28 Days Later
“REPENT THE END IS EXTREMELY FUCKING NIGH” I have a complicated relationship with zombie films. There are a lot of zombie films that I really love (like Romero’s original Night of the Living Dead ) and some that I really don’t (looking at you White Zombie ). It’s a genre that has a lot of potential for greatness, but these days frequently feels overplayed and underwhelming. I won’t put all of the blame on AMC’s The Walking Dead , but it deserves a fair amount of it. Modern zombie films frequently fail because of poor characterization and repetitive plotting. 28 Days Later , while seemingly pretty standard on the surface, is not one of those films. 28 Days Later was written by Alex Garland ( Never Let Me Go , Ex Machina , Annihilation ) and directed by Danny Boyle ( Trainspotting , Slumdog Millionaire , Yesterday ) and was released on November 1st, 2002. 28 Days Later received positive reviews upon release, with critics praising Boyle’s direction. 28 Days Later was made for a budget...