Before 28 Years Later’s zombie schlong and the retconning of 28 Weeks Later’s ending, there was Danny Boyle and Alex Garland’s spare, still devastating series starter. Adopting the perspective of a bicycle courier (Cillian Murphy) who wakes from a coma to discover a lab-born “rage virus” has run rampant, the film starts after the world has more or less already ended. Famous for having its zombie stand-ins, the infected, drop the shambling act of its cinematic forebears and move terrifyingly fast, 28 Days Later looks as cruddy as you might expect for a low-budget film shot on digital video in 2000, but it works to the film’s advantage. It’s also been hard to find on streaming – so don’t miss this rare chance to see it on the big screen. – Kimberley Jones
