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Adam Grinwald

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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

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Ryan Gosling Played a Superhero and No One Even Remembers It

He wasn't exactly the most impressive superhero, either.

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Before ‘Dream Scenario,’ Check Out the Director’s Even More Bonkers First Film

Kristopher's Borgli's debut fiction feature is a vicious examination of self-obsession in the digital age.

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This '60s Neo-Noir Film Inspired David Lynch, From 'Twin Peaks' to 'Blue Velvet'

A psychotic killer torments a young woman in a town called Twin Peaks...sound familiar?

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The Actor Who Faked His Own Kidnapping While Filming a Stanley Kubrick Movie

This character actor's scheme sounds stranger than fiction.

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What Doris Day Really Thought of That ‘Calamity Jane’ Subtext

The iconic actress on her lasting cultural impact.

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Saul Bass's Only Credit as Director Is a Weird Horror Movie About Ants

The iconic designer dabbled in directing to truly bizarre results.

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The Modern Spaghetti Western That Re-Imagines Sergio Leone’s ‘The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly’

The wildly entertaining certified fresh Western never misses the opportunity to be a completely unique and memorable movie.

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The Black-Hat Western Star Who Stole Scenes From Clint Eastwood

An underappreciated star stole scenes from both Western legends.

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The Wild Japanese Western Film That Was Inspired by ‘Django’ and ‘A Fistful of Dollars’

Spaghetti Westerns of the past heavily influenced this Takashi Miike film.

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LaKeith Stanfield’s Best Performances, From ‘Uncut Gems’ to 'Atlanta'

Sorry to bother you, but we just want to talk about how awesome LaKeith Stanfield is.

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The Horror Movie Director Who Nearly Made a Spider-Man Movie

The film which you are about to see is an account of the tragedy which befell Peter Parker.

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The Francis Ford Coppola Epic That Clint Eastwood Turned Down

The iconic actor and filmmaker had his reasons for saying no to this wartime classic.

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This Neo-Noir Movie Gave Us 5 of Horror’s Greatest Minutes

The Coen Brothers craft a scene straight out of a nightmare.

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Steven Soderbergh Gave Us His Own Take On ‘Psycho’ Without Any New Footage

'Psychos' is a viewing experience entirely its own.

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Mike Nichols Wanted a Very Different Cast for 'The Graduate'

Robert Redford, Jeanne Moreau, and others nearly changed the film completely.

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This Disgusting '80s Kids Movie Is One of the Worst Films Ever Made

We're warning you: it's even worse than it sounds.

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This 'Twilight Zone' Episode Was Banned From Syndication for Over 50 Years

A story of racial disharmony became one of the show's most controversial episodes.

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The Marx Brothers 'Go West' in One of the First Western Comedies

In 'Go West', the Marx Brothers...well...go west.

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This All-Star Cartoon Drug PSA Is Pure Nightmare Material

Bug Bunny, Garfield, Alf, and the Muppets team up to harsh your mellow, man.

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