Its very difficult to launch a whole new movie genre in the modern era but Shaun of the Dead managed it, creating the Zom-Rom-Com and skyrocketing the careers of Simon Pegg, Nick Frost and director Edgar Wright. That is because … Continue reading Shaun of the Dead (2004) Review
The people that herald the late George A. Romero has a zombie master are clearly referencing Dawn of the Dead. This is the blueprint for how to make a zombie movie work. It has everything from “classic” zombies, clear rules for … Continue reading Review Bonanza: Dawn of the Dead (1978) Review
You can tell Resident Evil feels at the top of their franchise strength as Retribution is their biggest collective movie to date. It has a cast which stretches back through all of the movies so far, adds some great new characters … Continue reading Review Bonanza: Resident Evil Retribution (2012) Review
Just as you thought the Resident Evil couldn’t become any more generic and fairly repetitive, director Paul W.S Anderson pulls a surprise out of the bag. Resident Evil Afterlife is a breath of fresh air in a stale franchise, doing something slightly … Continue reading Review Bonanza: Resident Evil Afterlife (2010) Review
To give Resident Evil credit, it is growing and developing as each sequel arrives. From one location, to a city and now to the end of the world, the scope for the movie is larger and the story is developing as … Continue reading Review Bonanza: Resident Evil: Extinction (2007) Review
Zombies is a horror genre that has been done to death (pardon the pun) and it is refreshing when something new comes along to offer a different take on the genre. There isn’t much that Train to Busan offers differently as … Continue reading Zombie Month: Train to Busan (2016) Review
The Views from the Sofa Podcast deliver a Halloween special. Ben and Dave discuss all things undead, including the best of the zombie genre and the legend himself George A Romero. There is also chat about A Star is Born, Smallfoot … Continue reading Views from the Sofa The Podcast: Sofa Pod 10 – Night of the Living Sofa
Unlike the first movie which kept it’s ties to the video-game it was based on very loose, Resident Evil Apocalypse at least attempts to make better links and some of which are actually fairly successful. This means that alongside Milla Jovovich’s returning Alice … Continue reading Zombie Month: Resident Evil Apocalypse (2004) Review
In the pantheon of zombie movies, Night of the Living Dead rightfully holds it’s place as the founding father. That doesn’t necessarily make it a good movie though. In fact, although the ingredients and founding principles for many a zombie movie … Continue reading Horror and Zombies Month: Night of the Living Dead (1968) Review
It is the first of October and as is customary on Views from the Sofa, we are dedicating this month’s theme to all things horror. This month we will be splitting the theme. The first 15 days will be classic horror … Continue reading Horror and Zombies Month: The Launch!
