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Will Gilbey @willgilbey.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

Wanted to read some reviews for James Nunn’s new hippo film - Hungry. So I wrote ‘hungry hippo' into the bsky search bar. Crikey… I don’t think I’ll make that mistake again.

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Will Gilbey @willgilbey.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

28 YEARS LATER: THE BONE TEMPLE - totally blew me away. I enjoyed the first one but this was a massive step up. My fave in the series and has pretty much the greatest sequence I've ever seen in it. My jaw was on the floor. If you can see it blind with no spoilers, trailers or reviews - do it!

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Will Gilbey @willgilbey.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

Has anyone ever managed to track down the script for ONCE UPON A TIME … IN HOLLYWOOD? Reading Jay Glennie’s incredible ‘making of' book and really keen to follow it up with the script. I guess after THE HATEFUL EIGHT script leak it was kept under lock and key but has anyone had a luck finding it?

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Will Gilbey @willgilbey.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

Absolutely loving A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms. Such great casting. Episode four was really stirring stuff. Totally hooked.

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Irish News 🇮🇪 @news-flows-ir.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

A tense Western thriller with 100% on Rotten Tomatoes is on TV tonight The neo-Western thriller has been compared to Rio Bravo. Jericho Ridge, a 2023 neo-Western thriller with a 100% score on... The post A tense Western thriller with 100% on Rotten Tomatoes is on TV tonight appeared first on...

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A tense Western thriller with 100% on Rotten Tomatoes is on TV tonight

Jericho Ridge, a 2023 neo-Western thriller with a 100% score on Rotten Tomatoes, is airing on TV tonight (Wednesday, 28 January).

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Will Gilbey @willgilbey.bsky.social · 08/10/2025

Tried looking up Play Dirty on this app to read some reviews. Won't be making that mistake again.

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Will Gilbey @willgilbey.bsky.social · 10/09/2025

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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Will Gilbey @willgilbey.bsky.social · 25/06/2025

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!

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Will Gilbey @willgilbey.bsky.social · 10/09/2025

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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Josh Ruben @joshruben.bsky.social · 10/08/2025

gentle reminder to trust filmmakers

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Will Gilbey @willgilbey.bsky.social · 26/07/2025

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.

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Will Gilbey @willgilbey.bsky.social · 25/06/2025

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Will Gilbey @willgilbey.bsky.social · 03/06/2025

This is so good. Have a watch...

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The L1P @thel1p.bsky.social · 28/03/2025

"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

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Will Gilbey @willgilbey.bsky.social · 20/03/2025

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.

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Will Gilbey @willgilbey.bsky.social · 20/03/2025

Two films that really need to be lovingly restored and released on 4k UHD. Two stone cold classics.

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Will Gilbey @willgilbey.bsky.social · 12/03/2025

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.

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Will Gilbey @willgilbey.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

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.

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Will Gilbey @willgilbey.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

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.

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Will Gilbey @willgilbey.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

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.

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Andy Diggle @andydiggle.bsky.social · 10/02/2025

Using AI to produce writing or art is like asking someone at the gym to lift weights for you. The effort is the point.

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Will Gilbey @willgilbey.bsky.social · 05/02/2025

Never met anyone who doesn't love this film. Always feel cheated that we never got any sequels.

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Will Gilbey @willgilbey.bsky.social · 04/02/2025

The best criminal gang in cinema history. Charismatic, hilarious, psychotic. What more do you need?

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Will Gilbey @willgilbey.bsky.social · 03/02/2025

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!

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Will Gilbey @willgilbey.bsky.social · 03/02/2025

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.

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Will Gilbey @willgilbey.bsky.social · 31/01/2025

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.

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Will Gilbey @willgilbey.bsky.social · 13/01/2025

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!

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Will Gilbey @willgilbey.bsky.social · 08/01/2025

4k Blu-ray rewatch of Seven complete. Blown away by how beautiful this looks. My mouth was hanging open whilst watching. Incredible restoration. Every shot is stunning and it's so beautifully cut together. Think this is Fincher's high water mark for me. Love his work but this is as good as it gets.

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Will Gilbey @willgilbey.bsky.social · 07/01/2025

Can anyone recommend any good film news sites that get updated daily and aren't too dry or super-heroey? I'm currently stumped. Thanks!

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Will Gilbey @willgilbey.bsky.social · 05/01/2025

I think this was my fave cinema experience in 2024. A proper epic, beautifully designed and performed. Lots of honourable mentions - Monkey Man, Anora, Cvil War - but it feels like Dune: Part Two is the one I'll revisit most at home. Although Civil War dropping De La Soul was my fave 'moment'.

