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The Apocalypse Is Agreeably Upon Us In The Dead Don’t Die
It’s the end of the world as we know it, and we say, ‘Fine.’ That’s the criticism that cuts through Jim Jarmusch’s star-stuffed zombie-comedy The Dead Don’t Die, where the undead not only feast on human flesh but also gravitate toward the distractions they were obsessed with in life, be it coffee, cell phones, or Chardonaaaaaaay! It’s a strange journey that is savagely funny, sophisticated and unnerving.
In a nod to the George A. Romero classic Night of the Living Dead, The Dead Don’t Die is set in a small Pennsylvania town where an array of colorful characters will face off against ravenous “ghouls.” Bill Murray, Adam Driver, and Chloë Sevigny star as the entirety of the local police force, which struggles to solve why a beloved waitress has been savagely ripped into ribbons. Other returning Jarmusch collaborators include Iggy Pop, Steve Buscemi, RZA, Tom Waits, and Tilda Swinton, who play a shirtless zombie with rocker edge, an ornery farmer with a “Make America White Again” ball cap, a WU-PS deliveryman (wink wink!), a wily hermit who suffers no fools, and an eccentric mortician with a deep passion for martial arts. Also on board are Selena Gomez as a chipper day-tripper, Caleb Landry Jones as a surly nerd, and Carol Kane as a wine-craving zombie.
