Michael B. Grant
@michaelbgrant.bsky.social
🇯🇲 🇺🇸 Sports/pop culture writer for Awful Announcing and The Comeback. Marathons in Honolulu, Iceland, New Zealand, Portugal, Australia, the Netherlands, Italy. I'm always running from something. He/him
If you like Guillermo del Toro's work, this is your movie. If you’re indifferent to Guillermo del Toro, the final hour of Frankenstein isn’t as riveting.
It’s well written with impressive visuals, and the acting is good but it’s not a great film. Merely a decent one.
It’s well written with impressive visuals, and the acting is good but it’s not a great film. Merely a decent one.
November 10, 2025 at 2:32 PM
If you like Guillermo del Toro's work, this is your movie. If you’re indifferent to Guillermo del Toro, the final hour of Frankenstein isn’t as riveting.
It’s well written with impressive visuals, and the acting is good but it’s not a great film. Merely a decent one.
It’s well written with impressive visuals, and the acting is good but it’s not a great film. Merely a decent one.
Predator: Badlands is the second-best Predator movie. I know it’s a low bar. This reboot succeeds because it offers surprises and has a lot of heart. Strong performance by Elle Fanning.
November 8, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Predator: Badlands is the second-best Predator movie. I know it’s a low bar. This reboot succeeds because it offers surprises and has a lot of heart. Strong performance by Elle Fanning.
A postpartum depression drama, Die My Love is OK. Jennifer Lawrence is good. Found the narrative hard to follow at times. Am sure the book is better since portraying psychosis in a novel would be easier.
November 7, 2025 at 2:55 AM
A postpartum depression drama, Die My Love is OK. Jennifer Lawrence is good. Found the narrative hard to follow at times. Am sure the book is better since portraying psychosis in a novel would be easier.
Anniversary has a lot to say about the state of America today. However, the longer the story goes, the more over the top and less impactful it gets.
November 6, 2025 at 2:13 AM
Anniversary has a lot to say about the state of America today. However, the longer the story goes, the more over the top and less impactful it gets.
If I Had Legs I'd Kick You was one of the most stressful movie-watching experiences of my life. Not a bad film, but I did not care for it.
November 5, 2025 at 2:59 AM
If I Had Legs I'd Kick You was one of the most stressful movie-watching experiences of my life. Not a bad film, but I did not care for it.
Wonder how many draft picks the Jets can get for Darrelle Revis?
November 4, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Wonder how many draft picks the Jets can get for Darrelle Revis?
Wasn’t necessarily crazy about the original, but Black Phone 2 is decent entertainment.
November 4, 2025 at 3:54 AM
Wasn’t necessarily crazy about the original, but Black Phone 2 is decent entertainment.
With all the early Oscars talk, let’s not forget Sophie Thatcher in Companion.
November 3, 2025 at 7:51 PM
With all the early Oscars talk, let’s not forget Sophie Thatcher in Companion.
My favorite Leonardo DiCaprio roles:
5. Killers of the Flower Moon
4. Inception
3. One Battle After Another
2. The Wolf of Wall Street
1. Catch Me If You Can
5. Killers of the Flower Moon
4. Inception
3. One Battle After Another
2. The Wolf of Wall Street
1. Catch Me If You Can
November 3, 2025 at 6:52 PM
My favorite Leonardo DiCaprio roles:
5. Killers of the Flower Moon
4. Inception
3. One Battle After Another
2. The Wolf of Wall Street
1. Catch Me If You Can
5. Killers of the Flower Moon
4. Inception
3. One Battle After Another
2. The Wolf of Wall Street
1. Catch Me If You Can
No fear gondolier:
Oar in one hand. Phone in the other.
Oar in one hand. Phone in the other.
November 1, 2025 at 10:40 PM
No fear gondolier:
Oar in one hand. Phone in the other.
Oar in one hand. Phone in the other.
Screaming in Nashville in 2022.
