After America is ravaged by a zombie plague, a lone band of survivors fights the living dead while they cross the nation from coast to coast. They stop in an amusement park, where they believe they will be safe. Written by Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick and directed by Ruben Fleischer, the film stars Woody Harrelson, Jesse Eisenberg, Amber Heard and has a special cameo by Bill Murray.
Ricky D is the editor-in-chief of Sound on Sight and one of the hosts of 'Sound On Sight Radio', the 'Sordid Cinema' podcast and our videocast titled 'Front Row Center'. He also contributes written reviews when time permits.
Favorite films: 'Salo', 'Contempt', 'The Vanishing', 'Pulp Fiction' & 'La Haine'
Favorite Directors: Pier Paolo Pasolini, Quentin Tarantino, P.T. Anderson, Jean-Luc Godard, Billy Wilder & Stanley Kubrick 
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Looks like fun, I’m a sucker for Zombie films and Woody Harrelson playing a badass zombie killer looks like a fine ideia to me. I’ll watch it.