Stephanie Zacharek is an American film critic at ''

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'', based in New York City. From 2013 to 2015, she was the principal film critic for ''

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''. She was a 2015

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finalist in criticism. In February 2018, invited to serve as a judge for the main competition unit of the 68th Berlin International Film Festival.

Early life

Stephanie Zacharek received a

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degree from the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at

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, in New York.

Career

In the 1990s, Zacharek worked for ''

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'' and '' Inc.'' From 1999 to 2010, she was a film critic and senior writer at

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, where her husband, Charles Taylor, was also a film critic until 2005. She became chief film critic of

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in 2010, and left in mid-2012. In April 2013, the

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hired her as chief film critic of ''

''. In 2015 she left the ''Village Voice'' and became the film critic for ''Time'' magazine. In February 2018, she was selected to be on the jury for the main competition section of the

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Personal life

Zacharek was married to film critic Charles Taylor, but they are now divorced. Zacharek tried to have children when she was younger, but never got pregnant. However, today she has "zero regrets" about not having children. As of 1999, she lives in New York.

Preferences

When she participated in the 2012 ''Sight & Sound'' critics' poll, Zacharek listed her ten favorite films as follows: '' Breathless'', '' Carlito's Way'', ''

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'', '' The Godfather: Part II'', '' The Lady Eve'', '' Once Upon a Time in the West'', ''

The Rules of the Game ''The Rules of the Game'' (original French title: ''La règle du jeu'') is a 1939 French satirical comedy-drama film directed by Jean Renoir. The ensemble cast includes Nora Gregor, Paulette Dubost, Mila Parély, Marcel Dalio, Julien Carett ...

'', ''

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'', ''

Touch of Evil ''Touch of Evil'' is a 1958 American film noir written and directed by Orson Welles, who also stars. The screenplay was loosely based on Whit Masterson's novel '' Badge of Evil'' (1956). The cast included Charlton Heston, Janet Leigh, Jose ...

'', and '' The World of Apu''. She has also cited ''

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'' as a personal favorite.

Best films of the year

References

External links

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