Octoberween: ’28 Years Later’ is a Scary, Melancholy Coming-of-Age Tale

28 Years Later (2025): The Plot: Twenty-eight years after the “Rage virus” swept the United Kingdom (and no other countries, retconning the ending of 28 Weeks Later) a community of survivors has cobbled together a life on Lindisfarne, a small island off the coast of northeast England. Twelve-year-old Spike (Alfie Williams) accompanies his father Jamie…

Rooster Illusion: ‘Kick-Ass 2’ is Childish and Empty

And, uh, not in a good way. Okay, I did laugh at the dog bit. Crotch jokes are always funny. Kick-Ass 2 (2013): The Plot: A few years after the events of Kick-Ass, Dave/Kick-Ass (Aaron Taylor-Johnson) and Mindy/Hit Girl (Chloe Grace Moretz) are both trying to live normal lives as normal high school students. But—uh-oh!—Dave…