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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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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...
<i>Raw</i>, <i>Get Out</i>, and the State of the Modern Body-Horror Film
Zach Vasquez

Raw, Get Out, and the State of the Modern Body-Horror Film

Apr 18th, 2017
Early on in two recent horror films from debut directors — Get Out and Raw — we are treated to individual takes on what has been a trope of the...
Hell Will Hold No Surprises: Ken Russell’s 'The Devils'
Zach Vasquez

Hell Will Hold No Surprises: Ken Russell’s 'The Devils'

Apr 4th, 2017
The first image we see in Ken Russell’s The Devils is one of comedy: King Louis XIII of France prances about on stage, wearing a string bikini...
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