Sony Eyes Oscar Glory for Zach Cregger’s ‘Resident Evil’ After Its Record-Breaking Reviews

Zach Cregger’s 'Resident Evil' Is Already an Oscar Contender After Stunning Critics

Video game adaptations have spent decades fighting an uphill battle for critical respect, with most entries in the genre landing somewhere between forgettable and outright derided. That history makes what’s happening with Zach Cregger’s ‘Resident Evil’ reboot feel like a genuine turning point, one that’s already reshaping how the franchise gets talked about. Cregger arrived...

Sony Eyes Oscar Glory for Zach Cregger’s ‘Resident Evil’ After Its Record-Breaking Reviews

Zach Cregger’s ‘Resident Evil’ has already done something no film in the franchise ever managed: win over critics. The Sony reboot holds a 96% certified fresh score on Rotten Tomatoes, which Deadline notes is the best of Cregger’s career, ahead of ‘Weapons’, and makes it the highest-rated horror film of the year. That’s a huge...