Grant Hernandez

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Trying to find different avenues of talking about my love of film.


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Favorite films

  • Underground
  • A Brighter Summer Day
  • Once Upon a Time in the West
  • The Empire Strikes Back

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  • Turn Every Page - The Adventures of Robert Caro and Robert Gottlieb

    ★★★½

  • The End of Violence

    ★★★

  • Viy

    ★★★

  • Black Sunday

    ★★★½

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  • Moonlight

    Moonlight

    ★★★★★

    Wish I hadn’t been a homophobic asshole when this film released. Took me too long to appreciate it for what it is. A film from eight years on you can feel has changed the game in terms of not only indie storytelling but what it’s able to achieve in a cultural populace. I know we’re our own little group on here but to see it take down the gargantuan that was La La Land back in early 2017 was nothing…

  • Anora

    Anora

    ★★★★★

    “Three carats.”

    “What about four or five? Or six?”


    I’ve seen basically every Sean Baker film and while I’ve always admired him, his work has never dazzled me emotionally before. Until now. Anora is a masterpiece of tone and style. Watching all of Baker’s work has made me appreciate his progression in style, culminating in this lively original work that is oozing with all of his mannerisms. The “Greatest Day” sequence is my favorite scene of the year. It’s a…

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  • Anora

    Anora

    ★★★★★

    This was the hardest decision I’ve ever had to make regarding my favorite movie of the year.

  • Gladiator

    Gladiator

    ★★★★½

    “At my signal, unleash Hell.”


    I think Russell Crowe is THE reason this works so well.