LITERAL REMAINS

The great aspect of Romero’s work is that his films tend to actually comment on society. His better ones, anyway. Here, with Diary, we get a front row seat, as witnessed by tech savvy film students, to the zombie apocalypse as it happens. The collapse of civilization is told documentary style, and as with today’s world, the footage is uploaded to the internet. Romero goes back to the beginning of his Dead franchise to comment on our need for instantaneous news and entertainment, and in the process gives us some nifty and inventive camera work and a story that doesn’t always work. It’s not Romero’s best, but it is challenging and shows the veteran horror master still likes to take risks. 4 out of 5