grind house

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Recent Examples of grind house What the proto-feminist painter Artemisia Gentileschi was to the 17th-century Renaissance, Stephanie Rothman was to the 1970s grind house. Spike Carter, airmail.news, 16 Nov. 2024
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Noun
  • Then again, neither had Bale when he was cast — this was pre-Batman, when his résumé leaned to more art house fare like Velvet Goldmine.
    Benjamin Svetkey, HollywoodReporter, 11 June 2025
  • And for those whose tastes run more art house than multiplex, favorites from Sundance, Cannes, and Toronto beckon.
    A.A. Dowd, Vulture, 20 May 2025
Noun
  • Constructed in 1963, the three-screen Cinema Village is billed as the oldest continuously operating movie theater in Greenwich Village and one of the oldest art theaters in the city.
    Katie Kilkenny, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Apr. 2024
  • The film released last week to widespread fanfare and critical acclaim, in Indianapolis and beyond, that has shattered the art theater box initially placed around it, propelling it into chain theaters and early award conversations.
    Rory Appleton, The Indianapolis Star, 13 Apr. 2022

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“Grind house.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grind%20house. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.

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