A MAGAZINE ABOUT STYLISH CINEMA
A look at our relationship with cinema and the inspiration we draw from it. Hair stylist, groomer, and beauty editor at Fantastic Man, Matt Mulhall, shares his film picks.
FILM PICKS WITH
MATT MULHALL
In the Mood for Love 2000 花樣年華 Directed by Wong Kar-wai
"This film, set in the 1960s, was such an influence. I found the hair, makeup, and clothes so beautiful, moody, and sharp. The sets and cinematography were also incredibly inspiring, aspirational, and sensual." MM
Buffalo ’66 1998 Directed by Vincent Gallo
"I found this film so stylized at the time and loved Gallo’s odd, insecure, cool, neurotic character, which fit perfectly with Ricci’s cute vulnerability. It imagined such a cool version of America that I would have loved to live in." MM
Berlin Alexanderplatz 1980 Directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder
"This 1980s remake was visually captivating to me. It was gritty and dark, yet had the misty beauty of early cinema. The casting was spot on, and the cinematography was so well-framed and deliberate." MM
Gattaca 1997 Directed by Andrew Niccol
"Audiences didn’t quite know what to make of Niccol’s directorial debut in 1997, but with the passage of time his vision of a chilly, sterile future where eugenic pedigree determines social status has acquired a deserved cult cachet. Ethan Hawke stars as a young man conceived outside of the breeding program who dreams of space travel that’s forbidden him due to genetic discrimination, with Uma Thurman as the co-worker with whom he falls in love, and a sterling supporting cast including Jude Law, Ernest Borgnine, and Gore Vidal (!)." Metrograph