Will Gilbey
@willgilbey.bsky.social
BAFTA winning & Emmy nominated Editor, Screenwriter & Director.
JERICHO RIDGE is out now and still 100% on Rotten Tomatoes! Here to talk about movies and meet cool people.
JERICHO RIDGE is out now and still 100% on Rotten Tomatoes! Here to talk about movies and meet cool people.
Tried looking up Play Dirty on this app to read some reviews. Won't be making that mistake again.
October 8, 2025 at 10:12 AM
Tried looking up Play Dirty on this app to read some reviews. Won't be making that mistake again.
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One Battle After Another is like if The Dude somehow became the main character of Sicario.
a man with long hair and a beard is drinking milk from a cup
Alt: a man with long hair and a beard is drinking milk from a cup
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September 28, 2025 at 3:18 AM
One Battle After Another is like if The Dude somehow became the main character of Sicario.
Surely this is a solid contender for greatest blood squibs ever in a movie gunfight? Dread to think how long the reset times were! Also worth noting how effectively backlighting works to show the blood. And what a track!
September 10, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Surely this is a solid contender for greatest blood squibs ever in a movie gunfight? Dread to think how long the reset times were! Also worth noting how effectively backlighting works to show the blood. And what a track!
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Rewatching DIE HARD WITH A VENGEANCE. This is McTiernan at the height of his powers. Impeccable big movie/action direction throughout. This is just about the coolest zoom I've ever seen in a film. The camera op deserves a raise!
June 25, 2025 at 7:54 AM
Rewatching DIE HARD WITH A VENGEANCE. This is McTiernan at the height of his powers. Impeccable big movie/action direction throughout. This is just about the coolest zoom I've ever seen in a film. The camera op deserves a raise!
Went full media blackout on WEAPONS. Ignored the trailer, the poster, the reviews, everything. Unusually disciplined for me. Saw it totally cold and could not have loved it more! Most fun I've had in a cinema this year. Highly recommended if you haven't seen it yet.
September 10, 2025 at 10:20 AM
Went full media blackout on WEAPONS. Ignored the trailer, the poster, the reviews, everything. Unusually disciplined for me. Saw it totally cold and could not have loved it more! Most fun I've had in a cinema this year. Highly recommended if you haven't seen it yet.
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gentle reminder to trust filmmakers
August 10, 2025 at 4:06 PM
gentle reminder to trust filmmakers
Fantastic Four trailers didn't really do it for me, and I have to confess to feeling a bit of super hero fatigue, so it's awesome to read how much you're all enjoying it. Have gone from total apathy to really excited to see it.
July 26, 2025 at 7:15 AM
Fantastic Four trailers didn't really do it for me, and I have to confess to feeling a bit of super hero fatigue, so it's awesome to read how much you're all enjoying it. Have gone from total apathy to really excited to see it.
This is crazy.
July 15, 2025 at 10:02 AM
This is crazy.
Rewatching DIE HARD WITH A VENGEANCE. This is McTiernan at the height of his powers. Impeccable big movie/action direction throughout. This is just about the coolest zoom I've ever seen in a film. The camera op deserves a raise!
June 25, 2025 at 7:54 AM
Rewatching DIE HARD WITH A VENGEANCE. This is McTiernan at the height of his powers. Impeccable big movie/action direction throughout. This is just about the coolest zoom I've ever seen in a film. The camera op deserves a raise!
This is so good. Have a watch...
Jonas is back, and better than ever!
"NO CGI" is really just INVISIBLE CGI (5/5)
https://youtu.be/hniWOH_zwh8?si=sVEv_UukBiD8jCwP
"NO CGI" is really just INVISIBLE CGI (5/5)
https://youtu.be/hniWOH_zwh8?si=sVEv_UukBiD8jCwP
"NO CGI" is really just INVISIBLE CGI (5/5)
Thanks to the sponsor, Double Jump Academy! Click the link to get started:
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Click here for the Corridor Crew Mission: Impossible video with Todd Vaziri:
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Chapters:
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02:34 "Wait, that wasn't CGI?!"
