28 Years Later: The Bone Temple (1-Disc DVD)

The Rage Virus evolved. The survivors didn’t. Welcome to the next chapter of the groundbreaking horror franchise from the minds of Danny Boyle and Alex Garland. In a world where the infected are no longer the greatest threat, a new nightmare emerges from the ruins of Britain—and his name is Sir Lord Jimmy Crystal.

Horror | Thriller | Post-Apocalyptic

Director: Nia DaCosta

Writers: Alex Garland

Stars: Ralph Fiennes, Jack O’Connell, Alfie Williams, Erin Kellyman, Chi Lewis-Parry, Cillian Murphy

Top Cast

• Ralph Fiennes as Dr. Ian Kelson

• Jack O’Connell as Sir Lord Jimmy Crystal

• Alfie Williams as Spike

• Erin Kellyman as Jimmy Ink

• Chi Lewis-Parry as Samson

• Emma Laird as Jimmima

• Louis Ashbourne Serkis as [Role]

• Maura Bird as Jimmy Jones

• Cillian Murphy as Jim (Special Appearance)

Summary (What is the plot?)

Picking up immediately after the events of 28 Years Later, young Spike (Alfie Williams) finds himself in the terrifying custody of Sir Lord Jimmy Crystal (Jack O’Connell), the charismatic and sadistic leader of a cult obsessed with disgraced DJ Jimmy Savile. Forced to don a blonde wig and assimilate into the “Jimmys,” Spike must navigate a world of ritualistic violence, twisted ideology, and unspeakable cruelty. Meanwhile, Dr. Ian Kelson (Ralph Fiennes) continues his solitary existence amid his towering ossuary of bones, forging an unlikely bond with a hulking infected named Samson (Chi Lewis-Parry). But when the Jimmys set their sights on Kelson—believing him to be the earthly embodiment of Satan—their paths collide in a hallucinatory, blood-soaked confrontation that will push the boundaries of survival, sanity, and what remains of humanity itself.

Reviews

“Nia DaCosta has taken this already unpredictable franchise into entirely unexpected territories, and I was entranced every single minute.” — CinemaBlend

Jack O’Connell’s Sir Lord Jimmy Crystal is “an all-timer of a movie villain, regardless of genre”—highly quotable, ruthlessly unpredictable, and utterly mesmerising in his depravity. Ralph Fiennes delivers “an incredible performance from start to finish,” brandishing the same eerie and enigmatic behaviour that made his character a high point in the previous film, with one third-act sequence already earmarked for best-of-the-year consideration.

“The most gratuitously nasty of the series so far—as disgracefully diverting as it is silly.” — The Irish Times

Critics praise the film’s fearless direction, with DaCosta bringing “fearless gusto” to the franchise, making this entry “wholly her own while pushing the overarching story and its richly layered themes into darker, grislier, funnier, and more poignant territory.” The Irish Times notes that while the film strays into torture porn territory, it remains “entertaining” and features Fiennes having “enormous fun” with a musical set piece involving Duran Duran that pushes into “irredeemable absurdity.”

“The sheer insanity of the 28 Years Later universe is something a viewer can never comprehend… it goes crazier than you can imagine.” — Pinkvilla

The review highlights Alfie Williams’ ability to bring “raw emotion of a child in a cutthroat world with grit in every step,” while the music—though “almost jarring at first”—works its way into your heart and mind.