"Jim Jarmusch addresses the state of the nation and global ecological catastrophe in this deadpan zombie apocalypse movie that goes straight for the jugular by placing Steve Buscemi's racist farmer in a MAGA-style cap that simply states 'Keep America White Again'.
"Jarmusch has a history of toying with genre; he places his own unique stamp on the living dead by making the humans criminally dumb and apathetic, and the zombies thirsty for coffee, Wi-Fi and candy. It's also a love letter to the late George A Romero, with direct nods galore.
"Amassing a cast of stellar collaborators such as Tilda Swinton, Bill Murray, Adam Driver, RZA and Tom Waits, and signing up indie-horror royalty Larry Fessenden, Jarmusch leads the viewer through small-town America with a host of typically idiosyncratic characters. Swinton as a Scottish samurai sword-wielding mortician works her usual magic, Caleb Landry Jones serves up the goods as a horror film geek / gas attendant, and Chloë Sevigny excels as a dangerously empathetic cop.
"It's the visual gags, such as Driver's cop dramatically swerving up to a gory crime scene in a tiny smart car, that keep the blood pumping, while Jarmusch bites down hard on capitalism, consumerism and race relations in a film that's akin to Joe Dante's Matinee in its satire of wilfully destructive human behaviour." - The List
About Cine Babies:
Every Wednesday, 1:00pm at the Twin. Cine Babies is presented by the Princess in partnership with Balancing from Birth to Baby
Cine Babies is a movie program for new parents (and their friends and family) to attend with their infants. Films will be presented with a lowered volume to protect sensitive infant ears, as well as dimmed lights and convenient amenities like change tables and bottle warmers.
See a new movie every week and stay connected with other new parents in the area. Join us! New titles updated weekly. Stay tuned!
If you want to grab a lunch at Princess Cafe before Cine Babies, just tell them you're attending and you'll receive 10% off your purchase.
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