Zachary Lee

“This is what it means to be a people who live on the Internet.” For @ebertvoices, I spoke w/ Ari Aster abt his pugnacious & pliant Covid Western EDDINGTON, how the movies might help us reengage with each other, his obsession w/ dolls & Katy Perry’s “Firework.” L*nk below!

“These films focus on the plight of young women coming of age—amid a variety of genre turmoils, from ecological apocalypses to parasocial obsession to the thorny complications of nascent transfemininity,” writes @clintworthing in his 3rd Fantasia Dispatch. rogerebert.com/festivals/fant…

@sxsw attendees will have a gruesome treat w/ 2nite’s screening of TOGETHER. Grisly, propulsive, & gleefully buoyed by its vicious conflation of domestic angst & body horror, it’s a sardonic subversion of the idioms we graft to couples in love’s throes; review 4 @DreadCentral ⬇️

for @ebertvoices, i wrote about Edi Gathegi’s star-making performance as Mister Terrific in SUPERMAN—featuring words from Gathegi himself (!!!)—which after years of being failed by Hollywood, is a miracle of a role that finally allows the actor to shine. rogerebert.com/features/once-…

"I find my pull for home calling in a trio of horror titles—2 comedic, 1 compelling & mournful—about the pull to defend your domicile and the people in it." @clintworthing reviews TERRESTRIAL, HOLD THE FORT, & GOOD BOY in his dispatch from @FantasiaFest. rogerebert.com/festivals/fant…

"This is a solid, intelligent, occasionally inspired comic book movie that delivers most of what a popular audience demands from the genre plus a little bit more,” writes @mattzollerseitz on the MCU’s latest installment, THE FANTASTIC FOUR: FIRST STEPS. rogerebert.com/reviews/the-fa…

“Mr. Terrific stands out as a character that has been done right by the scriptwriters, director, and helmed perfectly by the actor who portrays him.” @kaiyashunyata celebrates SUPERMAN actor Edi Gathegi’s moment as the brainy & grounded superhero. rogerebert.com/features/once-…

Reviewed out of @chifilmfest for @Chicago_Reader, Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s CLOUD opens in select theaters today. The gap btwn virtual harm and physical consequence is bridged through embodied violence. it condemns the ingenuity born from exploitation: chicagoreader.com/film-tv/movie-…

I conducted more than 30 interviews for this week's 4000+ word @Chicago_Reader cover story to learn about the NEA, NEH, and IMLS cuts in Chicago. It's a big and important story about much more than the cruelty of the Trump admin, and I hope you read it. chicagoreader.com/music/music-fe…

"UNICORNS reminds that the ability to transform and cross borders, whether physical, mental, or spiritual, is always proximate, oppressive systems, antiquated thinking, and insecurity be damned." @zacharoni22 reviews: rogerebert.com/reviews/unicor…

I bring a sort of "that's a great question, thank you so much for asking me that" vibe to the interview that SEO doesn't really like

ICYMI: spoke with Ari Aster abt demented dolls, queasy pop songs, and how EDDINGTON is in conversation with Kristoffer Borgli’s DREAM SCENARIO

yeah I got a ticket to the odyssey. It’s called a fucking library card

In our latest entry in our "Meet the Writers" series, we hone in on contributor @coolkidcort, who talks to us about her upbringing, her media tastes, and how she welcomes contradictions in what movies people find good or bad. rogerebert.com/features/meet-…

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In June, I interviewed over 30 people in Chicago's arts and culture scene—most of whom were impacted by the Trump admin's arts funding cuts. For the @Chicago_Reader, I cover in 4,000+ words this devastation to the arts and what it means for the future. Get your copy this week ⤵️

"I think any film that’s trying to achieve any sort of modern realism has to contend with our division and how those voids are only getting wider." EDDINGTON director Ari Aster talks to @zacharoni22 about doomscrolling & landing on that Katy Perry song: rogerebert.com/interviews/ari…