Train to Busan
by Yeon San-ho

Train to Busan, was the world’s breakout zombie hit of the summer. I was happy to see (of course) a new zombie film emerge that had a nice production budget behind it and even happier to see that it was coming out of South Korea. From what I’ve read, director Yeon Sang-ho is no stranger to horror or zombies, but this does look like his first live action film, and for his debut, he has done one bang up job.

The film begins by giving us a taste of the zombie virus in the form of a reanimated deer, proving that this is a virus that doesn’t mess around. I’m not talking about a comical zombie deer either, trust me on this one, it was creeptastic to the max. Centering on a father and daughter with a strained relationship, there is a… (continue reading)