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Vtorzhenie / Attraction 2: Invasion, movie for the Attraction series (2020) - Film review by Kadmon
If you'd like to be surprised by the Attraction 2: Invasion film, I don't recommend you to watch the trailer beyond 1:18, because it gives away too much of the plot.
Vtorzhenie / Attraction 2: Invasion, movie for the Attraction series (2020) - Watch the trailer on YouTube
Watch the trailer in: English - German - Russian
video © Art Pictures Studio & Vodorod Pictures & NMG Studio (NMG) & Mail.ru (VK)Article updated: 2025.03.19
The Attraction 2: Invasion (2020) is a futuristic fantasy action thriller film. The movie was reviewed by Kadmon.
Product: Vtorzhenie / Attraction 2: Invasion, movie for the Attraction series (2020)
Original title: Вторжение (Vtorzhenie, English: Invasion), English title: Attraction 2: Invasion
Series: Attraction series
Previous entries in the series: Prityazhenie / Attraction, movie for the Attraction series (2017)
Setting: near future fantasy Earth
Product type: Film, Genre: futuristic fantasy action thriller, Style: sci-fi, fantasy, futuristic fantasy, thriller, action, aliens
Release: 2020.01.01
Reviewer: Kadmon, Type: Male, 40s, Preferences: Immersive, logical story, consistent setting, prefers surprises to spoilers, prefers establishing elements before referencing them
Watched: very recent (2021.01), first time
Rating: Weak (2- out of 3 points), Enjoyment: Weak (2- out of 3 points)
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This is my review of Attraction 2: Invasion, a futuristic fantasy action thriller movie for the Attraction series from 2020. It's about a girl receiving superhuman powers. The Attraction 2: Invasion film is watchable, but weak, I only recommend it to dedicated fans of the genre.
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Wandafuru Raifu / After Life, movie (1998) - Film review by Kadmon
Wandafuru Raifu / After Life, movie (1998)
image © Engine Film & TV Man UnionArticle updated: 2021.05.06
The Wandafuru Raifu / After Life (1998) is a contemporary fantasy film. The movie was reviewed by Kadmon.
Product: Wandafuru Raifu / After Life, movie (1998) - Film review by Kadmon
Original title: ワンダフルライフ / Wandafuru Raifu (Wonderful Life), English title: After Life
Series: -
Setting: contemporary fantasy Earth
Product type: Film, Genre: contemporary fantasy drama, Style: fantasy, contemporary fantasy, supernatural, documentary
Release: 1998.09.11 premiere, 1999.04.17 theatrical release
Reviewer: Kadmon, Type: Male, 40s, Preferences: Immersive, logical story, consistent setting, prefers surprises to spoilers, prefers establishing elements before referencing them
Watched: very recent (2020.05), first time
Rating: Good (2+ out of 3 points), Enjoyment: Good (2+ out of 3 points)
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This is my review of Wandafuru Raifu / After Life, a contemporary fantasy movie from 1998. It's about a group of freshly deceased people trying to find their most precious memory. The After Life film is slow, but the story is interesting, so I recommend it.
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WarHunt, movie (2022) - Film review by Kadmon
WarHunt, movie (2022) - Watch the trailer on YouTube
Watch the trailer in German
video © OU WarHunt FilmsThe WarHunt (2022) is a fantasy WW2 military action / thriller film. The movie was reviewed by Kadmon.
Product: WarHunt, movie (2022)
Original title: WarHunt
Series: -
Setting: historical (WW2) fantasy Earth
Product type: Film, Genre: fantasy WW2 military action / thriller, Features: fantasy, thriller, military action, World War 2, action, magic, witches, Style: ?
Release: 2022.01.21
Reviewer: Kadmon, Type: Male, 40s, Preferences: Immersive, logical story, consistent setting, prefers surprises to spoilers, prefers establishing elements before referencing them
Watched: very recent (2022.01), first time
Rating: Weak (2- out of 3 points), Enjoyment: Average (2 out of 3 points)
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This is my review of WarHunt, a fantasy WW2 military action / thriller movie from 2022. It's about a team of WW2 soldiers trying to rescue the crew of a plane that crashed behind enemy lines. The WarHunt film is watchable, but I only recommend it to dedicated fans of the genre.
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We Are the Missing, movie (2020) - Film review by Kadmon
We Are the Missing, movie (2020) - Watch the trailer on YouTube
video © Workobey FilmsThe We Are the Missing (2020) is a faux documentary supernatural horror film. The movie was reviewed by Kadmon.
