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Alright, here we go. Zombies. One of my favorite subjects, one of my favorite subgenres, and honestly one of the reasons I fell in love with movies in the first place. As you probably already know, horror is my favorite genre. Always has been, always will be. Horror movies were my gateway drug into cinema. They were the first films that really grabbed me as a kid, scared the hell out of me, thrilled me, confused me, and made me realize that movies could do things nothing else

It’s no secret that horror is my favorite genre. I am obsessed with horror films. They are by far my favorite kind of movies ever since I was a very, very small child. October is my favorite month of the year, and Halloween is my favorite holiday of the year, and I love the fact that everyone really loves to watch horror movies during the month of October, especially as we get closer to Halloween. So, as a celebration of Halloween (my favorite time of year, my favorite holida

I enjoy wearing nice pants, but it's staying warm out there, so how about some shorts? Some Film Critic Shorts? They fit. They are on, and I am ready to review three new movies in this week's capsule (short) movie reviews for Friday, June 20th, 2025. 1) 28 YEARS LATER Nearly a quarter century after 28 Days Later  redefined the "zombie"—actually, "infected"—genre (we will get to that in a minute), Danny Boyle  and Alex Garland  return to the scorched UK wasteland for 28 Years

Hard to believe that "Shaun of the Dead"  was released 20 years ago. Wow. 20 years! Twenty years since Shaun and the gang gathered at the Winchester and battled a zombie apocalypse. Twenty years since we were introduced to Simon Pegg , Nick Frost,  and writer/director Edgar Wright  (unless you watched their terrific British television series "Spaced" ).   Twenty years since "The Cornetto Trilogy"  began with this film, continued with "Hot Fuzz,"  and ended with "The World's E

After I saw the terrific "Alien: Romulus" last week, I began to think about movie sequels that are actually better than the original film. Now, my thinking gets complicated here (because I am an idiot, and I always make things harder than they should be) and because I actually DON'T think that "Alien: Romulus" is better than the original "Alien." However, I DO think that it's better than "Aliens," the second film in the series which - bear with me - most people think is bette

We recently passed the 7th anniversary of the death of the remarkable filmmaker George A. Romero . So, I wanted to share some Romero stuff here on my nickdigilio.com blog...so here goes. Here I am with the great George A. Romero at The Flashback Weekend Horror Convention. It was a dream come true to know him. First, this is what I wrote on July 16, 2017, upon hearing of George's passing: "OK, I'm gonna give this a shot.   I am absolutely crushed by the death of George A. Rom