Zack B.

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Filmmaker by day, Movie Addict by night,
and Photographer whenever the light’s just right.

Favorite films

  • The Fifth Element
  • Parasite
  • Interstellar
  • Moon

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  • Cleaner

    ★★

  • Ballerina

    ★★★★

  • The Electric State

    ★★

  • The Mighty Ducks

    ★★★

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  • The Fifth Element

    The Fifth Element

    ★★★★★

    A Multi-Pass to Greatness
    (Bias warning, this is my favorite film!)

    Luc Besson’s “The Fifth Element” isn’t just a film, it’s a neon-drenched, hyper-stylized rollercoaster of sci-fi insanity that refuses to play by the rules. Equal parts space opera, action spectacle, and outright satire, it’s a film that struts onto the screen in Gaultier couture, winks at convention, and then blasts off into the cosmos, unapologetically weird and wildly ambitious. Beneath its flamboyant surface, however, lies a film with surprising…

  • Mickey 17

    Mickey 17

    ★★★★★

    Sci-Fi with soul. 

    Bong Joon Ho does it again, delivering a film that’s as thought-provoking as it is visually stunning. “Mickey 17” has all the trademarks of his best work: sharp storytelling, wild imagination, and themes that hit deep. It’s high-concept sci-fi wrapped in biting social commentary, blending humor, tension, and emotional weight in that effortlessly cool way only Bong can pull off.

    At its core, the film follows a man sent on a dangerous mission to a brutal, unwelcoming…

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  • Cleaner

    Cleaner

    ★★

    Should’ve stayed Dirty

    “Cleaner” stars Daisy Ridley as a window washer turned skyscraper savior, but even she can’t scrub the grime off this Die Hard-by-numbers knockoff. It’s got hostages, high-rise action, and a heroine with grit… but zero originality. Ridley does her best to scale the material, but the script gives her little to hang onto.

    Martin Campbell, who directed two of the top five Bond films (GoldenEye and Casino Royale), directs like he’s checking boxes: explosions? Check. Shadowy villains?…

  • Ballerina

    Ballerina

    ★★★★

    The Art of the Kill

    “Ballerina” is a revenge film dressed in couture violence.
    Sleek, blood-soaked, and emotionally ice-cold in all the right ways. It’s not trying to say much, and frankly, that’s the charm. Jeon Jong-seo doesn’t act so much as emanate; every frame she’s in is doing heavy lifting most action leads only dream of.

    It’s indulgent, yes. But unapologetically so. A neon-drenched meditation on loss, rage, and the therapeutic properties of stabbing people in slow motion. At…

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  • A Complete Unknown

    A Complete Unknown

    ★★½

    A complete unknown…

    “A Complete Unknown” is a film that truly lives up to its title, leaving you feeling more mystified about Bob Dylan than before you bought your ticket. James Mangold masterfully directs a biopic that manages to provide all the highlights of Dylan’s life without any of the substance, like a greatest hits album that forgot to include the music.

    The movie chooses to skip any meaningful exploration of Dylan’s background or inner world, instead opting for a…