Homecoming - GI Zombies

2nd April 2006 with 0 Comments

While we’re on the subject of film it seems a good time to mention Joe Dante’s Homecoming, a made-for-tv zombie movie that draws parallels with Bush’s government and foreign policy. Remember Joe Dante? He’s the director who served up such gems as Piranha and Gremlins. So you wouldn’t expect anything special, would you? But think [...]

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