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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Let's talk about where "Dune" leaves off, and how we got there in the first place.
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By the time the credits roll and the story more or less pauses until an eventual sequel, there may be a lot left to unpack.
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"Dune" is visually and narratively ambitious ... to a fault
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For all its thorny material, "The Last Duel" certainly feels like a triumph.
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In its execution, and in the boldness of its conclusion, "No Time to Die" breaks new ground heretofore unexplored within the franchise.
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When the dust settles, the day has been saved, and this era of Bond has drawn to a close, we still have some unanswered questions.
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Bond's latest boasts a number of fascinating details that'll make for rewarding rewatches in the future. Here's a look at a few you may have missed.
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"No Time to Die" delivers the necessary Bond movie thrills while devoting considerable screentime to devising a proper send-off for this era.
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Director Stephen Chbosky clearly set out to do a beloved stage show justice and make a statement about mental health and grief — but intentions only go so far.
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Toss Frank Grillo and Gerard Butler in jail, throw Joe Carnahan in the director's chair, and you've got "Copshop." Should you be a customer?
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Whether you'll actually like it is an open question, but "Malignant" must be seen to be believed.
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Looking for further proof that Riz Ahmed is one of our finest actors? "Mogul Mowgli" is here to help.
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Okay, you know John Cena is funny in "Vacation Friends." But is he enough to make the movie worth watching all by himself?
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Science fiction and film noir make for surprisingly cozy bedfellows, but synthesizing the two is nowhere as easy as it looks.
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"CODA" threatens to be undone by schmaltz and cliche at every corner, but it transcends its weepy tone through sheer force of will and unique charm.
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This is the film that beloved character actor Udo Kier has deserved to star in for quite some time.
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It's the stirring way Lowery updates the source material that will leave the film swirling around your subconscious long after the closing credits.
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Did you love Stephen Sommers' "Mummy" films or Gore Verbinski's original "Pirates" trilogy? This might just be the "Jungle Cruise" for you.
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Here's our best attempt to catalog the biggest questions Shyamalan left unanswered in "Old."
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M. Night Shayamalan's new film is "Old," and it has a predictably unpredictable twist ending. Here is a breakdown of what happens in the film's final moments.
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Love him or hate him, no one else is doing what M. Shyamalan does — and he's definitely doing it with "Old."
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Rather than slavishly paying tribute to Bourdain, Morgan Neville's "Roadrunner" engages with the man's legacy on more intimate terms.
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"Summertime" is nothing if not sweet. It's also nothing if not messy and undisciplined. How does all that add up as a viewing experience?
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This is supposed to be the final entry in the big-screen "Purge" franchise. Is it going out on a high note?
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"F9" is finally here, and its near-apocalyptic climax must be unpacked. Here's the ending of "F9" explained.
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As the "Fast" franchise zooms into double digits, is it still performing at the high level fans expect — or running on fumes?
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Yes, you've seen this sort of thing onscreen before. That doesn't mean it can't still be inspirational when it's done well.