Heather McIntosh’s score reinforces every obvious emotion in hacky fashion, and there’s a bad sex scene to boot.

| Jan 23, 2023

Zobel engages his audience not through the normal and expected genre machinations, but by peeling back revealing layers of humanity.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Aug 20, 2022

A somewhat aloof allegory that, though visually appealing and serving a trio of fine, understated performances, never fully immerses us in the drama.

| Original Score: 2.5/4 | May 27, 2022

The post-apocalyptic elements take a serious backseat to a more important character study about human nature and self-interest.

| Original Score: A | Nov 5, 2021

Sometimes leaving a story in the hands of the audience falls flat but in Z for Zachariah, the up-in-the-air twists and turns creates room for profound reflection.

| Sep 13, 2021

The film comes across like a porch rocker served with a virgin Arnold Palmer and not a stiff cocktail of mental games or cat-and-mouse posturing for dominance and survival.

| Original Score: 2/5 | Apr 12, 2021

Zobel's deliberate pacing is meant to highlight the all-important subtext of the story but occasionally feels more like foot dragging than a style choice.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Feb 3, 2021

Paradise has been poisoned. Z for Zachariah deftly makes the argument that perhaps that is what has to happen for humans to thrive.

| Jan 14, 2021

Beautifully acted and shot, it's a chamber drama that vividly captures desperation and loneliness.

| Original Score: A- | Oct 16, 2019

Z for Zachariah is beautifully made, has wonderful storytelling, is subtle without being unclear, and has a lot of food for thought. A film that works in many ways and is a must watch.

| Original Score: 4/5 | May 2, 2019

Z For Zachariah wants to give us food for thought, but the filmmakers aim to provide both character study and mystery, not trusting their creations enough for the former and laying things out too clearly for the latter to succeed.

| Original Score: C+ | Dec 14, 2018

A finally unsatisfying experiment, but the understated performances help overcome the sense that the last people on Earth are movie stars.

| Aug 29, 2018

All three talented actors pull from within to demonstrate the innermost heart and soul of each and everyone of us.

| Aug 21, 2018

The film version of Z for Zachariah feels like a psychological reworking of Genesis, infused with vitality thanks to a pitch-perfect cast that makes the heart beat faster.

| Original Score: B | Oct 18, 2017

Zachariah is a complex and rewarding film, for those who don't mind the glacially slow pace.

| Oct 13, 2017

"Z for Zachariah is a solid relationship drama disguised as post-apocalyptic tale.

| Original Score: B | Sep 13, 2017

The deviations from O'Brien's plot don't always work, but the characters do come across as real people, in a believably fallen world, following a carefully planned-out path and trying to avoid a fatal misstep.

| Aug 4, 2016

It's well acted and beautifully shot and the storytelling restraint of director Craig Zobel allows us to fill in the gaps with our own observations and interpretations of the tensions.

| Jul 29, 2016

The film is far from what could've been, but the things it does right are enough to get you interested. [Full review in Spanish]

| Jul 25, 2016

Margot Robbie's the only reason to see this film. She's an Australian Emma Stone, with a wide comedic/dramatic range, and charisma for days. She's going to be around a while.

| Original Score: 2.5/5 | Jun 11, 2016