Product: We Are the Missing, movie (2020)
Original title: We Are the Missing
Series: -
Setting: contemporary fantasy Earth
Product type: Film, Genre: faux documentary supernatural horror, Style: faux documentary, fantasy, contemporary fantasy, horror, supernatural horror, video mashup, handheld camera, bad editing, ghosts
Release: 2020.06.15
Reviewer: Kadmon, Type: Male, 40s, Preferences: Immersive, logical story, consistent setting, prefers surprises to spoilers, prefers establishing elements before referencing them
Watched: very recent (2021.01), first time
Rating: Bad (1 out of 3 points), Enjoyment: Bad (1 out of 3 points)
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This is my review of We Are the Missing, a faux documentary supernatural horror movie from 2020. It's about a film crew trying to find out what happened to a missing girl. The We Are the Missing film is boring, I don't recommend it to anyone.
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What If...? S1 E1: What If... Captain Carter Were the First Avenger?, TV series episode for the Marvel Cinematic Universe (2021) - Film review by Kadmon
If you'd really like to be surprised by everything in the What If... Captain Carter Were the First Avenger? story, I don't recommend you to watch the trailer beyond 00:18, because it gives away plenty of minor spoilers. However, I don't think it's that much of a problem, if you already know the stories in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
What If...? S1 E1: What If... Captain Carter Were the First Avenger?, TV series episode for the Marvel Cinematic Universe (2021) - Watch the trailer on YouTube
video © Marvel (Disney)Article updated: 2021.11.25
The What If... Captain Carter Were the First Avenger? (2021) is an episode (series 1, episode 1) from the What If...? cartoon TV series. The TV series episode was reviewed by Kadmon.
Product: What If...? S1 E1: What If... Captain Carter Were the First Avenger?, TV series episode (2021)
Original title: What If... Captain Carter Were the First Avenger?
Series: Marvel Cinematic Universe: What If...?, season: 1, episode: 1
Setting: historical (World War 2) fantasy Earth (Marvel Universe - Marvel Cinematic Universe)
Previous entries in the series: Captain America: The First Avenger (2011)
Product type: Film, Genre: sci-fi / fantasy action, Style: sci-fi, fantasy, action, super-human abilities
Release: 2021.08.11
Reviewer: Kadmon, Type: Male, 40s, Preferences: Immersive, logical story, consistent setting, prefers surprises to spoilers, prefers establishing elements before referencing them
Watched: very recent (2021.08), first time
Rating: Good (2+ out of 3 points), Enjoyment: Good (2+ out of 3 points)
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This is my review of What If... Captain Carter Were the First Avenger?, a sci-fi / fantasy action TV series episode for the Marvel Cinematic Universe from 2021. It's about World War 2 Allied forces trying to defeat the Nazis with the help of a super-soldier. This What If...? episode is interesting, I recommend it.
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Wizards, movie (1977) - Film review by Kadmon
Wizards, movie (1977)
image © Bakshi StudioArticle updated: 2022.11.08
The Wizards (1977) is an animated fantasy film with futuristic elements. The movie was reviewed by Kadmon.
Product: Wizards, movie (1977)
Series: -
Setting: far future of Earth
Product type: Film, Genre: Fantasy, Features: fantasy, futuristic, futuristic fantasy, post-apocalyptic, Style: animation, animated movie
Release: 1977.02.09 theatrical release
Reviewer: Kadmon, Type: Male, 40s, Preferences: Immersive, logical story, consistent setting, prefers surprises to spoilers, prefers establishing elements before referencing them
Watched: very recent (2020.06), first time
Rating: Weak (2- out of 3 points), Enjoyment: Weak (2- out of 3 points)
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This is my review of Wizards, an animated fantasy movie from 1977. It's about a good wizard trying to defeat an evil wizard. The Wizards film is strange, and I didn't really like it.
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Zombie apocalypse stories
I list novels, graphic novels, movies and TV series, featuring zombie apocalypse stories.
The zombies depicted can be either mindless infected, or mindless undead.
The stories can be set:
Zombie stories set during the apocalypse
Zombie stories set after the apocalypse
Zombie stories set long after the apocalypse
Zombie stories set during the zombie apocalypse
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Hate epidemic infected
The zombies are living people, infected by an epidemic which causes them to act aggressively and cruelly towards people.
The Crazies (1973) movie: Set in a contemporary fantasy Earth. The protagonist is trying to survive a hate infection outbreak. There are intense action scenes. The infection is given a scientific explanation.
The Crazies (2010) movie: Set in a contemporary fantasy Earth. The protagonist is trying to survive a hate infection outbreak. There are intense action scenes. The infection is given a scientific explanation.
The Sadness (2021) movie: Set in a contemporary fantasy Earth. The protagonist is trying to survive a hate infection outbreak. There are intense action scenes. The infection is given a scientific explanation.
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Rage epidemic infected
The zombies are living people, infected by an epidemic which causes them to attack people.
28 Weeks Later (2007) movie: Set in a contemporary alternate Earth. The protagonist is trying to survive in a world overrun by raging infected. The movie is set after the first outbreak, while they try to rebuild a collapsed civilisation.
