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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

The 4th of July is right around the corner, and you know what that means: fireworks. Lots and lots of fireworks. Maybe you're headed to a big show—something elaborate and professional over Navy Pier here in Chicago, or bursting across the sky above Grant Park while a John Philip Sousa march blares in the background. Or maybe it's a baseball game, and the fireworks fly after the final out. That’s all great—classic, beautiful, family-friendly explosions in the sky. Then ther

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