero for a hot second. Plot: a group of people seek refuge in a shopping center after the zombie apocalypse breaks out This movie was a great follow up to the classic that is Night … Continue reading Dawn of the Dead (1978) →

Night of the Living Dead (1968)

Directed by George A. Romero.  Written by Romero and John Russo.  Starring Duane Jones, Judith O'Dea, Karl Hardman, Marilyn Eastman and Kyra Schon. Plot: a group of people board themselves up inside a farmhouse when they "zombie" apocalypse breaks out In 1968, a legend was born and the zombie as we know him today came … Continue reading Night of the Living Dead (1968) →

Pride and Prejudice and Zombies (2016)

Directed by Burr Steers.  Screenplay by Steers, based on a novel by Seth Grahame-Smith, based on a novel by Jane Austen, of course.  Starring Lily James, Sam Riley, Matt Smith, Bella Heathcote, Suki Waterhouse, Douglas Booth, Sally Phillips and Lena Headey. Plot: it's basically the original story with zombies So, if you don't know the … Continue reading Pride and Prejudice and Zombies (2016) →

Fear Itself: New Year’s Day (2008)

Directed by Darren Lynn Bousman.  Written by Steve Niles and Ben Sokolowski, based on the short story "Dead Time" by Paul kane.  Starring Briana Evigan, Niall Matter, Zulay Henao, Corey Monteith and J. LaRose. Plot: a young woman wakes up, hung over, on New Year's Day, to an apocalypse In this episode, we follow a … Continue reading Fear Itself: New Year’s Day (2008) →

Fear Itself (2008-2009)

The television show, Fear Itself, had 13 episodes and we've decided to score them the same way we score movies.  So, for the next 13 days, we'll give you an episode a day, starting with the first episode, The Sacrifice. FYI - You can currently catch all 13 episodes on Shudder.

Cell (2016)

Directed by Tod Williams.  Written by Adam Alleca and Stephen King.  Based on King's novel of the same name.  Starring John Cusack, Samuel L. Jackson and Isabelle Fuhrman. Plot: a mysterious cell phone signal causes people to become zombie-like - Clay, Tom and Alice fight to survive In order to truly allow you to know … Continue reading Cell (2016) →

28 Weeks Later (2007)

Directed by Juan Carlos Fresnadillo. Written by Fresnadillo, Enrique Lopez Lavigne, Rowan Joffe and Jesus Olmo.  Starring Robert Carlyle, Jeremy Renner, Rose Byrne, Idris Elba, Imogen Poots and Harold Perrineau. Plot: 6 months after the rage virus began, the US army has set up a "safe area" in Great Britain, but nothing is as safe … Continue reading 28 Weeks Later (2007) →