Dead Air (2009) movie
Happiness (2021) TV series: Set in a contemporary alternate Earth. The protagonist is trying to survive a rage infection outbreak..
Mads (2024) movie: Set in a contemporary alternate Earth. The protagonist is trying to survive a rage infection outbreak..
Quarantine (2008) movie: Set in a contemporary fantasy Earth. A group of people get stuck in a house (due to quarantine enforced by the police) during a epidemic (zombies due to a stolen virus). A remake of REC (2007).
Rammbock / Berlin Undead (2010) movie: Set in a contemporary fantasy Earth. A group of people get stuck in a house (due to the horde of zombies) during an epidemic (rage zombies).
Train to Busan (2016) movie: Set in a contemporary fantasy Earth. The protagonist is trying to survive a rage virus outbreak. There are intense action scenes. People become infected quickly after exposure.
World War Z (2013) movie: Set in a contemporary fantasy Earth. The protagonist is trying to find a cure for a rage virus outbreak. There are intense action scenes. People become infected quickly after exposure.
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Slow moving undead
The zombies are dead people, resurrected as undead. They are moving slowly.
Night of the Living Dead (1968) movie: Set in a contemporary fantasy Earth. The protagonists are trying to survive a slow zombie outbreak.
World War Z (2006) novel: Set in a contemporary fantasy Earth. The protagonists are trying to survive a slow zombie outbreak.
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Fast moving undead
The zombies are dead people, resurrected as undead. They are moving fast.
All of Us Are Dead (2021-) TV series: Set in a contemporary fantasy Earth. The protagonists are trying to survive a fast zombie outbreak.
Dawn of the Dead (2004) movie: Set in a contemporary fantasy Earth. The protagonist is trying to survive a fast zombie outbreak.
Nightmare City (1980) movie: Set in a contemporary fantasy Earth. The protagonist is trying to survive a fast zombie outbreak. The infection is given a scientific explanation.
REC (2007) movie: Set in a contemporary fantasy Earth. A group of people get stuck in a house (due to quarantine enforced by the police) during an epidemic (zombies due to supernatural reasons). Probably worse than The Night Eats the World, as far as I remember.
Zombie stories set after the zombie apocalypse
The zombie outbreak caused the collapse of civilisation. The characters find themselves in an unfamiliar world, overrun by zombies.
They try to protect their safe place
They are trying to find a safe place
They are trying to find a cure
They are trying to rebuild civilisation
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They try to protect their safe place
#Saraitda / #Alive (2020) movie: Set in a contemporary fantasy Earth. People are trapped in their homes (due to the horde of zombies) during an epidemic (rage zombies).
Alone (2020) movie: Set in a contemporary fantasy Earth. People are trapped in their homes (due to the horde of zombies) during an epidemic (rage zombies).
La nuit a dévoré le monde (The Night Eats the World) (2012) novel: Set in a contemporary fantasy Earth, after a fast zombie outbreak. The protagonist is trying to protect their safe place.
La nuit a dévoré le monde / The Night Eats the World, movie (2018) movie: Set in a contemporary fantasy Earth, after a fast zombie outbreak. The protagonist is trying to protect their safe place.
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They are trying to find a safe place
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They are trying to find a cure
I Am Legend (2007) movie: Set in a contemporary alternate Earth, some time after a pandemic destroyed civilisation. The protagonist is trying to survive in a world overrun by raging infected. The protagonist is trying to find a cure. A slow movie, with nice visuals, and intense action scenes. Based on the I Am Legend (1954) novel.
I Am Legend (1954) novel: Set in a contemporary alternate Earth, some time after a pandemic destroyed civilisation. The protagonist is trying to survive in a world overrun by raging infected.
Richard Matheson's I Am Legend (1991) graphic novel: Set in a contemporary alternate Earth. The protagonist is trying to survive in a world overrun by raging infected. The protagonist is trying to find a cure. Based on the I Am Legend (1954) novel.
The Girl with All the Gifts (2016) movie: Set in a contemporary alternate Earth, some time after a pandemic destroyed civilisation. The protagonist is trying to survive in a world overrun by raging infected. There are isolated communities of survivors. The protagonist is travelling in England, trying to find a cure.
The Girl with All the Gifts (2014) novel: Set in a contemporary alternate Earth, some time after a pandemic destroyed civilisation. The protagonist is trying to survive in a world overrun by raging infected. There are isolated communities of survivors. The protagonist is travelling in England, trying to find a cure.
The Omega Man (1971) movie: Set in a contemporary alternate Earth, some time after a pandemic destroyed civilisation. The protagonist is trying to survive in a world overrun by raging infected. The protagonist is trying to find a cure. Based on the I Am Legend (1954) novel.
