Matt Gillan

Matt Gillan

Favorite films

  • Naked
  • Red Rocket
  • Afterschool
  • Elephant

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  • The Act of Killing

  • Saturday Night

  • The Last Showgirl

  • Sick of Myself

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  • The Last Showgirl

    The Last Showgirl

    Maybe if you’re gonna use an anamorphic lens on 16mm you should try to avoid shooting with characters on multiple focal planes otherwise when you shoot your dialogue, one of the actors will look out of focus unless you switch focus during the dialogue and everyone on letterboxd and Reddit will complain about it being blurry.

  • Sick of Myself

    Sick of Myself

    I’m sick of myself for not watching this film sooner.

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  • The Dark Side of the Sun

    The Dark Side of the Sun

    ★½

    The poster cover art says all that needs to be said about this film.

  • Heat

    Heat

    ★★★★

    A beautifully shot and intelligent crime thriller although a little dragged down by unnecessary and convoluted sub-plots that distract from the main emotional conflict shared by the two lead actors which acts as the core element of the film.