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Why the Living Dead Will Never Die -- a Bit of Zombie Navel-Gazingnew
Zombie movies are everywhere. They surround us like a horde of reanimated corpses clawing at our boarded-up windows, and they just keep coming. Some of these films are brilliant (Shaun of the Dead) and some are awful (Zombie Cop), but fans of the genre are always willing to come back for more.
Fast Forward Weekly |
John Tebbutt |
10-30-2008 |
Movies
Men on Firenew
A Bay Guardian critic reports on the many macho movies of 2004 and finds that films carved from the craggy rocks of dude-dom hogged the lion's share of marquee space.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Cheryl Eddy |
12-29-2004 |
Movies
Pinnacle of Zombedynew
Shaun of the Dead is one of those rare films that works in all of its parameters.
Tucson Weekly |
James DiGiovanna |
09-30-2004 |
Reviews
Tags: Edgar Wright, Shaun of the Dead
Zombieliciousnew
This "romantic comedy ... with zombies" has a note-perfect mix of humor, horror, love, and death — ingredients that have already made it a runaway success in the UK.
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
09-24-2004 |
Reviews
Tags: Edgar Wright, Shaun of the Dead
English Comedy-Thriller Reanimates Zombie Genrenew
While drawn-out sieges prove a mainstay of the zombie genre, this film builds to moments of anguished intensity that play against the deadpan comedy that came before. Wright and his actors handle the heavy dramatics better than you'd expect.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Curt Holman |
09-23-2004 |
Reviews
Tags: Edgar Wright, Shaun of the Dead