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They are trying to rebuild civilisation
28 Weeks Later (2007) movie: Set in a contemporary alternate Earth. The protagonist is trying to survive in a world overrun by raging infected. The movie is set after the first outbreak, while they try to rebuild a collapsed civilisation.
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The Walking Dead (2010-) TV series: Set in a contemporary fantasy Earth, some time after a zombie apocalypse destroyed civilisation. The protagonist wakes from a coma, and finds an empty world.
Zombie stories set long after the apocalypse
The zombie outbreak caused the collapse of civilisation, but a new society emerged. The characters were brought up in a world overrun by zombies.
They try to protect their safe place
They are trying to find a safe place
They are trying to find a cure
Other stories
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Other stories
28 Years Later (2025) movie: Set in a contemporary alternate Earth. The protagonist is trying to survive in a world overrun by raging infected.
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What are your favourite zombie apocalypse stories? What are your opinions about these stories? What further thoughts do you have about the topic? Tell us in the comments!
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Zomboat!, TV series (2019) - Film review by Kadmon
Zomboat!, TV series (2019)
image © Noho Film & TelevisionArticle updated: 2021.06.14
The Zomboat! (2019) is a horror comedy TV series. The TV series was reviewed by Kadmon.
Product: Zomboat!, TV series (2019)
Original title: Zomboat!
Series: -
Setting: alternate Earth
Product type: Film, Genre: horror comedy, Features: horror, comedy, post-apocalyptic, zombie (creature), Style: ?
Release: 2019.10.08-11.12
Reviewer: Kadmon, Type: Male, 40s, Preferences: Immersive, logical story, consistent setting, prefers surprises to spoilers, prefers establishing elements before referencing them
Watched: very recent (2021.06), first time
Rating: Weak (2- out of 3 points), Enjoyment: Weak (2- out of 3 points)
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This is my review of Zomboat!, a horror comedy TV series from 2019. It's about a couple of people trying to escape from a small town zombie apocalypse on a river boat. The Zomboat! film has some good moments, fans of zombie stories might like it.
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Zone 414, movie (2021) - Film review by Kadmon
The trailer is not bad, although it's slightly misleading, as it makes it look like this is an action thriller. It's not.
Zone 414, movie (2021) - Watch the trailer on YouTube
video © DMA FilmsThe Zone 414 (2021) is a futuristic crime story film. The movie was reviewed by Kadmon.
Product: Zone 414, movie (2021)
Original title: Zone 414
Series: -
Setting: future Earth
Product type: Film, Genre: futuristic crime story, Style: sci-fi, futuristic, crime story
Release: 2021.09.03
Reviewer: Kadmon, Type: Male, 40s, Preferences: Immersive, logical story, consistent setting, prefers surprises to spoilers, prefers establishing elements before referencing them
Watched: very recent (2021.10), first time
Rating: Weak (2- out of 3 points), Enjoyment: Bad (1 out of 3 points)
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This is my review of Zone 414, a futuristic crime story movie from 2021. It's about a mercenary trying to get back a rich girl from a dangerous place. The Zone 414 film is boring, I only recommend it to avid fans of neo-noir or cyberpunk stories.
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Zvozdniy razum / Project Gemini, movie (2022) - Film review by Kadmon
If you'd like to be surprised by the Project Gemini film, I don't recommend you to watch the trailer beyond 1:27, because it starts to give away parts of the plot. It's not so bad that would totally spoil the movie, though.
Zvozdniy razum / Project Gemini, movie (2022) - Watch the US trailer [Nexus edit] on YouTube
Watch the US trailer [Nexus edit] in: English - German - Russian
Watch the US trailer in: English - German
video © KD StudiosArticle updated: 2023.06.19
The Project Gemini (2022) is a futuristic survival thriller / action film. The movie was reviewed by Kadmon.
Product: Zvozdniy razum / Project Gemini, movie (2022)
Original title: Звёздный разум (Zvozdniy razum, English: Star Mind), English title: Project Gemini
Series: -
Setting: future fantasy Earth
Product type: Film, Genre: futuristic survival thriller / action, Style: sci-fi, thriller, survival thriller, action, aliens, creature
Release: 2022.01.06
Reviewer: Kadmon, Type: Male, 40s, Preferences: Immersive, logical story, consistent setting, prefers surprises to spoilers, prefers establishing elements before referencing them
Watched: very recent (2022.02), first time
Rating: Weak (2- out of 3 points), Enjoyment: Bad (1 out of 3 points)
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This is my review of Project Gemini, a futuristic survival thriller / action movie from 2022. It's about the crew of a spaceship trying to establish a terraforming base on another planet, to save the uninhabitable Earth. The Project Gemini film is boring and irritatingly stupid, I don't recommend it to anyone.
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