Dominic Griffin
Location
Silver Spring, MD
Expertise
Mid-budget Thrillers From The '90s, Indie Pro Wrestling, X-Men
- Dominic has been writing film criticism professionally for the last eight years and is Tomato-meter approved on Rotten Tomatoes, where he has nearly 400 reviews.
- In 2019, a year where he watched 611 movies, he launched a YouTube channel called The Armchair Auteur to further expand his reach as a critic and explore the world of long form video essays.
- He was once name-checked on the Bret Easton Ellis podcast by filmmaker Nick Jarecki for a particularly illuminating video about critical bias and cancel culture's effects on the reception of new releases.
Experience
Dominic has been a professional film critic and pop culture writer since 2013. He was formerly the Film Editor for Deadshirt.net and has written in various capacities for publications such as Spectrum Culture, Baltimore City Paper, DCist, The Baltimore Beat, Syfy, Marvel.com, Birth.Movies.Death, Vulturehound, Steelchair Magazine, and Wrasslerap. He is a member of the Washington Area Film Critics Association and a co-host of the Triple Beam Streams podcast on RNC Radio, a show dedicated to navigating the ever changing landscape of entertainment.
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Stories By Dominic Griffin
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The hype is earned for Billy Eichner's history-making gay romcom Bros, a film about queer love that showcases the toxicity of masculinity in more ways than one
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Apart from a daring performance by Florence Pugh, Olivia Wilde's Don't Worry Darling doesn't have much to show for itself in the way of substance or style
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See How They Run luxuriates in the well-worn tropes of the whodunnit genre, thumbing its well-frayed edges with sincerity from Saoirse Ronan and Sam Rockwell
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"Barbarian" is initially presented as a two-hander about a double Airbnb booking but ultimately offers so much more twists and genuine surprises to viewers
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In The Invitation, Nathalie Emmanuel stars as a grieving young woman whose search for family leads her to a gothic wedding that is not what it appears to be
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"Beast," starring Idris Elba as a grieving father on a safari, feels too haunting to have fun with but far too silly for its mawkish melodrama to truly resonate
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DC League of Super Pets offers just enough charm and warmth to stand out at the end of the most packed theatrical summer since the beginning of the pandemic
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A picture about life and love and generational trauma and familial ties and the cosmos and somehow also kung-fu and bagels and ... it's a lot.
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"Everything Everywhere All at Once" is a dizzying kaleidoscope of entertainment. We're here to explain its most confusing moments.
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It's honestly one of the most enjoyable theatrical releases of the year.
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Mark Rylance is one of the modern era's finest characters. This is not in question.
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We're here to run through the biggest plot holes in "The Batman" and try to piece together what was left from the finished product.
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"The Batman" has a dense plot that may leave viewers scratching their heads. Here are the most confusing moments from "The Batman" explained.
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Robert Pattinson's Batman is dark. We examine the family legacy, Alfred abuse, and villain similarities defining the protagonist of Matt Reeves' "The Batman."
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An admittedly watchable, admittedly tolerable example of what passes for a motion picture these days.
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Well, there's always "Knives Out 2."
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"Moonfall" doesn't always stick the landing in the adequate explanations department. Here are the biggest unanswered questions in "Moonfall."
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It's a Roland Emmerich movie, so you know what you're going to get. Is that enough to recommend "Moonfall"?
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It's a bit complicated, but that's why we're here. This is the ending of "Moonfall" explained.
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Three guesses as to why this movie is out in January, and the first two don't count.
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"The King's Man" departs from its predecessors in a big way. Is this a good or a bad thing?
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"West Side Story" is one of the most enchanting and entertaining filmgoing experiences of the year.
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It's exactly the sort of movie no one wants to watch on the eve of Pandemic Year Three... which is exactly why it's so necessary.
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Anyone coming for this flick with pitchforks is just missing the point.
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"House of Gucci," like the high-end fashion it often displays, is all the more charming for its flaws and questionable creative decisions.
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Will Smith delivers a towering performance at the center of "King Richard." Is it enough to support the rest of the film?
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"Passing" is a shrewd, well-composed feature debut featuring some stellar performances and layered storytelling.