Griffin

Griffin

Favorite films

  • Whiplash
  • Blade Runner
  • The Lighthouse
  • John Wick: Chapter 4

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  • The Apprentice

    ★★★½

  • Good Will Hunting

    ★★★★½

  • 10 Things I Hate About You

    ★★★½

  • (500) Days of Summer

    ★★★

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  • The Apprentice

    The Apprentice

    ★★★½

    Banger soundtrack and banger acting. God bless Jeremy Strong. And Sebastian Stan.

  • Good Will Hunting

    Good Will Hunting

    ★★★★½

    Some of the best writing I think I have ever seen in a movie. Matt Damon and Robin Williams both hit this shit out of the park, and a couple of their dialogues together are legitimately perfect. I didn’t think I could be so engrossed in two hours of therapy. Love it just as much from a relational angle as from an academic angle, and I consistently found myself on both sides from how grey and impartial its presentation was.…

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  • La La Land

    La La Land

    ★★★★★

    As perfectly made as ever. Something changed between this viewing and my last one where the audition song finally clicked for me. “Here’s to the mess we make.” The worst part about relationships, situationships, talking stages, whatever, is that when you fail you will never see that person in the same light. Any interaction for the rest of time will be at least a little awkward or uncomfortable. I don’t think the question of “what if” ever goes away. But…

  • Nosferatu

    Nosferatu

    ★★★★

    Beautifully shot. Almost every single frame is perfect and a lot of them serve purposes beyond just looking good. Loved the camerawork and noticed some really clever cuts. The story definitely lacks some cohesion towards the start and has pointless tension, but all is saved when our lord and savior Willem Dafoe arrives.