28 Years Later: The Bone Temple review

About this episode

The episode reviews 'The Bone Temple', discussing its merits compared to the first film in the trilogy and the challenges of January releases.

Danny Boyle hands the reigns to Nia DaCosta as the saga of the rage virus and the country it has decimated continues ... But is it a better film than the love it or hate it first film in the proposed new trilogy? Does Wayne overcome his Wayneness to watch this one with Paul? Or will it be Paul doing the heavy lifting on this horror film? And most importantly, can a film released in January be truly good? You know the way to find out and it will encourage us to put more of these reviews out, so ... Time Stamps: The Bone Temple NON-SPOILER Review: 0:00 - 11:04 The Bone Temple SPOILER-FILLED Discussion: 11:04 - 18:58 Final Scores and Thoughts Including Potential Spoilers: 18:58 - 19:23 If you want more Countdowns and reviews - all the way back to Episode 40! - hit up our Podbean site. Check out Wayne's YouTube channel for more Wayne-esque content at Waxing & Wayning. Join The Countdown Podcast Listener Community on Facebook so you can interact more directly with other listeners of the show (as well as the lads themselves!).

People in this episode

Hosts: Paul, Wayne

Topics covered

• film review
• horror
• trilogy
• rage virus
• January release

Keywords

• The Bone Temple
• Nia DaCosta
• Danny Boyle
• horror film
• film review

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: The Bone Temple

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