The Joy of X
By Zach Clark | December 14, 2018
By Zach Clark | December 14, 2018
The Joy of X
The Quad's new Rated X season is more than enough of a reason for Zach Clark to profess his deep love for X-rated movies.
Zach Clark
Zach Clark is the writer/director of Modern Love is Automatic, Vacation!, White Reindeer and Little Sister. His films have played across the United States and Europe at festivals including SXSW, Edinburgh, Outfest, BAMcinemaFest and Stockholm. He lives in Brooklyn, NY.
Talks
Trash Cinema, Hardcore (Art) Porn and the Big, Gross Mess We Live In
By Zach Clark | August 25, 2017
By Zach Clark | August 25, 2017
Trash Cinema, Hardcore (Art) Porn and the Big, Gross Mess We Live In
Zach Clark on the Quad's new season, Erotic City, and a handful of the films that helped him stop worrying and love smut.
Black-Masked Bands, Cannibals, Deranged Old Men and Other Highlights of Fantastic Fest
By Zach Clark | October 13, 2016
By Zach Clark | October 13, 2016
Black-Masked Bands, Cannibals, Deranged Old Men and Other Highlights of Fantastic Fest
Writer-director Zach Clark recounts his adventures, both on and off screen, at the beloved genre film festival in Austin, Texas.
Expiring Soon: Eyes Wide Shut, Whatever Movie You Need It To Be
By Zach Clark | September 20, 2016
By Zach Clark | September 20, 2016
Expiring Soon: Eyes Wide Shut, Whatever Movie You Need It To Be
Zach Clark once again revisits Kubrick's ever-shifting final film, this time finding echoes of everything from Jerry Lewis to Pier Paolo Pasolini.
Zach Clark (White Reindeer) Talks with John Waters for The Talkhouse Film Podcast
By Zach Clark | August 9, 2016
By Zach Clark | August 9, 2016
Zach Clark (White Reindeer) Talks with John Waters for The Talkhouse Film Podcast
To mark the restoration of Multiple Maniacs, filmmaker and longtime Waters fan Clark sits down for a chat with the Pope of Trash himself.
Expiring Soon: Addams Family Values, the Most Fucked-Up Kids Movie Ever
By Zach Clark | July 27, 2016
By Zach Clark | July 27, 2016
Expiring Soon: Addams Family Values, the Most Fucked-Up Kids Movie Ever
Age 11, Zach Clark loved this macabre tale about trying to destroy "normal" America. More than 20 years on, he discovers he still feels the same way.
Expiring Soon: Behind the Candelabra, and My Love Affair with Liberace and Las Vegas
By Zach Clark | May 16, 2016
By Zach Clark | May 16, 2016
Expiring Soon: Behind the Candelabra, and My Love Affair with Liberace and Las Vegas
On Liberace's birthday, Zach Clark writes about Soderbergh's biopic of the flamboyant entertainer, which is about to leave Amazon Prime.
Expiring Soon: You and the Night, an Existential, New Wave, Erotic Haunted House Movie
By Zach Clark | April 12, 2016
By Zach Clark | April 12, 2016
Expiring Soon: You and the Night, an Existential, New Wave, Erotic Haunted House Movie
Zach Clark sings the praises of one of his all-time favorite movies, M83 member Yann Gonzalez's consciously cinematic orgy film.
“It Got One Star, for the Cat”: Filmmakers Choose More of Their Favorite Negative User Reviews
By Filmmakers | March 30, 2016
By Filmmakers | March 30, 2016
“It Got One Star, for the Cat”: Filmmakers Choose More of Their Favorite Negative User Reviews
It's no fun to read a major critic tear down your vision, but it's sometimes a different matter when the writer is a trolling internet commenter...
Expiring Soon: My Own Movie is Leaving the Infinite Shelves of the Internet’s Video Store
By Zach Clark | March 26, 2016
By Zach Clark | March 26, 2016
Expiring Soon: My Own Movie is Leaving the Infinite Shelves of the Internet’s Video Store
Zach Clark kicks off his new column on films about to depart your streaming queue with a personal take on the subject.
“Even the Hillbillies are Attractive,” and Other Problems with the Near-Identical Remake of Eli Roth’s Cabin Fever
By Zach Clark | February 17, 2016
By Zach Clark | February 17, 2016
“Even the Hillbillies are Attractive,” and Other Problems with the Near-Identical Remake of Eli Roth’s Cabin Fever
Zach Clark details why the inexplicably similar rehash of the 2002 cult hit just doesn't cut it.
Zach Clark (White Reindeer) Talks Mike Dougherty’s Krampus
By Zach Clark | December 8, 2015
By Zach Clark | December 8, 2015
Zach Clark (White Reindeer) Talks Mike Dougherty’s Krampus
The holidays are a perfect setting for a horror film, but is this piece of seasonal cinema a turkey or a cracker?
Zach Clark (White Reindeer) Talks Guy Maddin and Evan Johnson’s The Forbidden Room
By Zach Clark | October 8, 2015
By Zach Clark | October 8, 2015
Zach Clark (White Reindeer) Talks Guy Maddin and Evan Johnson’s The Forbidden Room
It turns out watching Guy Maddin's latest retro melodrama is even more awesomely impactful if you're in a fevered state. (And oh, the dreams!)
Zach Clark (White Reindeer) Talks Xavier Dolan’s Tom at the Farm
By Zach Clark | August 19, 2015
By Zach Clark | August 19, 2015
Zach Clark (White Reindeer) Talks Xavier Dolan’s Tom at the Farm
A Dolan hater does a 180 on the French-Canadian wunderkind after seeing his audacious psychosexual thriller.
