Alex Garland In 2003, 28 Days Later revitalized a genre, cautioned us about viruses and rage, and divided Christian film critics From the archives at Looking Closer, here's my original review of 28 Days Later, along with reactions from critics I quoted in my Film Forum column at that time.
Film Reviews Civil War — It's not about picking a side Some of my favorite critics have serious issues with Alex Garland's speculative fiction about a near-future collapse of democracy in the U.S. And I just don't get it.
On Movies & Media Tomorrow's film critics today: Sierra Richter Is there a future in film criticism? Are young people just consuming movies, or are some of them really thinking about what they mean and how they mean it? This series will introduce four high school students who might become tomorrow's film critics.