Dan Sallitt

Dan Sallitt is an American critic, screenwriter and film director known for his microbudget filmmaking and "cinephile" film criticism.

Born on 27 July 1955 in Pennsylvania, Sallitt moved to Los Angeles in 1976 where he became first-string film critic of the Los Angeles Reader from 1983 to 1985. He has written film criticism for many outlets, including Slate, the Chicago Reader, MUBI.com, Masters of Cinema, and the Toronto Film Festival. He maintains the film blog Thanks for the Use of the Hall.

Dan Sallitt is known for work in directing across film and television. New Release currently presents 16 verified screen credits connected to this profile.

Selected work includes Red Giant (2021), Hermia & Helena (2016), Fourteen (2019), The Unspeakable Act (2013), What Can't Be Mentioned (2026), Ghost Phone (2013), This Closeness (2024), Honeymoon (1998). The recorded credits span 1986 to 2026, including 16 movies and 0 TV shows.

The filmography below lists available titles, release years and known roles. This profile is updated as additional verified information becomes available.