Zach Clark (White Reindeer) Talks Gregory Jacobs’ Magic Mike XXL
By Zach Clark | July 7, 2015
By Zach Clark | July 7, 2015
Zach Clark (White Reindeer) Talks Gregory Jacobs’ Magic Mike XXL
The sequel to Soderbergh's male stripper saga is all fireworks and dazzle. And that's nothing but a good thing.
Zach Clark (White Reindeer) Talks Cédric Jimenez’s The Connection
By Zach Clark | May 20, 2015
By Zach Clark | May 20, 2015
Zach Clark (White Reindeer) Talks Cédric Jimenez’s The Connection
This French crime procedural moves at a slower pace than super-charged modern action movies, but still fetishizes its setting, violence, and drug use.
Zach Clark (White Reindeer) Talks Bruce LaBruce’s Gerontophilia
By Zach Clark | April 29, 2015
By Zach Clark | April 29, 2015
Zach Clark (White Reindeer) Talks Bruce LaBruce’s Gerontophilia
A master provocateur, whose work revolves around porn, camp and gore, creates shock value in his new film... by not featuring any hardcore sex.
Zach Clark (White Reindeer) Talks Abel Ferrara’s Welcome to New York
By Zach Clark | April 1, 2015
By Zach Clark | April 1, 2015
Zach Clark (White Reindeer) Talks Abel Ferrara’s Welcome to New York
The latest film from one of indie cinema's most vital directors is not, in fact, his film at all. And that's the problem.
Zach Clark (White Reindeer) Talks David Cronenberg’s Maps to the Stars
By Zach Clark | March 2, 2015
By Zach Clark | March 2, 2015
Zach Clark (White Reindeer) Talks David Cronenberg’s Maps to the Stars
Remember your creepy Uncle David from Canada? He was respectable for a bit, but now he's back with the best horror movie he's made since the '90s.
Zach Clark (White Reindeer) Talks Spike Lee’s Da Sweet Blood of Jesus
By Zach Clark | February 11, 2015
By Zach Clark | February 11, 2015
Zach Clark (White Reindeer) Talks Spike Lee’s Da Sweet Blood of Jesus
The iconoclastic director's "newest, hottest joint" was crowdfunded on Kickstarter but sourced from a '70s cult classic. Will the backers be happy?
Zach Clark (White Reindeer) Talks Agnès Troublé’s My Name is Hmmm…
By Zach Clark | January 29, 2015
By Zach Clark | January 29, 2015
Zach Clark (White Reindeer) Talks Agnès Troublé’s My Name is Hmmm…
The French fashion designer's first foray into filmmaking prompts a discussion about form, content and cinematic conformity.
Zach Clark (White Reindeer) Talks Tim Burton’s Big Eyes
By Zach Clark | December 19, 2014
By Zach Clark | December 19, 2014
Zach Clark (White Reindeer) Talks Tim Burton’s Big Eyes
When the creative team behind the movie that made you want to be a director reunites 20 years on, how high should your expectations be?
Zach Clark (White Reindeer) Talks Holiday Movies and What Makes Them Special
By Zach Clark | November 22, 2014
By Zach Clark | November 22, 2014
Zach Clark (White Reindeer) Talks Holiday Movies and What Makes Them Special
A lover of all things wintry and festive — not to mention a devoted cinephile — identifies the qualities that make us connect to holiday movies.
Zach Clark (White Reindeer) Talks Gregg Araki’s White Bird in a Blizzard
By Zach Clark | October 22, 2014
By Zach Clark | October 22, 2014
Zach Clark (White Reindeer) Talks Gregg Araki’s White Bird in a Blizzard
The indie favorite's latest features plenty of suburban ennui, candy-colored sets and costumes, and attractive young people taking their clothes off.
Zach Clark (White Reindeer) Talks Gary Shore’s Dracula Untold
By Zach Clark | October 15, 2014
By Zach Clark | October 15, 2014
Zach Clark (White Reindeer) Talks Gary Shore’s Dracula Untold
Ten years on from the previous movie, there's a new addition to the Dracula franchise. But is this origin story worthy of your attention?
Zach Clark (White Reindeer) Talks Mathieu Amalric’s The Blue Room
By Zach Clark | October 2, 2014
By Zach Clark | October 2, 2014
Zach Clark (White Reindeer) Talks Mathieu Amalric’s The Blue Room
The French actor's latest directorial effort prompts discussion of 4x3 aspect ratio, short running times, nudity and the other kind of "TV movies."
Zach Clark (White Reindeer) Talks Wiktor Ericsson’s A Life in Dirty Movies
By Zach Clark | September 24, 2014
By Zach Clark | September 24, 2014
Zach Clark (White Reindeer) Talks Wiktor Ericsson’s A Life in Dirty Movies
A documentary portrait of a man commonly known as a “sexploitation film director” whose films transcended their smutty, low-budget origins.
Zach Clark (White Reindeer) Talks Hélène Cattet and Bruno Forzani’s The Strange Color of Your Body’s Tears
By Zach Clark | September 1, 2014
By Zach Clark | September 1, 2014
Zach Clark (White Reindeer) Talks Hélène Cattet and Bruno Forzani’s The Strange Color of Your Body’s Tears
A wild giallo throwback that's maybe more committed to an intensely stylized approach and highly specific tone than any movie before.
Zach Clark (White Reindeer) Talks Catherine Breillat’s Abuse of Weakness
By Zach Clark | August 20, 2014
By Zach Clark | August 20, 2014
Zach Clark (White Reindeer) Talks Catherine Breillat’s Abuse of Weakness
How do you bounce back from the lowest, most humiliating experience of your life? If you're Catherine Breillat, you make a film about it.
