Zachary Davis

Zachary Davis is a middle school English teacher currently living in Valparaiso, Indiana. He graduated from Purdue University with a BA in Secondary Education, writing his final educational research paper on integrating film studies and graphic novels into writing and analytical reading for young students. When he isn't teaching, he is can usually be found hiding behind a book or watching movies in darkened rooms.

Essays written by Zachary:

• Blade Runner – Related Review: Blade Runner 2049, October 13, 2017
• Blade Runner – Opening Statement, October 9, 2017
• Bonnie and Clyde – Related Review: Natural Born Killers, August 18, 2017
• Being There – Televising Reality, August 11, 2017
• Being There – Opening Statement, August 7, 2017
• Gone with the Wind – Between Two Souths: Fanaticism and the Cause, July 28, 2017
• Entering the Monomyth, July 13, 2017
• Yankee Doodle Dandy – Capturing the American Spirit, June 1, 2017
• Being John Malkovich – Filmogrpahy: Spike Jonze Music Videos, May 18, 2017
• Being John Malkovich – Opening Statement, May 15, 2017
• Gentlemen Prefer Blondes – First Viewing: Cult of Celebrity, May 3, 2017
• Children of Men – The Mirror of Science Fiction, April 13, 2017
• Trainspotting – Soundtracking: Lust for Life, March 30, 2017
• The Great Dictator – A Common Ignorance of Language, March 16, 2017
• The Great Dictator – Opening Statement, March 13, 2017
• All About Eve – Life Imitating Art: Performance, Ego, and Artifice, March 2, 2017
• Touch of Evil – Related Review: Chimes at Midnight, February 3, 2017
• Touch of Evil – Opening Statement, January 30, 2017
• Gangs of New York – True Americans: Immigration and Assimilation, January 24, 2017
• The African Queen – Rising Above Nature, January 18, 2017
• Dog Day Afternoon – Every Dog Has Its Day: Counterculture Cinema, December 13, 2016
• Network – Woe Is Us: The Mad Prophecy of Network, November 1, 2016
• The River – Scenessential: Harriet's Story, September 28, 2016
• The Magnificent Seven – East Meets West: Restoring Social Order Through Mythmaking, September 20, 2016
• The Evil Dead – Within the Woods: Fear of the Unknown, August 8, 2016

The Cinessential Podcasts:

• Episode 23: Blade Runner, October 20, 2017