About Adam Grinwald
Adam Grinwald is a Feature Writer at Collider with a lifelong passion for cinema, literature, music, and culture. From the early days of memorizing practically every single line of dialogue off a scuzzy VHS of Jurassic Park as a wide-eyed youngster to an incurable obsession with Ingmar Bergman, Kenji Mizoguchi, and the French New Wave auteurs in his college years, Adam is a cinematic gourmand eager to consume practically anything.
An avid horror-film addict, he loves everything from decades-spanning slasher franchises, pretentious artsy elevtated horror, and endearingly cheesy B-movies (looking at you, Chopping Mall). He's also a junkie for kaiju flicks: Godzilla, Gamera, Daigoro Vs. Goliath...anything and everything from the Showa Era to the Heisei Era and into the new millennium.
Most passionate, though, is his fondness for the greatest filmmaker of all time, Yasujiro Ozu, who perfected cinematic language with the ultimate simplicity that never can–or will–be surpassed.
Beyond his film appreciation, Adam is a dedicated Björk and classic jazz fan, with an extended love of music of essentially every genre. He also spends much of his time writing fiction, having published a satirical story titled "The New Bicycles" in Furrow literary magazine.
Latest Articles
'The Quiet Girl' Ending Explained: Cáit Finally Finds a Family
The Oscar-nominated film explores the question of what it takes to make a family.
This Disney Short Had Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck vs. Harpo Marx and Charlie Chaplin
Mickey Mouse vs. Charlie Chaplin is a battle we didn't know we needed.
This Strange Satire Was Roger Ebert’s Only Produced Screenplay
The X-rated 1970 movie has sex, drugs, and rock n' roll galore.
This Robert De Niro Comedy Was the First American Film To Be Rated X
The Brian De Palma-directed film was notorious for its sexuality and nudity.
'2 Fast 2 Furious' Is When the 'Fast' Franchise Embraced Being 2 Ridiculous
Reason and logic have no place here.
Every Parody, Homage, and Ripoff of This Timeless Alfred Hitchcock Classic
Alfred Hitchcock's 1954 masterpiece has had a colossal influence on cinema and television alike.
The 'Succession' Finale's Dinner Scene Song Means More Than You Think
An 18th-century Scottish folk song is perfectly placed in that impactful scene.
Keanu Reeves' Best Performance Is Also One of His Earliest
Keanu Reeves hit a home run with this emotionally complex breakout role.
Vin Diesel's Sole Directorial Credit in the Fast & Furious Franchise is Refreshingly Low-Key
'Los Bandoleros' is actually a crucial entry in the Fast Saga.
This Marilyn Monroe Movie Is Her Only True Western
The flawed-but-charming movie works best when Monroe is at the center.
Jeff Goldblum Is Quite Literally Pure Evil in This Underrated Horror Movie
Everyone's favorite daddy is pure evil.
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John Cassavetes' crime drama is a maddening descent into a gambler's world.
Remember When Roman Roy Had a Wife and Kid? Neither Does 'Succession'
Was Roman Roy actually ever married?
Quentin Tarantino's 'Death Proof' Almost Had a Totally Different Stuntman Mike
Before Kurt Russell claimed the role in Quentin Tarantino's Grindhouse movie 'Death Proof,' the notorious villain was nearly played by someone else.
Alexander Skarsgård’s Lukas Matsson Could Be the Biggest Threat to the Roys on ‘Succession’
The Odin of Codin might just take the Roys down.
Keanu Reeves Hilariously Parodied Himself in This Movie
"I accepted myself in all my human disorder. You might want to do the same."
It's Time For You to Watch the OTHER Classic Titanic Film
It may not have Jack and Rose, but it's a magnificent picture.
'EEAAO' Actually Wasn't Stephanie Hsu & the Daniels' First Team-Up - This Was
One episode of 'Awkwafina Is Nora From Queens' started it all.
This Cheesy '80s B-Horror Movie Might Be the Most Disturbing A.I. Film Ever
Wes Craven's 1986 sci-fi movie 'Deadly Friend' has some terrifying implications.