There is an art to a Letterboxd movie review. Sure, you can use the film-based social network to log what you see, or to write straightforward film criticism. But a lot of the most entertaining reviews on the app are closer to clever tweets or stand-up comedy riffs than the works of Manny Farber or Parker … Read more
2024 has been a great year for movies so far. Just not, like, every single movie. That’s how cinema works; sometimes you win, and sometimes you lose. And sometimes you lose really really really badly. For lack of a better term, we’re taking stock of the losers today — the worst movies of the year according to the … Read more
Despite the mixed reviews from critics and audiences, Francis Ford Coppola has given a perfect score to Megalopolis on Letterboxd. Earlier this summer, Megalopolis director Francis Ford Coppola joined Letterboxd, the social cataloguing service where members can rate and review films and keep track of what they’ve watched. He hasn’t been too active on the … Read more
Megalopolis director Francis Ford Coppola joins Letterboxd and shares a list of twenty of his favourite movies. Megalopolis director Francis Ford Coppola has joined Letterboxd, the social cataloguing service where members can rate and review films and keep track of what they’ve watched. I’m a little addicted. Coppola has shared a list of twenty films … Read more
One of the most legendary modern directors, Michael Mann, has joined Letterboxd, posting fourteen of his favourite films. For a certain type of film nerd (and lord knows I’m one), Michael Mann is a god. The man (Mann!) has directed some of the most potent, ultra-macho dramas and crime thrillers of the last forty-plus years, … Read more
No consensus is unanimous. For proof of that statement, look no further than the list of 30 films below, drawn from the hundreds — even thousands in some cases! — of half-star reviews on Letterboxd for some of the most beloved films in the history of cinema. (A half-star is the lowest-possible rating on Letterboxd, by the … Read more
There’s something fascinating about the human need to quantify subjective opinions. We rate movies with stars (and even half-stars), we give them thumbs up or down, we aggregate their reviews until we determine if they are “certified fresh.” (What could be more authoritative than certified freshness? Who could argue with that?!?) These numbers sometimes fly in the … Read more
Determining the best film of a certain historical period is an exercise in futility; an attempt to find an objective answer to an entirely subjective topic. But let’s do it anyway! I find there are only two viable ways to approach this sort of thing: Either you pick your own personal favorites — which generates a 100 … Read more
When the topic of the best movies ever made comes up, there are a few respected polls and lists that cinephiles consult. Every ten years, Sight & Sound puts out their best film poll that draws on the expertise of dozens of film critics and filmmakers. The American Film Institute released several well-respected lists of the … Read more
I might have a Letterboxd problem. Is it unhealthy if I look at Letterboxd more than my email? More than I exercise? I More than I talk to my wife? Okay, I’m kidding about that last part. (On most days; some nights my wife goes to bed early! What else am I supposed to do?) … Read more