28 Years Later

Zombies. It’s surreal to be reporting that one of the best movies of the year is centered around b-movie monsters. But here we are. 2025: The year of the prestige horror movies. Sinners. Frankenstein. Weapons. And although this is just as good as the best of the bunch, no nominations. It’s okay. Danny Boyle has his Oscar. 

Scary, dramatic, and poignant, Boyle’s zombie-verse places us in the shoes of a 12-year-old (Alfie Williams) receiving grim tutorials from his father on how to survive the post-apocalypse and kill the infected. It’s mythical. Boyle’s execution resonates with gravitas – from the casting to the music to the videography - shot primarily with iPhones in some important, old aspect ratio. Harrowing sequences – not just of the raging undead – but of mental illness, cancer, childbirth, and death itself, grip this viewer and IMPOSE admiration. This was SO GOOD.