28 Weeks Later

Surely, I’d seen Shallow Grave in 1994, and greeted it with a very negative reaction, but it wasn’t until 2003 where I was truly introduced to Danny Boyle. I fondly recall going to the movies and being subjected to a teaser trailer to Boyle’s 28 Days Later. The trailer, like the film, was frantic and …

Ok, so that may be slightly misleading, but I had to get your attention. The truth is that remakes and sequels, horror or otherwise, tend towards merely being insipidly contrived shadows of their predecessors; retreading formulas with less impact or merely upping the genre staples whilst degrading the narrative, acting, and soul. But every once …