Zach Shapiro

Zach Shapiro

Favorite films

  • Before Sunrise
  • Arrival
  • The Prestige
  • La La Land

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  • Nickel Boys

    ★★★★½

  • Nosferatu

    ★★★½

  • Incendies

    ★★★★½

  • Sicario

    ★★★★

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  • Nickel Boys

    Nickel Boys

    ★★★★½

    This absolutely floored me. Even with high expectations going in. I was captivated the whole time and felt like I was processing each of the directorial choices in real time, which only built upon themselves and continuously enriched the story. Crushed by the ending, by the beginning, by every little intercut and perspective. Men on the moon, MLK’s soaring hopes, scrutinizing a leaf, fighting the urge to be human in an inhumane situation, laughing while decorating a Christmas tree. And the way the POV is used is both revolutionary and so effective in showing how each character sees the world. Devastating

  • Nosferatu

    Nosferatu

    ★★★½

    Enjoyed it more than I expected. Gross and dark and melancholy, it kept me entertained and interested even as I knew where the story would end up.

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  • Megalopolis

    Megalopolis

    ½

    Pound for pound maybe the worst movie I’ve ever seen. What the hell

  • Anora

    Anora

    ★★★★½

    This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.

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