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Living Dead Series

Day of the Dead 2008

‘Day of the Dead’ (2008) has Romero ties in name only

January 19, 2024January 19, 2024 John Hansen Horror Movies

Frightening Friday (Movie review): Despite being a remake of the 1985 classic, this is simply a cash grab amid the “28 Days Later” craze.

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Dawn of the Dead 2004

Snyder gives ‘Dawn of the Dead’ a butt-rock 2004 remake

January 12, 2024January 12, 2024 John Hansen Horror Movies

Frightening Friday (Movie review): Zack Snyder’s Fast Zombies version of Romero’s 1978 classic does some things better, some things worse.

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Night of the Living Dead 1990

Savini’s ‘Night of the Living Dead’ (1990) a remake worth doing

January 5, 2024January 5, 2024 John Hansen Horror Movies

Frightening Friday (Movie review): Director Tom Savini adds action and pace, while George Romero himself beefs up the screenplay.

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Return of the Living Dead

‘Return of the Living Dead’ (1985) takes the comedic route

November 3, 2023October 10, 2023 John Hansen Horror Movies

Frightening Friday (Movie review): “Night of the Living Dead” co-writer John Russo starts the comedic branch of the saga with a wild romp.

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Survival of the Dead

‘Survival of the Dead’ (2009) zombie-walks to series’ finish line

October 27, 2023October 27, 2023 John Hansen Horror Movies

Frightening Friday (Movie review): In an era of fast zombies and zom-coms, Romero’s last “Living Dead” film is ploddingly old-fashioned.

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Diary of the Dead

Romero tackles found footage in ‘Diary of the Dead’ (2007)

October 20, 2023October 10, 2023 John Hansen Horror Movies

Frightening Friday (Movie review): The zombie-film auteur starts a new timeline and new apocalypse in order to explore new technology.

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Land of the Dead

‘Land of the Dead’ (2005) shows easy mastery of zombie fiction

October 13, 2023October 13, 2023 John Hansen Horror Movies

Frightening Friday (Movie review): Twenty years after the original trilogy, Romero smoothly continues the saga with a strong batch of characters.

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Day of the Dead 1985

Romero puts it all together in ‘Day of the Dead’ (1985)

October 6, 2023October 10, 2023 John Hansen Horror Movies

Frightening Friday (Movie review): Iconic gore effects, distinct characters and a great setting give the trilogy capper extra bite.

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Dawn of the Dead 1978

‘Dawn of the Dead’ (1978) celebrates the wonder of malls

September 29, 2023October 10, 2023 John Hansen Horror Movies

Frightening Friday (Movie review): In his “Living Dead” sequel, Romero delivers a low-budget epic in the vein of John Carpenter.

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Night of the Living Dead

‘Night of the Living Dead’ (1968) goes to the past to find a future subgenre

September 22, 2023October 10, 2023 John Hansen Horror Movies

Frightening Friday (Movie review): Romero’s breakthrough (yet old-school) film is engaging mainly for how influential it is.

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NEW RELEASES

Furiosa A Mad Max Saga
‘Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga’ (2024) a bildungsroman of vengeance
Strange Darling
‘Strange Darling’ (2024) plays with our expectations
Cuckoo
You’ll go ‘Cuckoo’ trying to connect with this movie
Heretic
‘Heretic’ a revelation of theological-discussion horror
Juror #2
Beyond a reasonable doubt, ‘Juror #2’ isn’t half bad

LISTS AND RANKINGS

Poirot Season 9
‘Poirot’ works out math of love triangles in Season 9 (2003-04)
2024 movies
John’s top 10 movies of 2024
2024 TV
John’s top 10 TV shows of 2024
Poirot Seasons 7 and 8
‘Agatha Christie’s Poirot’ Seasons 7-8 (2000-02) are a joyful – if darker – return
Poirot Season 6
‘Agatha Christie’s Poirot’ Season 6 (1994-95) adds Christmas cheer
Fall Movie Preview
Fall movie preview 2024: 10 films I wouldn’t mind seeing
Fall TV Preview
Fall TV preview 2024: 10 shows I wouldn’t mind watching
Poirot Season 5
‘Agatha Christie’s Poirot’ takes step backward in Season 5 (1993)
Poirot Season 4
‘Poirot’ skillfully adapts three novels in Season 4 (1992)
Poirot Season 3
Suchet’s ‘Poirot’ gets classier in Season 3 (1990-91)

BOOK REVIEWS

Book Thief
‘The Book Thief’ (2005) is a beautiful novel about death and Nazis
Angel of Vengeance
Preston & Child hop dimensions in ‘Angel of Vengeance’
The Valley of Fear
‘Valley of Fear’ (1915) does the multi-genre riff even better
The Night We Lost Him
Dave’s ‘The Night We Lost Him’ blends romance, mystery
Return of Sherlock Holmes
Detective back by popular demand in ‘Return of Sherlock Holmes’ (1905)
The Immortalists
‘The Immortalists’ (2018) examines life through lens of death
Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes
Doyle tires of his detective in ‘Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes’ (1894)
Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
Doyle solidifies an icon in ‘Adventures of Sherlock Holmes’ (1892)
The Sign of Four
‘Sign of Four’ (1890) shows early signs of Holmes’ iconic status
The Birds book
‘The Birds’ (1952) flies higher as a short story than as a movie

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J.J. Abrams | Woody Allen 
Judd Apatow | Shane Black
James Cameron | John Carpenter
Chris Carter | Agatha Christie
Michael Crichton | Philip K. Dick
Kevin Eastman | Jane Espenson
Paul Feig | Dave Filoni | Mike Flanagan
Vince Gilligan | Drew Goddard
Christopher Golden | James Gunn
Marshall Herskovitz | Nancy Holder
Nick Hornby | John Hughes
Jason Katims | Stephen King
Robert Kirkman | Chuck Klosterman
Peter Laird | George Lucas 
David Mamet | Christopher Nolan
Preston/Child | J.K. Rowling
Ridley Scott | Amy Sherman-Palladino
M. Night Shyamalan | Kevin Smith
Steven Spielberg | Michael A. Stackpole
Sylvester Stallone | Wachowski Sisters
Joss Whedon | Kevin Williamson
Timothy Zahn | Edward Zwick

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About Reviews from My Couch
Since 2009, John Hansen has been reviewing new and old movies, TV, books and comics. Shaune Redfield and Michael Olinger were previous regular contributors to RFMC.

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