It’s been about a week since 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple landed on the 2026 movie schedule, and there’s something I haven’t been able to stop thinking about. No, it’s not that one truly bananas scene. Nor is it Samson’s future after he was seemingly cured. Instead, it’s how the critically acclaimed horror flick throws you into a world where time pretty much stopped decades earlier, and you almost forget until some subtle reminder pops up.
This is something that I loved in 28 Years Later, one of last year’s best, and I was so glad that director Nia DaCosta and writer Alex Garland continued this concept while also taking it to the next level. It adds so much to the movie, the characters’ journeys, and their motivations, especially when it comes to a certain survivor holding onto his past and the old world he left behind.
