slasher franchises</a> and <a href=https://www.indiewire.com/author/christian-zilko/page/2/"https://www.indiewire.com/2022/09/on-cinema-at-the-cinema-deck-of-cards-1234740207/">depraved alternative comedies</a> with the same enthusiasm that he has for Kurosawa and Jarmusch.</p> <p>Christian cites the Coen Brothers, Bob Dylan, Robert Hunter, Damien Chazelle, Annie Baker, D.A. Pennebaker, and John Coltrane as the biggest influences on his artistic worldview (the actual order changes by the day). He’ll gladly tell anyone willing to listen why he thinks “Bottle Rocket” is the best Wes Anderson movie, “Frasier” is the funniest TV show of all time, and Bob Dylan didn’t start doing his best work until the late 1990s.</p> <p>Christian resides in Echo Park, often spending his free time running marathons and attending far too many concerts. Those who feel the need to receive daily updates on his personal misadventures can find him on Twitter @TangledUpInNews and Instagram @ChristianBlakeZilko.</p> " /> slasher franchises</a> and <a href=https://www.indiewire.com/author/christian-zilko/page/2/"https://www.indiewire.com/2022/09/on-cinema-at-the-cinema-deck-of-cards-1234740207/">depraved alternative comedies</a> with the same enthusiasm that he has for Kurosawa and Jarmusch.</p> <p>Christian cites the Coen Brothers, Bob Dylan, Robert Hunter, Damien Chazelle, Annie Baker, D.A. Pennebaker, and John Coltrane as the biggest influences on his artistic worldview (the actual order changes by the day). He’ll gladly tell anyone willing to listen why he thinks “Bottle Rocket” is the best Wes Anderson movie, “Frasier” is the funniest TV show of all time, and Bob Dylan didn’t start doing his best work until the late 1990s.</p> <p>Christian resides in Echo Park, often spending his free time running marathons and attending far too many concerts. Those who feel the need to receive daily updates on his personal misadventures can find him on Twitter @TangledUpInNews and Instagram @ChristianBlakeZilko.</p> " />
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