This movie hits most of the same beats as the original, while also severing nearly all ties to it (the only reference I caught was Dorothy). This one didn't really grab me. I think a lot of the thrill with the first movie were the effects, which at the time seemed revolutionary. The effects in this movie, while I have no issues with them, seem like old hat in our current era. I kind of low-key hated the romance thread…

It was so exciting to attend the premiere of this "lost" George A. Romero film that hasn't been seen since 1973. Romero was commissioned by Lutheran Services in Pittsburgh to do a film talking about the importance of respecting and helping the elderly. I'm still wondering if they knew what they were getting into asking Romero. Haha. Romero gives us a shorter film (clocks in at about an hour) that follows an elderly man in a surreal version of an…

This movie was just as much cheesy fun as I was hoping! Tom Atkins is king of the one-liners here, and if anyone else were in the role I don't think it would have worked. Is it bad that I think this might be my ultimate romantic fantasy? Guy meets girl. They fall in love. Guy asks girl to help him take down hordes of undead college dudes with heads full of space slugs. In case you missed it, almost…