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EPISODE · Aug 6, 2025 · 1H 55M

28 Years Later - A Molotov Cocktail of Formal Experimentation and Narrative Subversion #157

from Queen is Dead - A Film, TV and Culture Podcast · host Queen Is Dead

Hello, Hello, HelloIn the latest episode of QID, Dhruv invites the creator, Arjun Sivakumar, and regular guest-cum-host of the "Cinematic Liberties Podcast", Ashwin Dev, to discuss one of the great filmic oddities of this year -- Danny Boyle's "28 Years Later" (now available to rent/buy on digital platforms). Before talking about the film, the three of them talk about the "whack" legacy of the franchise itself -- first discussing, at length, the historical significance of "28 Days Later," then, briefly, discussing the somewhat unfairly maligned status of its sequel, "28 Weeks Later" (Boyle and Garland only returned as executive producers for that).Finally, the discussion about "28 Years Later" itself prompts all sorts of responses from us -- confusion, amazement, contemplation, you name it. Which -- regardless of the film's narrative flaws and tonal inconsistencies -- is what we cherish most about it.Listen to the full episode to hear all this in a spoiler-filled discussion on the entirety of the "28 [insert timeline] Later..." franchise.You can (and should!) follow -CINEMATIC LIBERTIES PODCASTDo hit 'Follow' on Spotify if you haven't already to help the podcast reach more people!Follow our Instagram page: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://instagram.com/queenisdead.filmpodcast.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TIME CODES Introduction (inc. "Past Lives" Slander) : [00:00 - 06:36]The Legacy of "28 Days Later": [06:36 - 43:23]The Non-Legacy of "28 Weeks Later": [43:23 - 1:02:19]"28 Years Later": [1:02:19 - 1:52:52]Outro (inc. PTA episode in the pipeline): [1:52:52 - 01:55:24]ARTICLES REFERENCED1. Danny Boyle Goes Big with the Horror Sequel [IGN]2. Danny Boyle Says Shooting on iPhones Let Him Capture ‘Startling’ Violence in 28 Years Later. [WIRED]You can also follow us on Letterboxd at -ARJUN: https://letterboxd.com/arjun_skumar1/.ASHWIN: https://letterboxd.com/ashwindev/.DHRUV: https://letterboxd.com/aterminalcinema/.

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