Zach often writes about the intersection of politics, pop culture, theater, and/or everyday life. His stories have appeared in The Washington Post, New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Los Angeles Times, Slate, Newsday, Entertainment Weekly, Variety, and other publications.
Selected Writing
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 — because you can’t just be funny
L.A. Weekly | January 2013
They nerd out on the storytelling devices you always see onscreen
L.A. Times | February 2010