After the double successes of Night of the Living Dead and Dawn of the Dead, George A. Romero returned to the salt mine to unearth an unholy vision of the American apocalypse: Day of the Dead. Roundly dismissed by critics in 1985, its offbeat charms have generated a whole new cadre of admirers. Does it deserve its new devotees? Or should it CHOKE ON EM?
With Theron Seckington.
Also available on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, and Spotify.
Sources:
Edgar Wright on Day of the Dead, youtube.com
Day of the Dead review by Jake Cole, letterboxd.com
Day of the Dead review by Travis Lytle, letterboxd.com
Book of the Dead: The Complete History of Zombie Cinema by Jamie Russell
Day of the Dead review by Roger Ebert, rogerebert.com
Music:
“News Theme” and “District Four” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
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“Walk to the Ritz/Sarah at the Ritz” by John Harrison, Day of the Dead: Original Movie Soundtrack
