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Action, Horror, No Spoiler Reviews, Thriller

28 YEARS LATER (2025): The Things I Liked…

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28 Years Later (2025), Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Alfie Williams, Sony Pictures Entertainment
28 Years Later (2025), Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Alfie Williams, Sony Pictures Entertainment

Having only watched 28 Days Later (2002), the first movie in the trilogy that includes 28 Weeks Later (2007) and now, 28 Years Later (2025), just a few weeks ago, I had high hopes for the latest instalment. How could I not after the memorable trailers starring Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Ralph Fiennes, Jodie Comer and Alfie Williams?

Written by Alex Garland of Ex Machina (2004) and directed by Danny Boyle, 28 Years Later is my favourite of the three films set in a United Kingdom that has been taken over by a mysterious and incurable zombie virus, leaving just a handful of survivors.

It’s the great pacing, musical score, performances (by Comer in particular), visual effects, shooting style, cinematography and editing that places 28 Years Later at number one, for me. I appreciated the editing so much that for the first time in all my years of loving film, I took note of the editor’s (Jon Harris) name. 

I’m glad that even though 28 Years Later is partly a horror film, I didn’t see anything that resulted in nightmares. And, truth be told, Sinners may still be my favourite film of 2025, so far, but I’d say that 28 Years Later is at least in the top five. 

Watch Garland and Boyle’s latest for all the reasons above, and one more: the stunning alpha chase sequence. You know how much I enjoy a well-choreographed chase sequence.

Happy Film loving,

G

Horror, Thriller

28 YEARS LATER (2025): New Trailer For Danny Boyle Movie Starring Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Jack O’Connell, Jodie Comer, Cillian Murphy…

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Read my spoiler-free movie review of 28 Years Later (2025).

Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Jack O’Connell, Jodie Comer and Cillian Murphy’s latest highly anticipated film, 28 Years Later, the one that’s directed by Danny Boyle has a great new trailer.

This is a great trailer. I also enjoyed the sort of teaser of the trailer that’s now above. Another way to put it is, I loved the creative ‘holding page’ that existed before this trailer was officially published some hours later, the one that featured the red skulls.

I’m starting to doubt if my sensitive disposition can endure such a film. I still want to, even more, because of how creative and exciting the marketing campaign has been. Maybe I’ll try telling myself it will be only as scary as A Quiet Place (2028), which I can watch sans nightmares.

I’m truly, very excited for all the super fans.

Erin Kellyman, Edvin Ryding, Ralph Fiennes, Jack O’Connell, Edvin Ryding, Chi Lewis-Parry, Alfie Williams and Nathan Hall also star.

28 Years Later Release Dates: June 20th, 2025 (US & UK)…

Happy Film Loving,

G

Horror, Thriller

28 YEARS LATER (2025): New Danny Boyle Movie Starring Jack O’Connell, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Jodie Comer, Cillian Murphy…

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28 Years Later (2025), Jodie Comer, Sony Pictures Entertainment
28 Years Later (2025), Jodie Comer, Sony Pictures Entertainment

Read my spoiler-free movie review of 28 Years Later (2025).

That hit 2002 zombie horror movie 28 Days Later, which starred Cillian Murphy, Brandon Gleeson and Naomie Harris, finally has a great-looking follow-up film called 28 Years Later.

Directed once again by Danny Boyle and co-written by Boyle and Alex Garland of Ex Machina (2015), as the title suggests, the movie appears to be set 28 years after the events of the first film, and it’s Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Ralph Fiennes, Jodie Comer and Cillian Murphy who star.

I have not yet watched 28 Days Later. However, based on this trailer being so wonderful that I didn’t know what to do with myself, I’ve decided to be brave and watch it before 28 Years Later is released.

Isn’t the poem that plays over this trailer just perfectly chosen, from the rhythm to the tone of the reader’s voice and everything in between?

Ralph Fiennes, Jack O’Connell, Erin Kellyman, Edvin Ryding, Edvin Ryding, Chi Lewis-Parry, Alfie Williams and Nathan Hall also star.

28 Years Later Release Dates: June 20th, 2025 (US & UK)…

Happy Film Loving,

G

Action, One Person Amy Action, Thriller

KRAVEN THE HUNTER (2024): New Trailer From Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Alessandro Nivola, Russell Crowe, Fred Hechinge, Christopher Abbott…

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Kraven The Hunter (2024), Alessandro Nivola, Marvel Entertainment
Kraven The Hunter (2024), Alessandro Nivola, Marvel Entertainment

Kraven the Hunter, Marvel’s latest action/thriller is about one man’s complex relationship with his father.

Starring Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Alessandro Nivola, Russell Crowe, Christopher Abbott and Fred Hechinge; vengeance with brutal consequences is what we can expect from director J.C. Chandor’s movie, also categorised on IMDb as as a ‘one-person army action’. film.

There’s clearly no end to the list of comic book stories I’m clueless about.

Fans of Kraven the Hunter comic books are undoubtedly excited about this. What I’m looking forward to most is Alessandro Nivola’s ‘The Rhino‘ character. Something about the menacing confidence in his slow movements, I’m sure. I especially want to learn whether The Rhino will still be my favourite once the film ends. Or will Taylor-Johnson’s Sergei Kravinoff (Kraven) take over?

Are you interested in immersing yourself in the world of Kraven the Hunter?

Billy Barratt, Levi Miller, Yuri Kolokolnikov, Murat Seven, Duran Fulton Brown, Chi Lewis-Parry, Dritan Kastrati, Elander Moore, Rachel Handshaw, Sachiko Yokoyama and Greg Kolpakchi also star.

Kraven The Hunter Release Dates: December 11th, 2024 (US & UK)…

Happy Film Loving,

G

Action, Comedy, Drama, No Spoiler Reviews

THE FALL GUY (2024): The Things I Liked…

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Starring Emily Blunt, Ryan Gosling, Aaron Taylor Johnson and Hannah Waddingham; The Fall Guy is a movie with a trailer that didn’t have me as excited as I wanted to be, especially with a cast this stellar.

I can now confirm that my instincts about director David Leitch’s action/comedy/drama were correct, in that I did not love the finished product. 

One might say that The Fall Guy is simply ‘not my vibe,’ and they would be correct. Especially since a keyword that came up as I watched the movie is ‘silly.’ Leitch’s film has a certain silliness and sense of humour that isn’t fully for me, even though some parts may have put a smile on my face.

The story of a retired stuntman getting drafted back to work on a movie directed by his ex-girlfriend is simple enough; arguably too simple and inadequately engaging. Especially since, for me, the idea of Gosling and Blunt playing a couple felt as much a miscast in the finished movie, as it did in the trailer. 

Maybe it’s just the wrong project for them to do together. Or it’s the script/simple story. Perhaps it’s this specific brand of silliness and the fact that it’s not quite ‘my vibe’. 

In fairness, the action/stunts/story became more engaging in the last third/quarter, but not enough for me to consider the overall experience a positive one.

If you’re curious enough, give The Fall Guy a chance. It certainly offers a window into the stunt-double experience; a more modern version than Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (2019), that’s for sure. And perhaps you’ll love it – if you don’t already. 

Happy Film Loving,

G