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Zack Budryk

Zack Budryk
Zack Budryk is a Washington, D.C.-area journalist who covers disability, politics and criminal justice issues. His first novel, 'Judith' a crime thriller about women taking revenge on abusive men, is available now from Inkshares.


The Understated Brilliance of 'A Most Violent Year'

Revisiting J.C. Chandor's meditation on the underbelly of 1980's New York City

April 21, 2023  By Zack Budryk
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Warren G. Harding: 100 Years Since the Death of a President Straight Out of a Coen Brothers' Movie

Did the Harding Administration's rampant corruption and incompetency pave the way for a new century of politics?

January 23, 2023  By Zack Budryk
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Six Musicals That Are Top-Tier Crime Fiction

The long tradition of crime and musicals, all tangled up.

August 11, 2022  By Zack Budryk
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None of Us Will See Heaven: The Eight Best Irish-American Mob Films of All Time

Is there any scene of screen violence that wouldn't be better if 'Danny Boy' were playing on a gramophone in the background?

March 17, 2022  By Zack Budryk
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The Underappreciated Genius of 'Claws'

As the Florida noir wraps its fourth and final season, Zack Budryk looks back at its unique blend of camp and character.

February 18, 2022  By Zack Budryk
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How 'Mare of Easttown' Is Breaking New Ground for HBO and the Prestige Crime Series

In the new series, Kate Winslet portrays a detective with a new set of complexities surrounding her investigation.

May 14, 2021  By Zack Budryk
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Miller's Crossing, 30 Years Later: Revisiting the Coen Bros' Gay Irish Gangster Epic

'Miller's Crossing' has always been a Coen outlier. It's easier to see why, and to appreciate its genius, three decades later.

September 22, 2020  By Zack Budryk
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The Evolution of the "Mildly Autistic Super-Detective"

A trope finds its way toward authenticity.

March 11, 2020  By Zack Budryk
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