daily scream: hell is full, 21st-century style
2004’s *Dawn of the Dead* is on Starz in the US, Netflix in the UK (and lots of other services too!)
The Daily Stream becomes the Daily Scream for spooky season!
It was maybe the first slasher/zombie/splatter horror flick that felt like a part of the post-9/11 world, full of a chaotic, why-me panic and, at the same time, a kind of relief, like: Okay, this is it, the other shoe has dropped, I can let go that breath I’ve been holding for years. Twenty years later, I’m still haunted by Sarah Polley escaping the undead apocalypse in bloodied pajamas, barefoot, with nothing but her car keys in hand. I’d be very curious to hear how 2004’s Dawn of the Dead, Zack Snyder’s remake of George Romero’s horror classic, hits younger people, but for this Xer, it remains a watershed movie moment. (Read my 2004 review.)
US: stream on USA and Starz (via Apple TV); rent/buy on Prime and Apple TV
UK: stream on Netflix; rent/buy on Prime and Apple TV
See Dawn of the Dead at Letterboxd for more viewing options.
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