The Letterboxd Show

The 96th Academy Award nominations have been announced, and the Best in Show crew have both axes to grind (Charles Melton of May December, you will be avenged!) and champagne bottles to pop (Justine Triet of Anatomy of a Fall, you will be fêted!). Plus, Spider-Slim swings Across the Spider-Verse to chat with the directors behind Letterboxd’s highest rated film of 2023: Joaquim Dos Santos, Kemp Powers and Justin K. Thompson.

Chapters:

• Opening credits (00:00:00)
• Oscar noms (00:01:47)
• Behind the curtain: Animation (00:23:18)
• Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse interview (00:39:02)
• Winner Winner Chicken Run Dinner (00:50:27)
• Closing credits (01:00:58)

Sponsor: Sony Pictures

Credits: Recorded in Los Angeles and Auckland. Edited by Slim, production manager Sophie Shin, editorial producer Brian Formo. Theme: ‘Hyperlight’ by Letterboxd member Trent Walton (AKA Echo Wolf). Artwork by Danny Haas. Best in Show is a TAPEDECK production. Title courtesy of Christopher Guest.

Lists & Links: List of movies mentioned, Best in Show’s HQ Page

This week, the Best in Show crew finds out what they’re made for with Grammy-winning special guests Billie Eilish and Finneas. The superstar sibling duo is behind the Best Original Song Oscar nominee ‘What Was I Made For?’, and Mia chats with them about hiding secrets in their devastating-but-hopeful tune, the music and movies that make them feel emotionally validated and Billie’s directing aspirations. There’s also some queening out over a mutual love of Andrew Scott in Fleabag and Sherlock—relevant because he and Billie are both nominated in acting categories at the Indie Spirits this year (him for All of Us Strangers, her for Swarm), and because Andrew is always relevant. London Editor Ella Kemp pops in as well for a BAFTAs debrief, sharing her interviews with Da’Vine Joy Randolph, Samantha Morton and Best in Show bestie Paul Mescal.

Chapters:

• Opening credits (00:00:00)
• BAFTA recap and red carpet interviews (00:01:43)
• Behind the curtain (00:23:36)
• Billie Eilish and FINNEAS interview (00:26:08)
• Winner Winner Chicken Run Dinner (00:45:29)
• Closing credits (00:59:40)

Sponsor: Sony Pictures

Credits: Recorded in Los Angeles and London. Edited by Slim, production manager Sophie Shin, editorial producer Brian Formo. Theme: ‘Hyperlight’ by Letterboxd member Trent Walton (AKA Echo Wolf). Artwork by Danny Haas. Best in Show is a TAPEDECK production. Title courtesy of Christopher Guest.

Lists & Links: List of movies mentioned, Best in Show’s HQ Page, BAFTAs HQ Page

Season’s greetings! Join us as the Letterboxd crew sits down with their hot chocolate for a roundtable discussion about Love Actually.

Slim⁠ watches this “classic” for the first time in preparation and welcomes ⁠Gemma⁠, ⁠Mia⁠, and Ella into the Letterboxd Studio to walk down memory lane on their first-time watches, how viewings of certain movies change over time, favorite moments, and much more. Ella explaining the haunted inner workings of a Build-a-Bear workshop to Gemma will likely stay with you for several years. They also discuss how not to seduce someone, the bonkers fashion and musical choices, if Mr. Firth has rebounded into fully formed human being on-screen, and of course offer up some other holiday romantic comedy recommendations. It’s a miracle!

Chapters:

• Opening credits (00:00:00)
• Love Actually roundtable (00:005:23)
• Holiday Rom Com Recommendations (00:56:35)
• Closing credits (01:03:24)

Sponsor: NEON’s Ferrari. Credits: Recorded in Auckland, LA, London, and Philadelphia. Edited by Slim. Theme music: “Vampiros Danceoteque” by Moniker. Editorial producer: Brian Formo. Production manager: Sophie Shin. The Letterboxd Show is a TAPEDECK production. Email us!

The podcast hosts of summer a back! This time around ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Slim⁠⁠, Mia, and Mitchell discuss the upcoming SUMMER slate of movies and why you might need to add them to your own watchlists including MaXXXine, Kinds of Kindness, Furiousa: A Mad Max Saga, and Longlegs just to name a few*.* They also look ahead outside the most popular movies and shuffle their watchlists just like old times.

⁠⁠⁠⁠Weekend Watchlist – Updated Weekly list⁠⁠⁠⁠ > movies mentioned in this episode.

Chapters:

• Opening credits + The Fall Guy (00:00:00)
• Summer 2024 preview Top 10 through 3 (00:05:43)
• Summer 2024 preview Top 3 (00:30:55)
• Our summer watchlists (00:39:02)
• Watchlists shuffles (00:49:15)

Credits: Recorded in Philadelphia PA, Newark DE and Los Angeles CA. Edited by Slim. Theme music: ‘⁠IZON’ by Trent Walton. Production manager: Sophie Shin. The Letterboxd Show is a TAPEDECK production.

Lists & Links: David on Tombstone; Tripp on La Belle Noiseuse; Mason on Critters

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We are so temporarily back. This time around ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Slim⁠⁠, Mia, and Mitchell discuss the upcoming slate of movies and why you might need to add them to your own watchlists including Challengers, Nosferatu, Dune: Part Two, and also tease new podcast plans. They also look ahead outside the most popular movies and shuffle their watchlists just like old times. ⁠⁠⁠⁠Weekend Watchlist – Updated Weekly list⁠⁠⁠⁠ > movies mentioned in this episode. Chapters:

• Opening credits (00:00:00)
• 2024 preview Top 10 through 6 (00:02:09)
• 2024 preview Top 5 through 1 (00:20:03)
• Watchlists shuffles (00:39:02)
• Watchlist check-in (00:52:04)
• Closing credits (00:57:48)

Credits: Recorded in Philadelphia PA, Newark DE and Los Angeles CA. Edited by Slim. Theme music: ‘⁠IZON’ by Trent Walton. Production manager: Sophie Shin. The Letterboxd Show is a TAPEDECK production.

Lists & Links: Paul Oyama’s The Bikeriders review; Jeff Zhang’s Hit Man review; Zac’s Love Actually review, Dare’s Cop Land review, lorddnewton’s Wonka review