george romero

Day of the Dead (1985)

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Day of the Dead (1985)

This is what happens when the system breaks down and leaves the worst people in charge. George Romero’s third Dead film didn’t have the cautionary energy of Dawn, and didn’t just retread its anti-consumerism metaphors. This was something angrier, meaner, claustrophobic – and the Cold War’s shadow hung heavily over every scene. The gore wasn’t … Read more

Day of the Dead (1985)

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Miguel as portrayed by Anthony Dileo in 1985’s Day of the Dead. My favorite George Romero heel. He might have once been a swell guy, and certainly Sarah thought so for a while, but by the time we’re aquatinted with the private, he’s been beaten into this loathsome, abusive and pathetic character. A shattered, self-loathing … Read more