‘Perfect Days’ Review: Wim Wenders Reaffirms the Beauty of Life with his Best Film in 30 Years | AFI FEST
Wim Wenders is back. Not that he’s necessarily gone anywhere. In fact, the German filmmaker has been busier than ever as a documentarian (Anselm, his... Read More
Zachary Laws
Zach Laws is an independent filmmaker and journalist with a lifelong passion for all things cinema. He has previously covered the Oscars and Emmys at Gold Derby and has had bylines published at Looper. He earned his BFA in film directing at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts School of Filmmaking. His short film, “Calzone’s Pizza,” was a First Runner Up at the 2021 Russo Brothers Italian American Film Forum. Special skills include being able to name every film nominated for Best Picture at the Oscars in a given year. You can follow him on Twitter at @zachlaws.
‘Albert Brooks: Defending My Life’ Review: Brooks’ Comedic Genius Needs No Defending in New Documentary | AFI FEST
I love Albert Brooks. I love him as an actor, as a comedian, as a filmmaker. There’s something about his personality I find very pleasing,... Read More
Wiseguys, Killers, and Saints: Ranking the Films of Martin Scorsese from ‘Mean Streets’ to ‘GoodFellas’ to ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’
When Martin Scorsese’s debut film, Who’s That Knocking at My Door?, played at the Chicago International Film Festival in 1967, then-novice film critic Roger Ebert... Read More
‘The Exorcist: Believer’ Review: Will the Devil Ever Give David Gordon Green His Soul Back?
The specter of The Exorcist looms large over modern horror filmmakers. William Friedkin’s tale of demonic possession wasn’t so much released in 1973 as it... Read More
The Beginning is the End is the Beginning: Ranking the Films of Christopher Nolan From ‘Following’ to ‘Oppenheimer’
Few filmmakers in the modern era have so successfully navigated the delicate balance between art and commerce as Christopher Nolan. Working his way up from... Read More
No Snakes Allowed: Ranking the Indiana Jones Films from ‘Raiders of the Lost Ark’ to ‘The Dial of Destiny’
Few film franchises have had as much cultural staying power as Indiana Jones. The adventures of Harrison Ford’s whip-wielding, snake-phobic archeologist have found new generations... Read More
Everything in its right place: Ranking the films of Wes Anderson from ‘Bottle Rocket’ to ‘Asteroid City’
Few modern filmmakers have established an aesthetic as distinctive as Wes Anderson. Scroll through social media on any given day and you’ll see fan-created artwork... Read More
Shut up and drive: ‘The Fast and the Furious’ franchise ranked
Has there ever been a franchise more critic-proof than The Fast and the Furious? What started as the story of undercover LAPD officer Brian O’Conner... Read More
‘Fast X’ review: The ‘Fast & Furious’ franchise may be running on fumes, but Jason Momoa makes it a fun ride
At one point during Fast X, a mysterious government agent played by Alan Ritchson tells street racer-turned-crime fighter Dominic Toretto (Vin Diesel), “The days when... Read More
2024 Toronto Film Critics Association (TFCA) Winners: ‘Nickel Boys’ Named Best Picture, RaMell Ross Wins Best Director 
2024 St. Louis Film Critics Association (StLFCA) Winners: ‘Dune: Part Two’ is Best Film 
2024 San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle (SFBAFCC) Winners: ‘Anora,’ ‘The Brutalist,’ ‘Sing Sing’ Earn Top Awards 
2024 Boston Online Film Critics Association (BOFCA) Winners: ‘The Brutalist’ Takes Five