28 Days Later

The vanished London society that Cillian Murphy wakes up to at the start of this movie is one of the most brilliantly staged horror movie openings ever, and the survivalist battle that closes it caps a powerful story of disease paranoia.

A few ideas are borrowed from George A. Romero, but the brunt of the visuals and story are original and thrilling, though also a touch artsy and marginally poetic.

A truly innovative and disturbing horror fantasy about a modern-day England totally ravaged by plague.

A perfect fusion of lo-fi but gorgeous camerawork, a searing soundtrack and pitch-perfect performances... the film demonstrates how something tender and intimate can also be terrifying and epic.

Twenty-eight Days Later is a zombie flick, which makes it my kind of movie-dare I say, our kind of movie. No cinema zombie ever shambles into view without its agenda.