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- The Dead Don't Die dabbles with tones and themes to varying degrees of success, but sharp wit and a strong cast make this a zom-com with enough brains to consume.
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Jun 14, 2019 · "The Dead Don't Die" is far from Jarmusch's best, but there's something to be said for its zonked-out acceptance of extinction. You know the drill from all the other zombie films released in the last half-century—in particular George Romero's 1978 "Dawn of the Dead," a satire on consumerism in general, American materialism specifically.
Jun 17, 2019 · Richard Brody reviews Jim Jarmusch’s “The Dead Don’t Die,” a zombie film which stars Bill Murray, Adam Driver, and Selena Gomez and borrows a small but solid batch of horror-movie tropes ...
- Though it's not breaking much new ground, this is a solid addition to the zom-com canon which stands out due to an unconventional writer/director and A-list cast.
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By Rosie Knight
Updated: May 16, 2019 7:30 pm
Posted: May 16, 2019 7:17 pm
This is an advance review. The Dead Don't Die opens June 14, 2019.
Like any good zombie movie, The Dead Don't Die is set somewhere in Pennsylvania. If you don't immediately understand why that is--nearly all of George Romero's iconic Dead series was set there--then this might not be the film for you. However, if you're a fan of Jim Jarmusch and/or zombie horror then you'll probably be charmed by this enjoyable-if-slight zom-com.
The core setup is simple as two bumbling cops, Ronnie (Adam Driver) and Cliff (Bill Murray), face down an encroaching environmental crisis that appears to be making the dead... undead. In the age of The Walking Dead and zombie pop culture saturation, the ghoulish comedy of The Dead Don't Die may seem a little behind the cultural zeitgeist. But it's still an amusing watch as Jarmusch and friends are clearly having a lot of fun exploring and poking fun at the tropes that have become such a core part of our contemporary conversation.
Many Jim Jarmusch fans will have been hoping for a genre movie that reimagines the wheel here, which The Dead Don't Die is not. But just like his last foray into horror, Only Lovers Left Alive, this is a love letter to a subgenre of monster movies that's become as much a part of Americana as apple pie and baseball. The generic suburban setting and ...
- Rosie Knight
May 14, 2019 · Jim Jarmusch's zombie comedy 'The Dead Don't Die,' which opened the 2019 Cannes Film Festival, features a starry cast including Adam Driver, Bill Murray, Selena Gomez, Chloe Sevigny and Tilda...
Jun 14, 2019 · The Dead Don't Die dabbles with tones and themes to varying degrees of success, but sharp wit and a strong cast make this a zom-com with enough brains to consume. Read Critics Reviews. TOP...
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Jun 14, 2019 · The Dead Don't Die: Directed by Jim Jarmusch. With Bill Murray, Adam Driver, Tom Waits, Chloë Sevigny. Two pioneers fight for their lives and their love on the American frontier during the Civil War.
The Dead Don't Die is a 2019 American absurdist zombie comedy film written and directed by Jim Jarmusch. It features an ensemble cast including Bill Murray , Adam Driver , Chloë Sevigny , Steve Buscemi , Tilda Swinton , Tom Waits , Danny Glover , Caleb Landry Jones , Rosie Perez , Iggy Pop , Carol Kane , Austin Butler , and Selena Gomez and ...
