Stephanie Zacharek
Stephanie Zacharek | |
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 Zacharek in 2018 | |
| Education | Syracuse University (BS) |
| Occupation(s) | Film critic, journalist |
| Years active | 1986–present |
| Spouse | Charles Taylor |
Stephanie Zacharek is an American film critic at Time, based in New York City. From 2013 to 2015, she was the principal film critic for The Village Voice. She was a 2015 Pulitzer Prize finalist in criticism.[1] In February 2018, invited to serve as a judge for the main competition unit of the 68th Berlin International Film Festival
Early life
[edit]Stephanie Zacharek received a Bachelor of Science degree from the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University, in New York.[2]
Career
[edit]In the 1990s, Zacharek worked for The Boston Phoenix and Inc.[citation needed] From 1999 to 2010, she was a film critic and senior writer at Salon.com, where her husband, Charles Taylor, was also a film critic until 2005.[3] She became chief film critic of Movieline in 2010,[4] and left in mid-2012. In April 2013, the Voice Media Group hired her as chief film critic of The Village Voice.[5] In 2015 she left the Village Voice and became the film critic for Time magazine.[6] In February 2018, she was selected to be on the jury for the main competition section of the 68th Berlin International Film Festival.[7]
Personal life
[edit]Zacharek was married to film critic Charles Taylor, but they are now divorced.[3][8] Zacharek tried to have children when she was younger, but never got pregnant. However, today she has "zero regrets" about not having children.[8] As of 1999, she lives in New York.[9]
Top 10 Lists
[edit]- 2013 - Gravity
- 2014 - Under the Skin
- 2015 - Spotlight
- 2016 - Moonlight
- 2017 - The Post
- 2018 - Roma
- 2019 - Pain and Glory
- 2020 - First Cow
- 2021 - The Power of the Dog
- 2022 - The Fabelmans
- 2023 - Fallen Leaves
References
[edit]- ^ "Finalist: Stephanie Zacharek of The Village Voice, New York, NY". The Pulitzer Prizes official site. Archived from the original on August 25, 2017. Retrieved February 24, 2016.
- ^ "Stephanie J. Zacharek". LinkedIn.com.
- ^ a b "Against Consensus: An Interview with Film Critic Charles Taylor". Slant Magazine. February 19, 2006.
- ^ VanAirsdale, S.T. (April 12, 2010). "Welcome Stephanie Zacharek, Moveline's New Chief Film Critic!". Movieline. Archived from the original on August 9, 2017. Retrieved August 25, 2013.
- ^ Albert, Sarah (June–July 2013). "The Village Gets a New Voice". American Journalism Review. Philip Merrill College of Journalism at the University of Maryland. Archived from the original on August 25, 2013. Retrieved August 25, 2013.
- ^ "Time Magazine Names New Film and TV Critics (Exclusive)". November 9, 2015. Retrieved August 28, 2023.
- ^ "The International Jury 2018". Berlin International Film Festival. February 6, 2018. Archived from the original on February 10, 2018. Retrieved February 6, 2018.
- ^ a b Zacharek, Stephanie (January 3, 2019). "Why I Have Zero Regrets About My Childless Life". TIME. Retrieved August 26, 2024.
- ^ "Stephanie Zacharek's Articles at Salon.com Page 2". www.salon.com. Retrieved August 26, 2024.
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