Patrick Grant

Patrick Grant

Favorite films

  • Forrest Gump
  • La La Land
  • Fantastic Mr. Fox
  • The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent

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  • Ex Machina

    ★★★★

  • The Emperor's New Groove

    ★★★★

  • Blade Runner

    ★★★

  • The Departed

    ★★★★½

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  • Ex Machina

    Ex Machina

    ★★★★

    Great film with some fun twists. 

    Pros:
    - Oscar Isaac doing a choreographed dance
    - engaging story

    Cons:
    - nudity is a big womp womp for me

    I think these stories about AI are super interesting given the current climate toward it. Alex Garland seems to have some interesting takes on the humanity of AI in this film and in The Creator. I think using human actors to play AI characters is a dangerous move because it humanises the characters…

  • The Emperor's New Groove

    The Emperor's New Groove

    ★★★★

    This movie is great. I loved it as a child and it still holds up as a grown up. 

    Is wish Patrick Warburton would tuck me in every night and tell me a story.

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  • Blade Runner

    Blade Runner

    ★★★

    Edit for those that care: I watched the Final Cut version. 

    I listened to a podcast recently talking about the making of this movie which gave me a false notion that I knew what to expect from this. The cinematography and special effects were astonishing. Sci-fi films made with film cameras will forever impress and baffle me. 

    The story was pretty bland to be honest. It never felt like it was building up to anything which made the climax pretty…

  • The Departed

    The Departed

    ★★★★½

    Great movie. Very well written. Very well acted. This is a good example of how to imply a sexual relationship or situations without going into graphic nudity. Boston insults are very creative. Also it’s funny seeing the Irish “Catholicism” in Boston.

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