Zach has been an editor in The Washington Post Style section for ten years, and the arts and culture editor at L.A. Weekly for five years. He has written about arts, entertainment and techology for The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Slate, Los Angeles Times, and other publications.
Writing Projects
The best movies about isolation that speak to our pandemic moment, from ‘Rear Window’ to ‘Cast Away’
The Washington Post | May 2020
The unlikely greatness of ‘The Shawshank Redemption,’ 25 years later
The Washington Post | August 2019
‘It’s the president we all want’: The melancholy world of liberals watching ‘The West Wing’ in 2018
The Washington Post | July 2018
Why Hollywood villains have scars, and the beautiful people are virtuous
The Washington Post | May 2017
The sitcom warmup comic is the toughest job in comedy — and it’s not always about being funny
L.A. Weekly | January 2013