George A. Romero

‘Two Evil Eyes’ (1990) is ‘two’ much of a bad thing

Edgar Allan Poe is the godfather of both the horror and mystery genres so it’s appropriate that filmmaking friends George A. Romero (the “Dead” series)

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Savini’s ‘Night of the Living Dead’ (1990) a remake worth doing

The “Living Dead” series is unusual in that the first three George Romero films got remade even while Romero himself was still doing the primary

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‘Survival of the Dead’ (2009) zombie-walks to series’ finish line

I have to give writer-director George Romero credit for this much: No two of his “Living Dead” films are quite like each other. He can’t

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Romero tackles found footage in ‘Diary of the Dead’ (2007)

For his fifth “Living Dead” film, writer-director George Romero redefines (or clarifies) his franchise as an anthology. Rather than continuing further into a zombie-dominated future

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‘Land of the Dead’ (2005) shows easy mastery of zombie fiction

If a viewer were to watch only the “Living Dead” films among George Romero’s catalog, they’d see the shift from talented experimenter in “Day of

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Romero puts it all together in ‘Day of the Dead’ (1985)

George Romero’s first two “Living Dead” films are heralded as masterpieces by many, so I was surprised to find “Day of the Dead” (1985) to

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‘Dawn of the Dead’ (1978) celebrates the wonder of malls

“Night of the Living Dead” (1968) popularized zombie fiction, but writer-director George A. Romero went a decade before delivering the sequel, “Dawn of the Dead”

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‘Night of the Living Dead’ (1968) goes to the past to find a future subgenre

“Night of the Living Dead” (1968) is a little bit of homework, a little bit of entertainment. It’s artistic but slow enough that you dwell

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