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22:08 Mission: Impossible
29:11 Outro
Awesome VFX shopts with cool reels:
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Alien Romulus:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vsz1GOXJE8s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yVR8jx3uNoM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UYg4twNFBnU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z0LM2ZSOwrw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C6qQotLG5hU
Wicked:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fT1UPJB1Fo8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RQnoJkipgSo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Grbr1RTATOI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DYnMQvzkP3g
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p2bgNtefDyE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LCl9M_mk-Ag
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/hUBvNtC-INQ
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/bOE0oMxwbys
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/WO-5GrMWIU4
Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i7bDencRrlg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4kAe3GCEHDE
Oscars
95th Oscar VFX showcase https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xl2NqB7MjfE
95th Oscar VFX showcase https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XnKSR94LQ9Q
95th Oscar VFX showcase https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OlbiCW0144E
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June 3, 2025 at 8:51 AM
This is so good. Have a watch...
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"This film has become one of my favourite action thrillers of the last couple of years and is a walking testament to the rewards that befall you when you don't let your own snobbery hinder you..."
My ★★★★ review of #JerichoRidge
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My ★★★★ review of #JerichoRidge
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March 28, 2025 at 8:54 AM
"This film has become one of my favourite action thrillers of the last couple of years and is a walking testament to the rewards that befall you when you don't let your own snobbery hinder you..."
My ★★★★ review of #JerichoRidge
boxd.it/9fBYoX
My ★★★★ review of #JerichoRidge
boxd.it/9fBYoX
A BETTER TOMORROW is nearly 40 years old and this scene is still one of the best examples of intercutting between slow motion and 24fps I've ever seen. Works so well, and I think this whole sequence (with the build up and guns in plant pots) is one of the best action set-pieces John Woo's ever done.
March 20, 2025 at 2:31 PM
A BETTER TOMORROW is nearly 40 years old and this scene is still one of the best examples of intercutting between slow motion and 24fps I've ever seen. Works so well, and I think this whole sequence (with the build up and guns in plant pots) is one of the best action set-pieces John Woo's ever done.
Two films that really need to be lovingly restored and released on 4k UHD. Two stone cold classics.
March 20, 2025 at 9:15 AM
Two films that really need to be lovingly restored and released on 4k UHD. Two stone cold classics.
Just finished watching Na Hong-jin's THE WAILING. What a film! Incredible atmosphere and stunningly photographed. The shots of scenery and nature are something else. Hopefully this inspires your Wednesday.
March 12, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Just finished watching Na Hong-jin's THE WAILING. What a film! Incredible atmosphere and stunningly photographed. The shots of scenery and nature are something else. Hopefully this inspires your Wednesday.
Jeremy Saulnier does not fuck about when it comes to his visuals. There's an un-showy, impeccably framed, muscularity to his cinematography that I really appreciate. Not easy to do, but immensely satisfying when you see it done right.
February 28, 2025 at 12:18 PM
Jeremy Saulnier does not fuck about when it comes to his visuals. There's an un-showy, impeccably framed, muscularity to his cinematography that I really appreciate. Not easy to do, but immensely satisfying when you see it done right.
Somehow got to 45 without ever watching The Searchers. So I ordered the 4k from USA. What a film! And such a beautifully restored transfer. I said 'Jesus!' out loud when I saw this kick. Genuinely gnarly bit of fight choreography. Jeffrey Hunter & Ken Curtis really went for it in this sequence.
February 13, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Somehow got to 45 without ever watching The Searchers. So I ordered the 4k from USA. What a film! And such a beautifully restored transfer. I said 'Jesus!' out loud when I saw this kick. Genuinely gnarly bit of fight choreography. Jeffrey Hunter & Ken Curtis really went for it in this sequence.
