By way of introduction.

My name is Zach and this is a blog about film.

I'm not a professional writer or journalist. I'm not a critic (at least, I'm not paid to be). Nothing like that.

What I am is a Film Studies major at The Ohio State University, and more importantly, a life-long lover of film. I credit seeing Jurassic Park for my fourth birthday as a major turning point in my life: my love of dinosaurs was replaced with a love for movies. I haven't looked back (alas, my dreams of becoming a paleontologist fell by the wayside as well).

Recently, I've made the leap from being a 'movie lover' to a full-blown cinephile (and yeah, I do believe there's a difference). I'm at a mainstream theater most weekends catching a new release. I frequent Columbus' art house theaters when I can, as well as OSU's Wexner Center for the Arts, which hosts a plethora of special events, including director-introduced screenings and touring retrospectives. I'm a DVD addict with the leap to Blu-Ray coming soon, and a rabid Criterion Collection enthusiast (though the emphasis has mostly been on the collecting aspect of late, but that's for another day). And yes, I may be one of the last people to still pop into a Blockbuster when something new drops, though a switch over to Net Flix is not out of the question.

I've finally decided to start this blog to sort of chronicle my love affair with film and to be a place for all my reviews/ musings/ year-end lists/ etc. There will be regular reviews of both theatrical releases and films (new and old) on DVD and Blu-Ray. I'll also do write-ups of any special event-type screenings and marathons I go to, as well as top ten lists and any number of other random things that I feel like sharing.

Like a good deal of college students (and in my experience, most Film Studies majors), I have no idea what the future holds, but aside from the standard pipe dreams of an indealistic young man, I do know that I plan to love and to think about and write about film for the rest of my life. Hopefully, this blog will be a place for me to hone my skills as a writer and develop my voice and to grow as both a critic and a fan.

We'll see what happens.