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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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Zach Vasquez Says Don’t Forget: <i>I, Olga Hepnarová</i>
Zach Vasquez

Zach Vasquez Says Don’t Forget: I, Olga Hepnarová

Dec 26th, 2017
With all due respect to troubled figure skaters from the ‘90s, if you see only one I, movie this year, make it I, Olga Hepnarová. Like the more...
A Good Man Is Hard To Find: Grace and Forgiveness in <i>Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri</i>
Zach Vasquez

A Good Man Is Hard To Find: Grace and Forgiveness in Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri

Dec 4th, 2017
Lapsed Catholic though he is, Martin McDonagh, the Irish (by way of London) playwright-turned-filmmaker loves to explore the interconnected themes of...
Remember, Remember, These Five for Noirvember
Zach Vasquez

Remember, Remember, These Five for Noirvember

Nov 15th, 2017
November is the month wherein movie lovers, programmers, and critics turn their attention to the genre of film noir — Noirvember as it’s come to...
<i>Wind River</i>, <i>Hell or High Water</i>, <i>Sicario</i>: Taylor Sheridan’s American Elegy Trilogy
Zach Vasquez

Wind River, Hell or High Water, Sicario: Taylor Sheridan’s American Elegy Trilogy

Nov 14th, 2017
There have been few career turnarounds and rapid-fire ascendancies in Hollywood as impressive as Taylor Sheridan’s. A working actor for the last 20...
Report from Beyond Fest 2017
Zach Vasquez

Report from Beyond Fest 2017

Oct 16th, 2017
Last week was the fifth edition of Beyond Fest, Los Angeles’s most popular genre film celebration. Over the course of 11 days, the historic...
Harry Dean Stanton Dissolves into Thin Air
Zach Vasquez

Harry Dean Stanton Dissolves into Thin Air

Sep 18th, 2017
“It seems like everybody loves Harry Dean!” So said David Lynch last October, as he presented the Vidiots Foundation’s inaugural Harry Dean...
David Lynch’s Personal Odyssey in <i>Twin Peaks: The Return</i>
Zach Vasquez

David Lynch’s Personal Odyssey in Twin Peaks: The Return

Sep 4th, 2017
Twin Peaks: The Return managed to both exceed and confound its viewers’ expectations. This feat is doubly impressive considering how little was...
The War on Coal: John Sayles' <i>Matewan</i> at 30
Zach Vasquez

The War on Coal: John Sayles' Matewan at 30

Aug 28th, 2017
This month marks the 30th anniversary of John Sayles’s Matewan, an American classic that fell through the cracks upon release and remains...
Charles Manson and the Current Fascination with the 1970s Violence and Cinema
Zach Vasquez

Charles Manson and the Current Fascination with the 1970s Violence and Cinema

Aug 15th, 2017
When it was announced that Quentin Tarantino’s next film would involve the Manson Family murders, the news was met with excitement, outrage,...
Alternate History Lessons in <i>White Man’s Burden</i>
Zach Vasquez

Alternate History Lessons in White Man’s Burden

Aug 3rd, 2017
When HBO announced its greenlighting of Confederate, a new series from the show-runners of Game of Thrones, the news was met with a barrage of...
Why <i>Baby Driver</i> Deserves Recognition As a Great Musical
Zach Vasquez

Why Baby Driver Deserves Recognition As a Great Musical

Jun 30th, 2017
When Edgar Wright premiered his new film, Baby Driver, earlier this year at SXSW, critics and viewers were quick to compare it to La La Land. Both...
The Beguiling Case of Art-House Remakes
Zach Vasquez

The Beguiling Case of Art-House Remakes

Jun 20th, 2017
One of the most anticipated films in competition at this year’s Cannes Film Festival was Sofia Coppola’s The Beguiled. The Civil War period piece...
<i>Logan: Noir</i> and Watching Movies in the Age of Instagram
Zach Vasquez

Logan: Noir and Watching Movies in the Age of Instagram

Jun 1st, 2017
Thanks to Netflix, Amazon, and other streaming services, and with high-quality home-entertainment systems more affordable than ever, theaters have...
What Is It That Makes David Lynch Movies 'Lynchian'?
Zach Vasquez

What Is It That Makes David Lynch Movies 'Lynchian'?

May 9th, 2017
How do we measure the importance of an artist? One way is to look at how often their influence is identified in the work of other artists. But an...
Walter Hill's <i>Extreme Prejudice</i> Turns 30 (Going on 60)
Zach Vasquez

Walter Hill's Extreme Prejudice Turns 30 (Going on 60)

Apr 25th, 2017
On more than one occasion, it has been my duty to inform some poor/lucky soul — poor in the sense that they have gone their whole life unaware of...
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