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Graeme McCutcheon @graememcc.bsky.social · 01/01/2025

My 2024 in film (2/3): My 2024 releases top 10. Saw very few 2024 releases. "Love Lies..." might rise on rewatch - some guy brought 4 kids into screening (WTF?) who chatted noisily throughout, taking me out of movie. "Jericho Ridge" only released in UK in 2024, so counting it

Screenshot of the movie tracking site Letterboxd, showing my top 10 ranking of the 2024 movie releases I saw.

They are as follows.

1 - The Order (Justin Kurzel, 20204)

2 - Rebel Ridge (Jeremy Saulnier, 2024)

3 - Twilight Of The Warriors: Walled In (Soi Cheang, 2024)

4 - The Beekeeper (David Ayers, 2024)

5 - Land Of Bad (William Kaufman, 2024)

6 - Hit Man (Richard Linklater, 2024)

7 - Fall Guy (David Leitch, 2024)

8 - Dune Part 2 (Denis Villeneuve, 2024)

9 - Jericho Ridge (Will Gilbey, 2023)

10 - Love Lies Bleeding (Rose Glass, 2024)

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Will Gilbey @willgilbey.bsky.social · 19/12/2024

A while back my son announced "I love movies that are bloody, have bad language, and have buff people shooting people." I thought, crikey, do I have just the film for you. As the credits rolled he turned to me and said, "That's the best film I've ever seen." One of the great moments of my life...

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Will Gilbey @willgilbey.bsky.social · 16/12/2024

Watched VIOLENT NIGHT last night with a big, goofy grin on my face. So funny and some really cool Santa-themed action. The Santa versus Frosty fight is one of my fave fight scenes in ages. Violent, funny and really imaginative. Bravo! A little too long is my only complaint. Should've been 95 mins.

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Will Gilbey @willgilbey.bsky.social · 13/12/2024

People writing their autobiographies seem to radically overestimate how interesting their school days were and drastically underestimate the actual stuff (film, music, sport etc) you bought the book to read about. It's like 20 chapters at school and then 10 pages of 'I did some other stuff, too.'

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Will Gilbey @willgilbey.bsky.social · 26/11/2024

JERICHO RIDGE was a 90 page script. Film was 87 mins. Just finished writing my first horror film. It's 110 pages, which makes me panic as I want it to be 95 mins. But one thing I have noticed writing horror - you really need to use white space to create tension and scares. Is this normal?

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Will Gilbey @willgilbey.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

Saw Anora a couple of nights ago. My first Sean Baker film. As an impatient editor I routinely get irritated with overly long films - but this was nearly two and half hours and it just flew by. So funny! And amazing performances from a cast I didn’t recognise. Have a watch if you get the chance.

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Will Gilbey @willgilbey.bsky.social · 19/11/2024

Lost Bullet 2. What's not to like?

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A L I E N Cerny @alancerny.bsky.social · 15/11/2024

People don’t like to hear this, but it’s absolutely true: When you’re a creative, resolve is much more important than talent.

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Will Gilbey @willgilbey.bsky.social · 14/11/2024

Just rewatched THE HITCHER for the first time in about 25 years. Robert Harmon directed the hell out of this film - all the more impressive when you consider that it's his debut feature. This double canon roll is a thing of totally exquisite beauty.

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Ross Reelachart @rossreelachart.bsky.social · 14/11/2024

I stan the Ridge Cinematic Universe.

Poster for the 2023 movie JERICHO RIDGE.

Poster for the 2024 Netflix movie REBEL RIDGE.

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Will Gilbey @willgilbey.bsky.social · 14/11/2024

Finished my rewatch of Civil War. Looks jaw-dropping in 4k. Not sure I loved the very ending (maybe I didn't quite get it) but think this might end up being by one of my fave films of the year. Emotional, really well acted and great use of sound and music. Gunshot sound FX are Heat level brilliant.

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Will Gilbey @willgilbey.bsky.social · 13/11/2024

When I finished writing JERICHO RIDGE I ripped a load of films and cut this 'visual teaser'. I felt producers and financiers would be nervous of a 1st time director and thought his could help communicate my vision and intent. Anyone else making these? Would love to see them! vimeo.com/340518932

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JERICHO RIDGE_visual teaser

This is "JERICHO RIDGE_visual teaser" by William Gilbey on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them.

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Will Gilbey @willgilbey.bsky.social · 13/11/2024

Here's a vfx breakdown by POD (LDN) for JERICHO RIDGE. They did some great work. We had a fairly high number of vfx shots for such a low budget film-something like 340. Mostly screen replacement for dashcams and CCTV, adding snow when it all melted, and actiony stuff like muzzle flashes, sparks etc

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Will Gilbey @willgilbey.bsky.social · 12/11/2024

For my money, this is the single greatest moment of action choreography and editing ever. Had the widescreen VHS of this as a teenager at school and rewound this with my mate Bob about twenty times on our first viewing. This is the movie that made me want to get into filmmaking. So good!!

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