Rewatched Munich for the first time in years. Not my fave Spielberg by a long shot, but his direction here is some of his very best. It's a masterclass in blocking and shot design. And the scene transitions are so creative and well thought out. Must have been an absolute dream to edit this film.
February 13, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Rewatched Munich for the first time in years. Not my fave Spielberg by a long shot, but his direction here is some of his very best. It's a masterclass in blocking and shot design. And the scene transitions are so creative and well thought out. Must have been an absolute dream to edit this film.
YEEEESSSS!
February 13, 2025 at 12:40 PM
YEEEESSSS!
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Using AI to produce writing or art is like asking someone at the gym to lift weights for you.
The effort is the point.
The effort is the point.
February 10, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Using AI to produce writing or art is like asking someone at the gym to lift weights for you.
The effort is the point.
The effort is the point.
Never met anyone who doesn't love this film. Always feel cheated that we never got any sequels.
THE NICE GUYS currently in the works! New 4K master created for Second Sight by the original post facility team with HDR Dolby Vision and approved by Director Shane Black. Dolby Atmos audio also included. More soon!
February 5, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Never met anyone who doesn't love this film. Always feel cheated that we never got any sequels.
The best criminal gang in cinema history. Charismatic, hilarious, psychotic. What more do you need?
February 4, 2025 at 11:38 AM
The best criminal gang in cinema history. Charismatic, hilarious, psychotic. What more do you need?
John Woo really didn't fuck around when it came to shotgun squibs. The amount of pyro and debris in the air is incredible. And now this is getting a 4k blu-ray release courtesy of @shoutstudios.bsky.social The greatest action film ever made!
February 3, 2025 at 12:53 PM
John Woo really didn't fuck around when it came to shotgun squibs. The amount of pyro and debris in the air is incredible. And now this is getting a 4k blu-ray release courtesy of @shoutstudios.bsky.social The greatest action film ever made!
Saw a clip of Secret Level on Corridor Crew's YouTube and then watched it on Prime. So blown away by the lighting and shot design here. The muzzle flashes and glow in the dark blood are such a creative way to illuminate the scene. Just a really impressive and creative piece of action filmmaking.
February 3, 2025 at 10:57 AM
Saw a clip of Secret Level on Corridor Crew's YouTube and then watched it on Prime. So blown away by the lighting and shot design here. The muzzle flashes and glow in the dark blood are such a creative way to illuminate the scene. Just a really impressive and creative piece of action filmmaking.
Finally getting around to Bad Sisters series 1. Impeccable casting across the board, but Claes Bang is something else. One of the most sinister characters I've encountered in a while.
January 31, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Finally getting around to Bad Sisters series 1. Impeccable casting across the board, but Claes Bang is something else. One of the most sinister characters I've encountered in a while.
Wow! This is the news I've been waiting for. Went nuts on John Woo films on VHS in my late teens. Couldn't love these movies more and cannot wait to see them lovingly restored in 4k. Just take my money!
We're so excited to share that we've acquired the Golden Princess library!
Crown jewels include Woo’s action masterpieces “Hard Boiled,” “The Killer,” the complete “Better Tomorrow” trilogy, “Bullet in the Head,” and “Once a Thief.”
variety.com/2025/film/as... via @variety.bsky.social
Crown jewels include Woo’s action masterpieces “Hard Boiled,” “The Killer,” the complete “Better Tomorrow” trilogy, “Bullet in the Head,” and “Once a Thief.”
variety.com/2025/film/as... via @variety.bsky.social
John Woo, Chow Yun-fat Classics Among 156-Film Golden Princess Library Acquired by Shout! Studios (EXCLUSIVE)
Shout! Studios acquires 156 Hong Kong action classics from Golden Princess, including John Woo, Chow Yun-Fat hits like 'Hard Boiled' and 'The Killer.'
variety.com
January 13, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Wow! This is the news I've been waiting for. Went nuts on John Woo films on VHS in my late teens. Couldn't love these movies more and cannot wait to see them lovingly restored in 4k. Just take my money!