Andrew MacDonald

28 Days Later (2002)

28 Days Later (2002)
Rating: ★★½
Oct 9, 2003The Downfall of Civilisation/Infected Zombies
Danny Boyle's sleeper hit presaged a big return for the zombie film during the 2000s/2010s. Not a bad film even if Boyle is conducting major borrowings from other works like The Day of the Triffids and Day of the Dead
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Dredd (2012)

Dredd (2012)
Rating: ★★★
Jan 12, 2013Comic-Book Adaptation/Future Law Enforcement Officer
A second film version of the Judge Dredd comic-book. More faithful than the Sylvester Stallone version, this comes with a satisfyingly visceral kick, yet a low-budget means that we see little of Dredd's satiric future
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Ex Machina (2015)

Ex Machina (2015)
Rating: ★★★★
Apr 18, 2015Android Artificial Intelligence
The field has been open for one work to come and set the benchmark for A.I. films. Alex Garland's Ex Machina arrives at that work. Rather than flashy effects, this resides in a series of beautifully cool debates and sharply intelligent twists
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Annihilation (2018)

Annihilation (2018)
Rating: ★★★½
Mar 24, 2018Mysterious Alien Zone
Alex Garland's second directorial effort after Ex Machina. Clearly influenced by Andrei Tarkovsky's Stalker, this features a group venturing into an alien-affected zone where Garland does a fine job of creating a sense of the otherworldly
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28 Years Later … (2025)

28 Years Later … (2025)
Rating: ★★★
Aug 9, 2025Post-Holocaust/The Zombie Apocalypse
28 Days Later was the work that started the modern zombie film revival. Twenty-three years later, Danny Boyle and Alex Garland return to make a third film and still wring some creativity out of the set-up
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28 Years Later … The Bone Temple (2026)

28 Years Later … The Bone Temple (2026)
Rating: ★★★
Feb 28, 2026Post-Holocaust/The Zombie Apocalypse
A follow-up to 28 Years Later …, made even before the first film was released. This gives a deeper exploration of the character of Dr Kelson and proves a surprisingly good complement to its predecessor
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