The Letterboxd Show

“The spirit is filled by cinema; our dreams rendered tangible.” Filmmaker and inspirational-quote master James Gray joins Gemma and Slim to talk about the 1980s New York childhood that underpins his new drama, Armageddon Time , and four films that strongly relate to it—Francois Truffaut’s The 400 Blows ; Jean Vigo’s Zero for Conduct ; John Cassavetes’ A Woman Under the Influence and Federico Felli...

This week Mia and slim discuss their growing watchlists including Armageddon Time , Wendell & Wild, and Holy Spider . Succ-heads and The Last of Us fans, this might be the episode for you. After a quick look back at recent releases and community reviews, they shuffle their watchlists and discuss tragic real-life stories and sensual vampiric kisses. Weekend Watchlist – Updated Weekly list >...

“No derivative shit.” Spooky season concludes with Waxwork Records co-founder Kevin Bergeron, who talks to Gemma and Slim about his four favorite films— Black Christmas ; Hausu ; Tetsuo: The Iron Man and The Exorcist —and the craft and care that goes into Waxwork’s vinyl reissues of great horror soundtracks. Watch Hausu before 30 November 2022, tag your review with “waxwork”, and you’re in the dra...

This week Mia and Mitchell discuss their growing watchlists including Banshees of Inisherin, Aftersun and Black Adam . They also debate the importance of having a movie posters in your Zoom backdrop. After a quick look back at recent releases and community reviews, they shuffle their watchlists and discuss banning space trucking and nerdy record store dweebs. Also Mia name-drops talking with Barry...

“It’s so fun to be bad.” Spooky season continues with filmmaker Ana Lily Amirpour, who talks to Gemma and Slim about her four favorite films— American Psycho ; Death Becomes Her ; Gremlins ; The NeverEnding Story —and the makings of her latest feature Mona Lisa and the Blood Moon and her episode of Guillermo del Toro’s Cabinet of Curiosities . Plus: how Ana Lily got Keanu Reeves to sport a ’stache...

This week Mia and slim discuss their growing watchlists including Decision to Leave , Halloween Ends , and Till . Mia also coins a new terrible phrase for a certain type of scary movie; “Hole Horror”. After a quick look back at recent releases and community reviews, they shuffle their watchlists and discuss banning creep jocks and re-animating the dead. Weekend Watchlist – Updated Weekly list >...

This week, spooky season continues so we picked up The Black Phone and called in a sinister filmmaker known for raising hell. Writer and director Scott Derrickson talks to Gemma and Slim about growing up at the drive-in, and how his four favorite films ( Poltergeist ; Suspiria ; Carrie and I Saw the Devil ) have influenced his filmmaking career. Plus: that Sinister jump-scare, being too scared to...

This week Mitchell and slim discuss their growing watchlists including Triangle of Sadness , TÁR , and Hellraiser . Mitchell also discusses who would play them in their Dover, Delaware biopic. After a quick look back at recent releases and community reviews, they shuffle their watchlists and discuss banning vampiric movie-goers and depressing morning movie viewings. Weekend Watchlist – Updated Wee...

It is spooky season and our first Hallowe’en month guest is X and Pearl writer-director and cinema devotee Ti West, who joins hosts Gemma and Slim to talk about four films that influenced his moviemaking career: Bad Taste , Raiders of the Lost Ark , Two-Lane Blacktop , and The Texas Chain Saw Massacre . We also attempt to squeeze Ti for details on MaXXXine , and he tells us some Pearl tales, inclu...

This week Mia and slim discuss their growing watchlists including Blonde, Smile, and Bros . Mia also discusses the sexiest hands on the planet. After a quick look back at recent releases and community reviews, they shuffle their watchlists and discuss banning certain words from the English language and questioning our friends' assumptions. Weekend Watchlist – Updated Weekly list > movies mentio...

Get your 60th New York Film Festival watchlists ready! Gemma and Mitchell are joined by Film at Lincoln Center ’s (and NYFF) assistant director of marketing Jordan Raup , who is also the co-founder and editor-in-chief of The Film Stage . We get you all ready with everything you need to know for this year’s NYFF, but most importantly Jordan takes us on the ride through his four favorite films: Cany...

This week Mia and Slim discuss their growing watchlists including Don’t Worry Darling, Avatar and Athena . Mia also angles for a Snapple sponsorship, she’s out of control. After a quick look back at recent releases and community reviews, they shuffle their watchlists and discuss luscious man-hair and obscure watches. Weekend Watchlist – Updated Weekly list > movies mentioned in this episode. Le...

By the end of this episode, we promise you’ll be better at cracking those crosswords. Slim and Mitchell are joined by K. Austin Collins , film critic for Rolling Stone (heard of it?) and former writer for hotshot places like Vanity Fair , Slate, The Ringer and Reverse Shot. In his spare time, Kameron also moonlights as a crossword creator for The New Yorker and The New York Times . No big deal. On...

