The less you know going into this masterpiece, the better. If you’re going to watch a zombie movie, watch this zombie movie...

| Oct 21, 2024

One of the smartest, funniest, and sweetest zombie movies you will ever see.

| Jul 26, 2023

One Cut of the Dead has definitely made its way onto my “Favorite Movies of All Time” list.

| Original Score: A+ | Mar 8, 2023

With an outrageous meta conceit, One Cut of the Dead captures the independent filmmaking experience in all its horrible but ecstatic glory.

| Original Score: 4/4 | Feb 23, 2022

Initially grating, the films quickly grow on you, like a zombie virus infecting your brain...

| Dec 8, 2021

Episode 51: Jennifer's Body / One Cut of the Dead / Nosferatu the Vampyre

| Original Score: 80/100 | Dec 1, 2021

A celebration not only of the cinema, but of the commitment... to solve the always complicated process of making a film as well as possible. [Full review in Spanish]

| Nov 4, 2021

Saying the film breaks the mold isn't an exaggeration. [Full review in Spanish]

| Original Score: 4.5/5 | Jul 21, 2021

A fresh, fun and highly creative film [Full Review in Spanish]

| Jun 17, 2021

Persevere through the cringe of the half and you'll be rewarded with comedy gold in the second.

| Jun 7, 2021

Fabulous Japanese comedy horror about an indie film crew who are in the middle of making a cheap zombie flick when actual zombies appear on their set. And I'm laughing just remembering it.

| Original Score: 4.5/5 | Feb 2, 2021

So clever in the way it unravels... It is so thoughtful, original and unique.

| Original Score: 7/10 | Dec 16, 2020

It's impossible to spoil this film, mainly because it's so audacious, even braggadocious, but it adds immensely to the experience if you walk in ... knowing nothing.

| Jun 27, 2020

... while everything appears more low budget than ... Night of the Living Dead, a closer look reveals something distinctly original, heartfelt, and brilliant, instigating a need to rewatch the film to see what One Cut looks like with experienced eyes.

| Original Score: 4.5/5 | Jun 11, 2020

One Cut of the Dead is easily an instant genre classic that renews my hope for zombie films with its triumphant story of one family united in their struggle against the undead.

| May 29, 2020

One Cut of the Dead is progressively enjoyable and it works, in part, because it doesn't. After all, the whole movie is built on failure.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Jan 22, 2020

Beyond the fantastic backstage comedy, it also serves as a satire of the media industry. [Full review in Spanish]

| Original Score: 5/5 | Jan 14, 2020

Ueda... manages to reinvigorate two of the most tired tropes cluttering our media landscape: art as meta commentary on art, and explosive diarrhea.

| Dec 25, 2019

Paying affectionate homage to genre film-making while simultaneously shredding its conventions, Shinichiro Ueda's debut feature is a masterly coup de cinéma.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Dec 21, 2019

If you do go into this film expecting one thing, be prepared for your mind to be changed by the end.

| Dec 21, 2019