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Zac
@zacbarger.bsky.social
performer, baker, movie-lover, culture aficionado (some say)

📍DC | 🏔️CO native

Check out my awards season Substack, Road to Gold
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A friend sent me this and I just about cried. I love FLOW so much #oscars
I should save my pack points and not spend them all trying to complete the deluxe pack, right? 😮‍💨
January 15, 2026 at 7:13 PM
Took myself on a little comedy club date to try something new and lord I’m easily the oldest person here
January 15, 2026 at 12:12 AM
We really got some absolute BANGER film scores in 2025. Jerskin Fendrix's work on Bugonia is symphonic--truly an incredible, meritorious composition (not to mention one that can really get you through a work day).
January 14, 2026 at 7:03 PM
I’ve been singing so much French lately that I’ve been reading “qui” in my Italian arias as “ki” 😭
January 14, 2026 at 1:16 AM
oopsies bought sheet music for another english language aria
January 13, 2026 at 5:17 PM
Something that I really, deeply appreciate about here is that, because it's still relatively small and not entirely algorithmic, there just simply isn't the para/antisocial VERY heated discourse that you see elsewhere (Reddit, Twitter, etc.). I don't see people speak in absolutes nearly so often.
January 12, 2026 at 5:26 PM
Also, go watch SORRY, BABY on HBO Max. Julia Roberts says!!!
January 12, 2026 at 2:26 PM
Chloé Zhao's acceptance speech continuing the trend of her work making me tear up. I'm so happy for her, her cast, her crew, and all involved with Hamnet. A well-deserved honor.
January 12, 2026 at 1:46 PM
Happy Sunday, lads ☀️
January 11, 2026 at 12:20 PM
I sometimes forget just how fun Fridays can be on here 🙂‍↕️
January 9, 2026 at 1:12 PM
It’s been a great week friends🥰 happy Friday!

(Peep the @lemonboy-dc.bsky.social merch, go buy your own!)
January 9, 2026 at 12:55 PM
It’s 7:40, I’ve written my morning pages, have done a good vocal warm up, AND am working from home today! Wins all around :)
January 8, 2026 at 12:39 PM
Happy hump day, my ass looks good in these pants :)
January 7, 2026 at 1:18 PM
I started on “The Artists Way” today at the behest of a couple of friends, and honestly, I’m really excited to get up to journal at 6 in the morning? This feels like a great step for me.
January 5, 2026 at 3:04 AM
Hi I missed posting my pushups update last week then got food poisoning so here I am!!!
January 5, 2026 at 2:28 AM
One thing about me is that I WILL be eating the entire full sized toblerone bar within a day of opening it
January 4, 2026 at 5:20 PM
It’s weird not having anything in theaters I want to see that I haven’t already seen.
January 3, 2026 at 7:05 PM
I haven’t been to a bar in ages and went tonight for Drag Race, and there were so many cute boys 😭 should I start going more and try to find a husband in the wild
January 3, 2026 at 3:40 AM
My therapist informed me that, unsurprisingly, Heated Rivalry has come up in every single season this week (he’s a gay therapist with gay clients).🙂‍↕️
January 2, 2026 at 7:42 PM
Hi!! I watched 112 movies in 2025, infusing more than 70 new releases. While I’ve not been blogging about award season this year, I’ve been very excited about CINEMA, which has had so much to offer (and I’ve only seen a relatively small sample).

Here are my top ten films of 2025!
January 1, 2026 at 3:40 PM
I actually really enjoyed IS THIS THING ON?, which was a pleasant surprised. Well acted, funny, and heartfelt. Powerful performances from Dern and Arnett.
December 31, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Guess who had food poisoning alllll night and didn’t sleep 🥲
December 30, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Does anyone wanna take me to Palm Springs 🥹
December 28, 2025 at 6:37 PM
If HBO weren’t cowards we would get Hollander, Rozanov, and Hunter jerseys that cost like $87 apiece
December 28, 2025 at 4:22 AM
Sitting with my thoughts on M**** S****** for the night because I’m fucking exhausted after watching it
December 28, 2025 at 4:17 AM