This week Mia and slim discuss their growing watchlists including Pearl , See How They Run and The Woman King . Is it time to crown our very first “Scream King.” After a quick look back at recent releases and community reviews, they shuffle their watchlists and discuss Kyle MacLachlan’s a-cheeks and working for a newspaper. Also Brian and Flynn call to give us a TIFF wrap-up! Weekend Watchlist – U...

We’re all Golden Eagles here. Gemma is away on festival assignment, so filling in for her we’ve got Letterboxd senior editor and Weekend Watchlist co-host Mitchell Beaupre ! Slim and Mitchell are joined by Julian Higgins , director and co-writer of God’s Country —his neo-Western debut feature which premiered at this year’s Sundance Film Festival and is hitting theaters September 16 from IFC Films....

This week Mia and slim discuss their growing watchlists including Barbarian , Pinocchio and Speak No Evil . Ever get a tattoo while watching a movie with friends? Mia has a story that may shock you. After a quick look back at recent releases and community reviews, they shuffle their watchlists and discuss Smart Person Movies and Edgar Allen Poe. Also Brian Formo calls in one final time from Venice...

Movies are sex! Toronto movie critic and filmmaker Chandler Levack joins hosts Gemma and Slim ahead of the world premiere of I Like Movies —her debut indie dramedy about a narcissistic teenage cinephile that had Slim weeping-laughing and Gemma hoping it’ll win the TIFF People’s Choice Award—to talk about four films she loves: Almost Famous ; Fat Girl ; The Apartment and Crime Wave . Plus: Chandler...

This week Mia and Slim discuss their growing watchlists including Saloum ; Honk For Jesus. Save Your Soul. and Jaws in IMAX. Does your friend group have a communal Possession Blu-ray? If not, maybe they should. After a quick look back at recent releases and community reviews, they shuffle their watchlists and discuss setting movie-watching records and not liking Cary Grant. Also Tilda Swinton, Idr...

Get out the knitwear, it’s When Harry Met Sally… season. Movie-poster designer and Londoner Jay Bennett joins hosts Gemma and Slim to discuss his four Letterboxd favorites: Saw ; The Lighthouse ; Face/Off and Rob Reiner and Nora Ephron’s iconic rom-com . Plus: Jay’s very specific Letterboxd lists, why he holds right back on five-star ratings, why Danny Glover is a terrible detective in Saw , the p...

This week Mia and Slim discuss their growing watchlists including Three Thousand Years of Longing, Funny Pages and The Good Boss . Slim accidentally suggests an idea for a list and then quickly regrets it, sry everyone. After a quick look back at recent releases and community reviews, they shuffle their watchlists and discuss watching Chinatown mysteries unfold and also making wine. Weekend Watchl...

Bonghive, rise! We have cinema disease and Karen Han has the cure. The cultural critic, scriptwriter and Bong Joon-ho expert joins hosts Slim and Gemma to talk about her four Letterboxd faves: Phantom of the Paradise ; Take Shelter ; Ping Pong and The Host . Karen’s new book, Bong Joon-ho: Dissident Cinema , is out in November from Abrams Books and Little White Lies . You can upgrade to Pro/Patron...

This week Mia and Mitchell discuss their growing watchlists including Orphan: First Kill ; Beast and Spin Me Round . Who doesn’t love a good bonus psychosexual plot? Unrelated but we also hear from Aubrey Plaza herself in this episode nbd. After a quick look back at recent releases and community reviews, they shuffle their watchlists and discuss watching sad movies maybe forever. Weekend Watchlist...

Never tumble-dry a bra! Film professor, director, Colors of the Dark podcaster and absurdist horror-comedy fan Rebekah McKendry joins hosts Slim and Gemma to gleefully dig into her four Letterboxd favs: Hedwig and the Angry Inch ; The ’Burbs ; Suspiria and Survive Style 5+ . Plus: the download on Glorious , her new “classy glory-hole movie” for Shudder, starring Ryan Kwanten and JK Simmons. Also:...

This week Slim and Mitchell discuss their growing watchlists including Emily the Criminal , Inu-oh and Day Shift . Ever credit card scam a vampire? That could be the key. After a quick look back at recent releases and community reviews, they shuffle their watchlists and discuss giving 5 stars to sex, violence, gore, debauchery. Weekend Watchlist – Updated Weekly list > movies mentioned in this...

Beware the ectoplasmic residue! Comedian, actor, podcaster and Letterboxd member Paul Scheer joins hosts Slim and Gemma to celebrate American men of the 1980s via his four Letterboxd favorites: Beverly Hills Cop ; Ghostbusters ; Back to the Future and Planes Trains and Automobiles . You can upgrade to Pro/Patron at 20% off the normal price using this special URL: https://letterboxd.com/pro/redeem/...