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store almost four years ago. “You get a lot of different opinions, as well as recommendations from customers,” he says. “There’s a movie called The Greasy Strangler that I probably wouldn’t have watched, but a customer talked me into it, and it was great!” Zach declares he will literally watch anything, although he’s pretty big on thrillers, with David Fincher’s ingenious 1997 film The

Game a personal favourite. “It’s one of those movies that once you know the ending, you’ll never get that reveal again. It’s great to watch with people who haven’t seen it before.” While he doesn’t collect as many DVDs these days, Razorback , Fair Game and The Chain Reaction to the home collection. “I really like old Australian cinema and exploitation movies – some of them are just insane and could never be made today.” He’s also set up a classic Australian section within the store to ensure that the category receives the attention it deserves. According to Zach, the clientele at the Rockingham store love their Marvel and horror movies, as well as anime. “We have a lot of collectors that come into the store, and there are a few regulars who are really into cult movies. There’s one customer that buys pretty much every anime title that comes out. But he doesn’t open them, he just keeps them sealed on the shelf!” And his go-to title for the indecisive customer? “I always recommend the TV series The Following , with Kevin Bacon. When it first came out it wasn’t advertised he is partial to adding Ozploitation flicks like

SHOP TALK

Z ach Hall loves talking to people about movies, which he got to do on a regular basis when working at a Blockbuster Video store (remember those?) prior to joining the JB team at the Rockingham

1 Avengers: Endgame 2 Detective Pikachu 3 Arrow: Season 7 4 Top End Wedding

5 Batman: Hush 6 Captain Marvel

7 Modern Family: S10 8 Bohemian Rhapsody 9 The Curse of the Weeping Woman 10 Alita: Battle Angel

well, but it’s actually a really good show.”

Zach Hall at JB Rockingham, WA

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