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.

Early life

Stephanie Zacharek received a

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

Syracuse University Syracuse University (informally 'Cuse or SU) is a Private university, private research university in Syracuse, New York. Established in 1870 with roots in the Methodist Episcopal Church, the university has been nonsectarian since 1920. Locate ...

, 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

Movieline ''Movieline'' was a website, formerly a Los Angeles-based film and entertainment magazine, launched in 1985 as a local magazine, which went national in 1989. Known for its cult status and popularity among film critics,Saba, Michael''Movieline'' m ...

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

Voice Media Group Voice Media Group (VMG) is an American privately held media company headquartered in Denver, Colorado. VMG owns several newspaper publications across the country. These offerings extend across print, mobile and digital marketing. VMG's current pr ...

hired her as chief film critic of ''

''. In February 2018, she was selected to be on the jury for the main competition section of the

68th Berlin International Film Festival The 68th annual Berlin International Film Festival took place from 15 to 25 February 2018. German filmmaker Tom Tykwer served as Jury President. American film director Wes Anderson's animated film ''Isle of Dogs'' opened the festival, becoming f ...

. Zacharek was the only Top Critic on

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to vote ''

Finding Nemo ''Finding Nemo'' is a 2003 American computer-animated comedy-drama adventure film produced by Pixar Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures. Directed by Andrew Stanton with co-direction by Lee Unkrich, the screenplay was writ ...

'' a rotten movie.

References

External links

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Living people American film critics National Society of Film Critics Members American columnists The Village Voice people American women film critics American women columnists Year of birth missing (living people) Syracuse University alumni 21st-century American women American women critics {{US-nonfiction-writer-stub