John McPhail tackles the genre hybrid trend with Anna and the Apocalypse, a zombie horror film which is also a musical comedy with a Christmasy vibe.

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Nov 4, 2023

... The movie sometimes falters as a result of its own ambition. Fortunately, you'll be too distracted by fun set pieces and the cast's fully committed performances to care that much.

| Nov 2, 2023

The modest production, which unfurls over the holiday season, never feels amateurish, and the music’s quite catchy too – viewers might to find themselves singing hard-to-erase-from-the-head tunes such as “Hollywood Ending” long after the film ends.

| Aug 16, 2023

Honestly, if “Zombie Christmas Musical” doesn’t intrigue you, then Anna and the Apocalypse probably isn’t the movie for you. If you are interested, this movie is a good mix of fun and scary.

| Original Score: A | Mar 8, 2023

If all zombie apocalypse musicals were as enjoyable as Anna and the Apocalypse, I wouldn’t mind a complete overhaul of the entire holiday film canon.

| Oct 12, 2022

Its insufficient helpings of Christmas spirit and zombie terror make the material better in concept than execution.

| Original Score: 2/4 | Mar 4, 2022

I find myself singing Anna and the Apocalypse's praises above all others.

| Jul 28, 2021

This holiday season-zom-com-song-rom-dram is a lot of fun and could weasel its way into the "off beat" holiday faves of those who claim Batman, Gremlins, and Die Hard as their go-to holiday flicks.

| Jan 28, 2021

Anna and the Apocalypse is averse to any real conflict, almost to a bizarre degree.

| Original Score: 2/5 | Jul 25, 2020

The Scottish high school zombie musical you never knew you always needed.

| Original Score: B | Jun 30, 2020

The one bright spot is the spirited cast, whose genuine good cheer ameliorates the obnoxious self-reflexivity of the writing and direction.

| Feb 21, 2020

Anna and the Apocalypse is an absolute joy from start to finish.

| Original Score: 9/10 | Sep 27, 2019

With a set-up this maddeningly good, Anna and the Apocalypse deserves to be a whole lot more consistently fun than it actually is.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Jun 5, 2019

A shot in the arm for the moribund undead genre. Lovable and lively, this has cult classic written all over it.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Jun 4, 2019

I can understand that the creators want to bring a fresh twist to this gory genre, but the whole mashup just seems like a strange concept.

| May 29, 2019

High school problems? Zombies? Music? Too much! Hallow characters go off the wall; engaging in senseless violence, shattering the decent 20 minute setup. I liked 2 songs.

| Original Score: D- | May 23, 2019

Funny and romantic, appropriately gory, and deliriously catchy.

| Original Score: 4/5 | May 4, 2019

If you've been waiting for a zombie apocalypse Christmas musical, then Anna and Apocalypse will satisfy your every desire and more

| Mar 8, 2019

Although it doesn't hit all of the notes, Anna and the Apocalypse is still entertaining. [Full Review in Spanish]

| Original Score: 3.5 | Mar 4, 2019

Anna and her friends come to understand the most frightening aspect of adulthood, realizing that friends and parents won't always be there to help you, and that the biggest fear is having to stand on your own two feet.

| Feb 11, 2019