RESIDENT EVIL
With just a few films under his belt, Zach Cregger has become a director who makes must-see horror films. Barbarian showed the promise he had as a filmmaker, while Weapons saw Cregger create something that became a cultural phenomenon. Now, he has a go at rebooting the Resident Evil franchise, and what he delivers is a relentless horror adventure that will have you gasping for breath. Bryan (Austin Abrams), a medical courier, is in the process of making a delivery to Raccoon City General hospital when an outbreak forces him to fight for survival. First thing's first, this is easily the best Resident Evil film to date. Not that the bar is particularly high, but there's something about an unknowing citizen being dropped right in the middle of literal hell, and watching them fight and stumble their way to survival that just hits different. Cregger fills the film with neat nods to the games and plenty of grotesque creatures - one in particular made of pure body horror freaking ...