Florence + The Machine
Florence + The Machine
November 1, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Screaming in Nashville in 2022.
Florence + The Machine
Florence + The Machine
Blue Moon is the latest Ethan Hawke and Richard Linklater collaboration. It’s Hawke’s finest acting performance. He carries the entire film and is in almost every scene.
November 1, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Blue Moon is the latest Ethan Hawke and Richard Linklater collaboration. It’s Hawke’s finest acting performance. He carries the entire film and is in almost every scene.
A House of Dynamite is one of the most annoying films of the year. It also feels incomplete. When it was over, I was like 'Wait, that's it?'
The only thing I liked about this movie was Tracy Letts, who always delivers.
The only thing I liked about this movie was Tracy Letts, who always delivers.
October 31, 2025 at 3:32 PM
A House of Dynamite is one of the most annoying films of the year. It also feels incomplete. When it was over, I was like 'Wait, that's it?'
The only thing I liked about this movie was Tracy Letts, who always delivers.
The only thing I liked about this movie was Tracy Letts, who always delivers.
Bugonia is weird and interesting. Is it a great film? No, but Emma Stone is fantastic (as always).
October 31, 2025 at 2:58 AM
Bugonia is weird and interesting. Is it a great film? No, but Emma Stone is fantastic (as always).
Mixed feelings on Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere. On one hand, it’s well acted and avoids the cliches of most music biopics.
On the other hand, it’s moody, super serious and lacks any sense of joy. Guess these were intentional decisions.
On the other hand, it’s moody, super serious and lacks any sense of joy. Guess these were intentional decisions.
October 29, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Mixed feelings on Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere. On one hand, it’s well acted and avoids the cliches of most music biopics.
On the other hand, it’s moody, super serious and lacks any sense of joy. Guess these were intentional decisions.
On the other hand, it’s moody, super serious and lacks any sense of joy. Guess these were intentional decisions.
Got the full Venice Marathon experience with the final 2km through a partially flooded course.
3 Hours, 48 minutes, 9 seconds, third-fastest marathon.
3 Hours, 48 minutes, 9 seconds, third-fastest marathon.
October 27, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Got the full Venice Marathon experience with the final 2km through a partially flooded course.
3 Hours, 48 minutes, 9 seconds, third-fastest marathon.
3 Hours, 48 minutes, 9 seconds, third-fastest marathon.
Saturday in Venice
October 25, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Saturday in Venice
Happy Friday from Venice
October 24, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Happy Friday from Venice
Good Fortune has poignant observations about the gig economy. Solid directorial debut by Aziz Ansari.
October 20, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Good Fortune has poignant observations about the gig economy. Solid directorial debut by Aziz Ansari.
Define “Perfect Ending.”
October 19, 2025 at 2:44 AM
Define “Perfect Ending.”
The Perfect Neighbor is a good documentary on the horrors of Stand Your Ground laws.
October 18, 2025 at 6:40 PM
The Perfect Neighbor is a good documentary on the horrors of Stand Your Ground laws.
Pretty Jane at Zanzabar in Louisville, KY.
October 17, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Pretty Jane at Zanzabar in Louisville, KY.
The two best performances by a male actor I’ve seen this year:
Sean Penn in One Battle After Another
Dylan O'Brien in Twinless
Sean Penn in One Battle After Another
Dylan O'Brien in Twinless
October 15, 2025 at 1:42 PM
The two best performances by a male actor I’ve seen this year:
Sean Penn in One Battle After Another
Dylan O'Brien in Twinless
Sean Penn in One Battle After Another
Dylan O'Brien in Twinless
Imagine waking up from a 10-year coma and seeing this.
October 14, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Imagine waking up from a 10-year coma and seeing this.
This scene from One Battle After Another might be the best thing Paul Thomas Anderson has ever done—and that says a lot.
October 13, 2025 at 2:41 PM
This scene from One Battle After Another might be the best thing Paul Thomas Anderson has ever done—and that says a lot.