Rachel West

1 week ago | thatshelf.com | Rachel West

Just like any worthwhile zombie, this franchise is born to survive. With their latest offering, 28 Years Later, Oscar winner Danny Boyle and co-writer Alex Garland reinvent the zombie genre once more and manage to revitalize a 22-year-old franchise. Like 28 Weeks Later was to 28 Days Later, the story isn’t a direct continuation of the familiar characters and plot. Set in the same world as the first two films, Great Britain remains under quarantine while life as usual has continued abroad.

2 weeks ago | thatshelf.com | Rachel West

Live-action remakes of beloved animated movies can be a challenge. For every Cinderella and The Lion King, there’s a Snow White or The Little Mermaid. Thankfully, Canadian director Dean DeBlois’ live-action remake of his own animated film gracefully soars above its contemporaries, even if it doesn’t quite reach the same heights as the original. The heartwarming adventure about a young man and his dragon is tailor-made for a family-oriented live-action fantasy flick.

3 weeks ago | thatshelf.com | Rachel West

U2 frontman Bono is recounting his life and career in the new concert doc Bono: Stories of Surrender. After unveiling his memoir of the same name in 2022 (and a new truncated paperback version last month), Bono took his “book tour” on the road. As only Bono can, he turned his book tour into a one-man show, performing excerpts from his book and snippets of U2 songs while backed by a quartet.

3 weeks ago | wtoc.com | Rachel West

SAVANNAH, Ga. (WTOC) - Atlanta Motor Speedway is getting a new look and a new name. The popular track on the NASCAR circuit will now be called EchoPark Speedway, after EchoPark Automotive, which is one of the largest pre-owned car dealership chains in the country. With the name change, comes a facelift of the track, and that was completed just ahead of the next race there later this month on June 28.

1 month ago | thatshelf.com | Rachel West

After four years, Netflix returns to Shadyside with Prom Queen, a new installment in the Fear Street franchise. Following the decades-spanning Fear Street: 1994, 1978, 1666 horror trilogy from 2021, this latest franchise edition firmly sets itself in the 1980s, bringing with it hairspray, sequins, and way more dismemberment than expected. Based on the beloved Y.A. book series by R.L. Stein, Prom Queen borrows from the author’s 1992 book of the same name.