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A FILM WORTH A CLOSER LOOKTHE FEATURE PRESENTATION
IF THIS ONE STAYED WITH YOU
Keep the feeling.
SIMILAR PICKS / A PERSONAL CONNECTION
01
Why this pick
Its sealed research facility, military containment, and rapidly escalating infection echo Romero’s biohazard paranoia, while keeping the focus on confused people trapped inside an official response gone wrong.
02
Why this pick
A cool, methodical counterpart to The Crazies: an unknown organism triggers institutional panic and increasingly desperate containment measures, with mistrust in the authorities carrying the tension.
03
Why this pick
Cronenberg turns contagion into an unnervingly physical urban nightmare, sharing Romero’s interest in ordinary citizens becoming dangerous and public systems failing to control the spread.
04
Why this pick
Its stripped-down, real-time approach to a suspected chemical attack captures the same anxious collision of domestic survival, contradictory official instructions, and fear of contamination.
05
Why this pick
A sudden epidemic leads to brutal quarantine and social disintegration, matching Romero’s bleak concern with how quickly fear, authority, and communal decency can collapse.
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01 / THE STORY
The film follows two stories, one about the civilians trying to stay alive during the disaster, having to battle both "the crazies" as well as U.S. soldiers ordered to shoot on sight. The other involves the political and military leaders trying to contain the epidemic.
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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
Kathy
Col. Peckem
Soldier
Man Shooting at Doctor's Office
Gen. Bowen
David
Artie
