Doomsday

Three decades after a major country is quarantined in hopes of containing a lethal and highly contagious virus nicknamed "Reaper," signs that the super-bug has resurfaced in a major city prompt desperate specialists to race back into the infected zone to find a cure in director Neil Marshall's (The ...more

Hollywood just doesn't do "post-apocalyptic" like it used to. Neil Marshall's Doomsday is evidence of that. Yes, there are the requisite blood-splattering action sequences, explosions and irreverence that come with a post-apocalyptic, popcorn action flick. However, there's no heart. Any semblance of that has been buried under a flush of special effects and CGI. That’s not the lovely leading lady’s fault, mind you. No, as one-eyed assassin Eden Sinclair, Rhona Mitra does everything right. She's ...more

Manly cult cinema gets cooked up in a casserole of ultra-violent goodness in Doomsday, a revved-up, pedal-to-the-metal flick that's sure to strike a bull's eye into the hearts of early-'80s action enthusiasts everywhere. Take one part Escape From New York, one part Vestron Video medieval romp, and a heavy dose of The Road Warrior, and that's Doomsday in a post-apocalyptic piecrust. While to some, the recipe might stink of ridiculous rehash, it's that exact reason that'll drive others to ...more