Returning to wrap up our film mini-season, Leigh Singer helps Sam and Martin break down this zombie/comsumerism/meta mash-up. With some slight disappointment in this compared to other Jarmusch (and other zombie) films, we question the purpose of his story and his enthusiasm for the genre. And Tom Waits gets to be a weird hobo in the woods too.
Music extracts used for illustrative/review purposes include:
The Dead Don't Die Trailer, via YouTube (dir. Jim Jarmusch, 2019)
We're in Now Now, clip from Spaceballs via Youtube (dir. Mel Brooks, 1987)
Tom Waits - The Acting Years, video essay via Vimeo, Leigh Singer (2019)
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