Blank Check with Griffin & David 28 Days Later with David Rees
02:42:53
Favorite Genre?
- David Rees considers zombie movies his favorite genre in theory but notes a wide gap between loved and hated films.
- He explains that true genre enthusiasts are more discerning due to their deeper engagement.
Zombie Movie Marathon
- In preparation for the podcast, David Rees rewatched nine zombie movies, including Night of the Living Dead and Dawn of the Dead.
- He considers Night of the Living Dead the best zombie movie ever made due to its uncanny realism.
Personal Connection to the Film
- David Rees connected with 28 Days Later due to its resonance with his political views during the Iraq War.
- He was reading books about genocide and the allure of war, finding the film's themes reflected his anxieties.
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Introduction
00:00 • 5min
Movie Review: Clifford the Big Red Dog
04:37 • 2min
What's Your Favorite Genre of Movies?
06:28 • 2min
The Best Zombie Movie Ever Made
08:35 • 2min
Dawn of the Dead
10:50 • 3min
The Return of the Living Dead
13:40 • 2min
Watching a Zombies Movie?
15:38 • 2min
Zombies on a Train
17:25 • 2min
Shaun of the Dead - Is There Really Nothing in Between?
19:12 • 2min
The Great Painter American Re-It's Like That Star Wars Movie, Right?
21:18 • 4min
Zombies
25:19 • 2min
The Zombies
27:06 • 2min
Get Your War On
29:00 • 2min
Is This War Necessary?
31:19 • 2min
Dad Grass - The Most Dangerous Game
33:36 • 2min
I Can't Get This Done, Right?
35:47 • 5min
The Twist in 28 Days Later by Chris Hedges
41:03 • 2min
Air America - Janine Garafolo
42:41 • 3min
Zombies - Is This Your Favorite Movie?
45:21 • 2min
I Can't Watch Violence
47:04 • 2min
I Am Legend Last Man on Earth, Omega Man
48:44 • 2min
The Best Hit of Will Smith's Career - I Am Legend vs Omega Man
50:20 • 2min
Are You Aware, Riz, That the Green Room Was in Production Before 9-11?
52:31 • 2min
The Movies That Have Been Bombed in Release
54:11 • 4min
Movies Don't Meet the Culture
58:36 • 4min
Is Pop Culture Making a Good Idea?
01:03:05 • 2min
Do You Like Vacuuming Completely Nude and Paradise?
01:04:39 • 4min
Never Going Back to Film
01:08:24 • 3min
The Beach by David Romero
01:11:35 • 3min
Day of the Triffids - Isn't It a Paranoid Story?
01:14:49 • 2min
I Love You Very Much. Stay Away From Me
01:16:23 • 2min
You Want to Watch the Four Shrek Movies With David Reeve?
01:18:50 • 6min
The Walking Dead - The Movie Review
01:24:34 • 2min
The End of the World Is Not Just a Massacre
01:26:51 • 2min
The Movie Did Not Search Did Not Film
01:28:59 • 3min
Blu-Ray Is Like High Death, Right?
01:31:53 • 3min
28 Weeks Later by Danny Boyle
01:34:53 • 4min
Zack Snyder's Remake of Dawn of the Dead
01:38:38 • 2min
Is This a 'Zombie Movie'?
01:41:04 • 2min
Is That a Reference to Damien Hurst's Vitrines?
01:42:59 • 3min
The Art of Tracy Emmon and Steve McQueen
01:45:54 • 3min
Dossier Quotes - Danny Boyle
01:48:27 • 2min
Continuity Within the Universe
01:50:47 • 2min
Film Review - Reeze - The Movie Review
01:52:50 • 4min
Zombies Movie Review - Is This a Zombie Movie?
01:56:31 • 2min
Is the Machete a Reference to the Rwandan Genocide?
01:58:22 • 2min
The Knowledge Is What London Cabbies Have to Learn
02:00:44 • 3min
The Man Who Played the Figure of Your All-Time Greatest Nightmare Donald J Trump
02:03:51 • 2min
Movie Review - Gleason in the Comey Rule
02:05:30 • 3min
The Apocalypse Shopping Spree
02:08:52 • 2min
Zywa Apocalypse - The Musical Theme
02:10:33 • 4min
Movie Review - Sunshine
02:14:40 • 2min
Ezraston's Zombie Storbing Effect
02:17:07 • 2min
Chris Hedges Book War Is a Force That Gives Us Meaning
02:19:19 • 2min
Jody Foster and John Hawks in the Movie Santa Claus
02:21:47 • 2min
Movie Review - Walking Dead
02:24:09 • 4min
Is This Ending Necessarily Ironic?
02:28:08 • 5min
The Doors by David Sims
02:33:17 • 4min
Griffin at the Box Office
02:37:17 • 2min
Movie Review - Fast X Trailer
02:39:25 • 2min
Hollywood Homicide - Movies I Remember Watching in Theaters
02:41:52 • 2min
Watching Dicktown on Hulu
02:43:27 • 2min
The 2020 Episodes - Episode 2 Episode 2
02:45:19 • 3min
Fast zombies, a deserted London, and potato-quality digital cinematography - 28 DAYS LATER proved to be a genre-defining hit for Danny Boyle after the disappointment of THE BEACH. Humorist and Blankie favorite David Rees returns to the podcast to take us back to the immediate post-9/11 period, a mood and time which this film conjures instantly. Join us for a deep dive into the zombie canon, a tangent on the famed “Young British Artists” of the 1990s, a primer on Canadian anti-capitalist band Godspeed You! Black Emperor, and a moment of disbelief when Rees discovers that Brendan Gleeson played Donald Trump in Showtime’s THE COMEY RULE.
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