Paul Griffin

twitter.com/paulgriffinfilm I was born in the shadow of a great mountain. Now this is true, and we lived at the top for a few years until my family decided to move to Toronto, where I have lived and worked for the last several years. I like to write, walk, listen to music, eat grapefruits and punch kittens. No I'm kidding. I don't like grapefruits. Seriously all jokes aside, I am just a man with stories to tell. The medium I choose is film, so please take the time to look over my work. I am also a gigantic music nerd, so I also post songs I think are awesome. Enjoy!

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Best Films of 2020

Best films of 2020

1. The Sound of Metal

2.  Beastie Boys Story

3.  Derek DelGuadio’s In & Of Itself

4. Minari

5. David Byrne’s American Utopia

6. Time

7. Synchronic

8. I’m Thinking of Ending Things

9. Kajillionaire

10. Another Round

Honorable mentions:

Da 5 Bloods, Nomadland, promising Young Woman, The Trial of the Chicago 7, The Invisible Man, Palm Springs, Bad Trip, Greyhound, Color Out of Space, Spaceship Earth, The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend A Broken Heart, The Go-Go’s

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Best Films of 2019

Midsommar

Parasite

The Lighthouse

Wild Rose

Marriage Story

Waves

1917

Crawl

The Art of Self Defense

Honey Boy

Honorable Mentions:

Jojo Rabbit, Uncut Gems, Dolemite is My Name, El Camino, Little Women, Deadwood The Movie, Ford v. Ferrari, The Irishman, The Amazing Jonathan Documentary, Dark Waters, Downton Abby, Ask Dr. Ruth, A Beautiful Day in The Neighborhood, The Peanut Butter Falcon, Biggest Little Farm

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The Best Films of 2018

The Best Films of 2018

Mandy

The Rider

Sorry to Bother You

Three Identical Strangers

A Quiet Place

Hearts Beat Loud

I Kill Giants

Leave No Trace

The Sisters Brothers

Eighth Grade

Annihilation

Honorable Mentions:

Roma, Apostle, The Ballad of Buster Scruggs, Dark River, Hereditary, Beautiful Boy, Won’t You Be My Neighbor? Blindspotting, You Were Never Really Here, Game Night, Ghost Stories, Unsane, Gemini, Chappaquiddick, First Reformed

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An entry for the #vegancookieseries simple chewy oatmeal cookies. Great with beverage. #vegan #cookie #oatmealcookies #homemade #fromscratch #chewy #vegansoftoronto #vegansofinstagram #whatveganseat #vegancookies #oatmeal #plantbased #dairyfree #veganfoodporn #veganfoodshare #crueltyfree #vegansofig #canadianvegan #cookies #toronto #veganoatmealcookies

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I collect #officialsoundtracks on #vinyl & today was a big score, "Lost Angels" a coming of age film that stars AD Rock from the #beastieboys & Donald Sutherland. It has soundgarden & John Williams. Also #eddieandthecruisers official soundtrack. #lostangels #film #soundgarden #johnwilliams #donaldsutherland #adrock #vinylrecords #officialsoundtrack #movies #music #vinylcollection

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Lissie - Wild West ( Twin Peaks Version)

There’s safety in numbers I guess

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September 87 - Bad Dream Baby (Official video)

I love everything these guys are doing right now.

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The Best Films of 2017

The Florida Project

Okja

Lady Bird

Blade of the Immortal

Raw

It Comes at Night

Colossal

Ingrid Goes West

Blade Runner 2049

Dunkirk

Honorable mentions:

Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, It, Get Out, Wind River, Gerald’s Game, Mudbound, Baby Driver, Good Time, Detroit, T2: Trainspotting, The Killing of a Sacred Deer, Spielberg, Call Me By Your Name, Lost City of Z, I Don’t Feel at Home in This World Anymore, I Called Him Morgan, Jim & Andy

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It's the season of cold and holidays so what's better than a plate of #fromscratch #homemade #vegan #sugarcookies made with #organic ap flour, cane sugar & #soyfree #earthbalance. Perfect for staying inside and ignoring people. #vegansofig #vegancookies #dairyfree #plantbased #veganfoodporn #torontovegan #veganaf (at Riverdale, Toronto)

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Orange Juice - Rip it Up

A little bit of orange juice in the morning.  Makes you feel good.

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Joe Strummer's London Calling show 1 part 1

Joe from the clash talks about and plays his favorite music.

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Crockett’s Theme - Jan hammer

I’ve been watching this on a loop for a week.  It’s my new ringtone.

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Mulholland Drive unaired TV Pilot - Directed by David lynch

A lot of footage was used for the movie.

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The Stranglers - Duchess (Live on Top of the Pops)

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The Best Films of 2016

Incredibly slow year for film.

Midnight Special

The Hunt for the Wilderpeople

Green Room

Tickled

Little Men

Hell or High Water

De Palma

Krisha

Everybody Wants Some!!

Paterson

Honorable Mentions:My Blind Brother, Jaco, Moonlight, Arrival, The Witch, Weiner, 10 Cloverfield Lane, A Bigger Splash, Don’t Breathe, Zero Days, High Rise (for the great dancing scene), Deadpool, Miles Ahead, The Jungle Book, Swiss Army Man, Sherpa, Men and Chicken, For the Love of Spock, The Intervention, Doomed! The Untold Story of Roger Corman’s “Fantastic Four,” Raiders! The Story of The Greatest Fan Film Ever Made, Captain Fantastic, Pop Star: Never Stop Never Stopping, Loving, LaLa Land, Hacksaw Ridge, Blood Father

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Young, Gifted and Black - Nina Simone on Sesame Street, 1972

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Lights. Camera. No action.#rain #filmmaking #filmcommunity (at Toronto waterfront)