Letterboxd — Your life in film

As we approach the first anniversary of adult films on Letterboxd, Charles Bramesco looks at the variable results when Hollywood turns its lens on the other LA film industry. 

A Love Song stars Dale Dickey and Wes Studi speak with Indigenous Editor Leo Koziol about letters, songs and the bonds built into Max Walker-Silverman’s autumn romance.

Our highlights from the 26th edition of the continent-spanning, genre-stretching Fantasia International Film Festival.

The filmmaker behind Zoey Deutch influencer satire Not Okay on cinematic tragedies, cringe comedies and great films for Jersey girls and queer folk. 

Hong Kong action legend John Woo on his inspirations, filmmaking philosophy and the most dangerous stunt of his career. 

Horse girlies, circle round! As Nope, the third film in Jordan Peele’s three colors trilogy lands in cinemas, we round up the Letterboxd reactions from the much-anticipated sci-fi spectacular’s opening weekend screenings. 

In a series of conversations over a year, playwright Adesola Thomas explores the way that comedian, screenwriter and Letterboxd personality Demi Adejuyigbe values comedy—and entertainment on the whole—as a “tool to tether”.

Ethan Hawke didn’t want to say yes to The Last Movie Stars—HBO’s six-part series on the 50-year marriage of Hollywood icons Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward—but, try as he might, he couldn’t get the word “no” out of his mouth. Isaac Feldberg talks to the actor for Letterboxd.

The Gray Man directors Anthony and Joe Russo lock and load for a Life in Film chat on ’70s thrillers, iconic showdowns, physical trauma and favorite Ryan Gosling performances.

Juliette Binoche on collaborating with Claire Denis for Both Sides of the Blade, her passion project Between Two Worlds and reflections on Three Colors: Blue.

Director Dean Fleischer-Camp on the tiny cinema hero of the hour, and the films that charm and calm him in the way that Marcel the Shell with Shoes On delights others. 

Actress Isabelle Huppert on the people power of Mrs Harris Goes to Paris, the joys of haute couture, putting invisible women in the spotlight, and why she’s on a mission to save cinema. 

Both Sides of the Blade filmmaker Claire Denis on putting feelings first, trusting Juliette Binoche and playing hooky for Elizabeth Taylor. 

Flux Gourmet filmmaker Peter Strickland on the cathartic effects of bodily fluid, making music with food and the power dynamics of performance art.

Dale Dickey and Wes Studi in a romance for the ages? Sign us up.

Gemma Gracewood and Jack Moulton take a look at the 25 highest-rated films at the halfway point of 2022, plus the top docs, comedy specials and miniseries.

Leo Koziol chats with Indigenous actors Phillip Lewitski and Joshua Odjick about creating chemistry in Bretten Hannam’s Wildhood, the impact of helping their communities feel seen, and keeping their cool around Michael Greyeyes.

From father-daughter mortality dramas and empathetic docs to psychological thrillers and gibberish comedies, here are Letterboxd’s ten best from this year’s Tribeca fest. 

Emily Maskell looks at the problematic legacy, influential gear shifts and evolving future of rom-com cinema’s Gay Best Friend.