#1020: 28 Years Later, Top 5 Danny Boyle Characters, Familiar Touch

June 27, 2025 / Sophie Kempenaar

Whether you agree 28 YEARS LATER has too many ideas “smooshed” together or that it all coheres around a single compelling one, Adam and Josh are both eager to see how these rage zombies evolve. Plus, a revisit of the Top 5 Danny Boyle Characters with Danny Boyle.

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(Timecodes will not be precise with ads; chapters may start early.)

Intro (00:00:00-00:02:12)
Review: “28 Years Later” (00:02:13-00:36:01)
Review: “Familiar Touch” (00:36:02-00:46:00)Z
Filmspotting Family (00:46:01-00:50:07)
Next Week / Polls / Promos (00:50:08-01:09:06)
Listener Feedback (01:09:07-01:23:02)
Top 5: Danny Boyle Characters Pt. 1 (01:23:02-01:45:21)
Danny Boyle Characters Pt. 2 (01:45:22-01:59:11)
Credits / New Releases (01:59:12-02:03:22)

LINKS:

Cinema Interruptus: “The Player”
https://www.siskelfilmcenter.org/interruptus

New York Times: 100 Best Movies of the 21st Century
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/movies/best-movies-21st-century.html

LBX: Films That Inspired Celine Song’s “Materialists”
https://letterboxd.com/crew/list/films-that-inspired-celine-songs-materialists/

Top 5 Danny Boyle Characters with Danny Boyle
https://www.filmspotting.net/top-5-lists-archive/2017/4/12/626-danny-boyle-characters

Adam’s Danny Boyle Ranked
https://letterboxd.com/filmspotting/list/danny-boyle-ranked/

Josh’s Danny Boyle Ranked
https://letterboxd.com/larsenonfilm/list/danny-boyle-ranked/

Filmspotting’s Danny Boyle Episodes
https://www.filmspotting.net/episodes-archive/tag/danny+boyle

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