EZMM 2023 Day 9.2: The Last of Us S01E09 “Look for the Light” Paul Brian McCoy April 11, 2023 Zombies 101 This was the shortest episode of The Last of Us, clocking in at 43 minutes, but it was the most streamlined narrative yet.
EZMM 2023 Day 9.1: Evil – In the Time of Heroes (2009) Paul Brian McCoy April 11, 2023 Zombies 101 Evil – In the Time of Heroes gets special credit for bringing in Billy Zane to basically play a Jedi.
EZMM 2023 Day 8.2: The Last of Us S01E08 “When We Are in Need” Paul Brian McCoy April 10, 2023 Zombies 101 The best part of this episode of The Last of Us is the fact that Ellie saves Joel and herself in the end.
EZMM 2023 Day 8.1: Don’t Kill Me (2021) Paul Brian McCoy April 10, 2023 Zombies 101 Don’t Kill Me is a pretty uneven attempt to graft a number of well-established vampire story tropes onto the zombie genre that kind of works enough to sustain some viewer interest.
EZMM 2023 Day 7.2: The Last of Us S01E07 “Left Behind” Paul Brian McCoy April 9, 2023 Zombies 101 Nobody gets a happy ending in The Last of Us, from what we’ve seen.
EZMM 2023 Day 7.1: Grave Robbers (1989) Paul Brian McCoy April 9, 2023 Zombies 101 Clocking in at a tight 88 minutes, Grave Robbers doesn’t overstay its welcome and is surprisingly entertaining.
EZMM 2023 Day 6.2: The Last of Us S01E06 “Kin” Paul Brian McCoy April 8, 2023 Zombies 101 With every episode that passes, I’m more and more convinced that this should have been structured like a traditional series with more than nine episodes.
EZMM 2023 Day 6.1: Valley of the Dead (2020) Paul Brian McCoy April 8, 2023 Zombies 101 Valley of the Dead is straight forward, the characters are diverse and entertaining, and the zombies are creepy, but not too gory.
EZMM 2023 Day 5.2: The Last of Us S01E05 “Endure and Survive” Paul Brian McCoy April 7, 2023 Zombies 101 The Last of Us, so far, isn’t bad, but it’s not breaking any new ground in the genre.
EZMM 2023 Day 5.1: #Alive (2020) Paul Brian McCoy April 7, 2023 Zombies 101 #Alive is a fantastic-looking film, with a very tight plot and quick pace.
EZMM 2023 Day 4.2: The Last of Us S01E04 “Please Hold to My Hand” Paul Brian McCoy April 6, 2023 Zombies 101 This episode of The Last of US suffers from over-familiarity.
EZMM 2023 Day 4.1: Yummy (2019) Paul Brian McCoy April 6, 2023 Zombies 101 Yummy is definitely worth a watch, but the high points are the gory comedic bits.
EZMM 2023 Day 3.2: The Last of Us S01E03 “Long, Long Time” Paul Brian McCoy April 5, 2023 Zombies 101 “Long, Long Time” is probably going to be a highlight of The Last of Us, despite working with unknown characters and sidestepping the main concept of the show.
EZMM 2023 Day 3.1: Zombie for Sale (2019) Paul Brian McCoy April 5, 2023 Zombies 101 Zombie for Sale manages to achieve the extremely difficult accomplishment of being funny, touching, gross, and romantic all at the same time.
EZMM 2023 Day 2.2: The Last of Us S01E02 “Infected” Paul Brian McCoy April 4, 2023 Zombies 101 I thought this episode was a step up from the premiere, if only because we get to go out and explore the world of The Last of Us.
EZMM 2023 Day 2.1: The Sadness (2021) Paul Brian McCoy April 4, 2023 Zombies 101 The Sadness is one of the most extreme, disturbing films to reach a mainstream audience in memory.
EZMM 2023 Day 1.2: The Last of Us S01E01 “When You’re Lost in the Darkness” Paul Brian McCoy April 3, 2023 Zombies 101 Right off the bat, let me make it clear that I have never played the The Last of Us video games and avoided as many spoilers as possible.
EZMM 2023 Day 1.1: I Am a Hero (2015) Paul Brian McCoy April 3, 2023 Zombies 101 I Am a Hero tells the story of an extremely average man, slaving away as an assistant background illustrator for a successful ongoing manga, who manages to become a hero when the zombie apocalypse takes place.
Easter Zombie Movie Marathon 2023 Schedule Paul Brian McCoy April 2, 2023 Zombies 101 It’s that time of year again! Time to celebrate the Resurrection with a weeklong plunge into all things zombie!
EZMM 2022 Day 9: All of Us Are Dead S1 E7-12 Paul Brian McCoy April 19, 2022 Zombies 101 There are enough plot threads left dangling to give us a good launching point for a future second season, but if that doesn’t happen, All of Us Are Dead can stand as a solid one-and-done.