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Zach Vasquez

Zach Vasquez

Zach Vasquez lives and writes in Los Angeles. His critical work focuses on film and literature. He writes fiction as well.

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Why <i>La Bamba</i> Deserves its Current Canonization
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Why La Bamba Deserves its Current Canonization

Sep 25th, 2023 Zach Vasquez
An appreciation of the Chicano cinema classic ahead of its induction into the Criterion Collection.
Can’t Keep an Old King Down Forever: <i>Bubba Ho-Tep</i> at Twenty
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Can’t Keep an Old King Down Forever: Bubba Ho-Tep at Twenty

Sep 19th, 2023 Zach Vasquez
On the 20th anniversary of its release, an up-close-and-personal look at the making of Don Coscarelli’s cult classic.
A Riddle Within a Riddle: On Winter Kills
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A Riddle Within a Riddle: On Winter Kills

Aug 10th, 2023 Zach Vasquez
The story of this 1979 Kennedy assassination satire is as crazy as its plot. Ahead of a new restoration and re-release, a look back at this hidden gem.
All Barbie Dolls Eventually Erode: On Todd Haynes’ <i>Superstar: The Karen Carpenter Story</i>
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All Barbie Dolls Eventually Erode: On Todd Haynes’ Superstar: The Karen Carpenter Story

Jul 17th, 2023 Zach Vasquez
Before Greta Gerwig took a meta-swing at the world’s most famous doll, Todd Haynes used Barbie to disturbingly examine the deterioration of another all-American girl.
What Everyone Gets Wrong About Wes Anderson
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What Everyone Gets Wrong About Wes Anderson

Jun 14th, 2023 Zach Vasquez
The release of Wes Anderson's latest movie has inspired a host of criticism and tributes which, unfortunately, trade in the same clichés and do injustice to his body of work.
Peckinpah’s Elegy: <i>Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid</i> at 50
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Peckinpah’s Elegy: Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid at 50

May 22nd, 2023 Zach Vasquez
A look back at Sam Peckinpah’s violent but meditative “definitive statement” on the Western.
Make America Weird Again: On Robinson Devor’s <i>Pow Wow</i>
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Make America Weird Again: On Robinson Devor’s Pow Wow

May 1st, 2023 Zach Vasquez
Widely unavailable until now, Robinson Devor's documentary about the eccentrics who haunt California's Coachella Valley is an essential work of American strangeness.
Mann in the Bunker: The Long and Surprising Legacy of <i>Straight Time</i> and <i>The Jericho Mile</i>
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Mann in the Bunker: The Long and Surprising Legacy of Straight Time and The Jericho Mile

Apr 19th, 2023 Zach Vasquez
A look back at two early Michael Mann projects about incarceration, and their long and surprising influence 40-plus years later.
The Beautifully Bonkers Pleasures of <i>Color of Night</i>
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The Beautifully Bonkers Pleasures of Color of Night

Apr 10th, 2023 Zach Vasquez
Richard Rush's final film, now streaming among the Criterion Channel's erotic thrillers, is wild in none of the expected ways.
On High in Blue Tomorrows: The Legacy of David Lynch’s <i>Inland Empire</i>
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On High in Blue Tomorrows: The Legacy of David Lynch’s Inland Empire

Mar 21st, 2023 Zach Vasquez
The most Lynchian of David Lynch's movies is getting its long-overdue day in the limelight.
Classic Corner: <i>Love is the Most Important Thing</i>
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Classic Corner: Love is the Most Important Thing

Feb 17th, 2023 Zach Vasquez
With ‘Possession’ finally available to stream, let’s take a look back at director Andrzej Zulawski's early breakout film, a dark melodrama with its  own cult following.
War is Farce: Preston Sturges’s <i>The Miracle at Morgan’s Creek</i> and <i>Hail the Conquering Hero</i>
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War is Farce: Preston Sturges’s The Miracle at Morgan’s Creek and Hail the Conquering Hero

Jan 20th, 2023 Zach Vasquez
In anticipation for a new Preston Sturges retrospective, here's a look at the director's subversive screwball one-two punch from 1944.
A Specter Haunts the World: Don DeLillo at the Movies
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A Specter Haunts the World: Don DeLillo at the Movies

Jan 2nd, 2023 Zach Vasquez
With Noah Baumbach's long-awaited adaptation of "White Noise" out now, we look back on the handful of underseen films from the mind of Don DeLillo.
Crooked Marquee's New Christmas Canon: <i>‘R Xmas</i>
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Crooked Marquee's New Christmas Canon: ‘R Xmas

Dec 12th, 2022 Zach Vasquez
A look back at Abel Ferrara’s gritty and prophetic Christmas-time crime thriller - a holiday fable as only he could tell it.
The Exact Dimensions of Hell: Denis Johnson On Screen
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The Exact Dimensions of Hell: Denis Johnson On Screen

Nov 9th, 2022 Zach Vasquez
A look at the screenplays and cinematic interpretations of the literary patron saint of American outcasts.
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