#how i letterboxd

[absoluteabsolem]

feel free to tell me about your favourites and/or your top 4 letterboxd in the tags;;;;

#polls #cinema #letterboxd #movies #idk how to tag this #i'm at 200+ myself but to be fair i was off work for six months this year #my top 4 changes according to my mood but rn we're looking at #blue valentine aftersun american psycho and mysterious skin

[moonymauk]

hi @hotvintagepoll I've made a letterboxd list with all the actors from this tournament if anyone would like an easy enough way to see all the guys and the movies they've been in <3

#sorry I'm addicted to procrastinating work i actually have to do by making letterboxd lists #i think i got em all but feel free to let me know if i missed anyone #the round 3 lads are ranked by how high the percent of their winning vote was/how close they came to winning #but after that its just the order the polls were posted in because i Cannot Be Bothered #anyway im unreasonably invested in this thing despite not really liking men it's just fun I like it #can't wait for the actresses tournament <3

[banghwa]

HELTER SKELTER (2012) - dir. Mika Ninagawa SIREN by SUNMI (2018) - dir. Choi Yongseok

#ksoloists #filmgifs #kgoddesses #sunmi #helter skelter #mika ninagawa #lee sunmi #erika sawajiri #**remember when lumpens mvs were good.... #**anyways i never kno how to tag my non bts gifs anyways. here u go. #**i swear i intended for these to be big gifs but i hate the colouring on some of these so bad that they need to be small. #**it makes the colours flow better anyways. #**ANYWAYS. sunmi helter skelter letterboxd review when. #*creations #*gifs

[diana-daphne]

a collection of my favorite letterboxd reviews of “Eloise at Christmastime”

#Somebody make one of those things with gifs and reviews idk how #And tag me so I can see <3 #Also can you tell I have a crush on bill? #Or am I being too subtle? #Eloise is that girl #i love her sm #eloise at christmastime #eloise at the plaza #christmas movies #letterboxd #letterboxd reviews #christmas

[a-magical-evening]

BASEketball (1998) + Letterboxd reviews

Honorable mentions:

#baseketball #my stuff #letterboxd reviewers are feral for matt it's a thing of beauty #i neglected to gif the part where they literally explore each other's bodies #because i was mesmerised by how trey looks at matt beforehand #matt stone #trey parker

[starrvsn]

just some of my favorite 'the boys in the boat' letterboxd reviews

#(⁠´⁠ー⁠｀⁠) the boys in the boat #want people to get along??? TOP GUN BEACH SCENE #they should've had one jus sayin #sometimes i forget how funny and iconic letterboxd reviews can be #these are the most unserious serious reviews i ever seen #i can relate to every single one of them #and i'm here for it #𓇼⠀𓈒 ׄ stars galaxy #the boys in the boat #the boys in the boat fanfiction #the boys in the boat imagines

[james-stark-the-writer]

just shy of 7 minutes into Yorgos Lanthimos's Poor Things and, like most Yorgos movies, i am deeply confused about so much of what's happening in the beginning (as in why, not as in the literal details, obviously) but like his shot choices are even more confusing than any of his other previous works, although i have not seen every one of them (i've seen Dogtooth, Killing of a Sacred Deer and The Lobster, which i like in that order). also confused about the tone he's going for, bc that's usually pretty clear by this time in most of his stuff. anyway, score goes hard.

#james talks #james watches stuff #poor things #yorgos lanthimos #this one's been polarizing from my letterboxd friends but i've always liked Lanthimos's work so i'm excited to see how i feel by the end.

[fiveninetyeightt]

abed definitely has letterboxd and opens it immediately after watching something

#abed nadir #community nbc #six seasons and a movie #this is cannon to me #danny pudi #letterboxd #since he loves movies yk #community show #i don’t know how to tag

[kindaeccentric]

I think that the dancing end scene should have finished with Oliver cry-laughing/laugh-crying in Felix's old room as he finally feels the full impact of his pyrrhic victory, going completely unraveled, camera pulling away, his hysteria, his breakdown, loud, but drown out by the music as we slowly get away from the room, end shot of Saltburn estate, completely silent, looking entirely unchanged, indifferent to what kind of vampiric creature lives in it.

#saltburn spoilers #kind of? #saltburn #oliver quick #it's not eat the rich film #it's about (should be about) how desire can turn you into something vicious acting on your worst instincts #'i wasn't in love with him' oh yeah sure you can say that because what you felt was waaay worse #i think such ending would elevate it at least half a star on letterboxd xd #I'm half joking #only half

[sinclairstarz]

for the cinephile byler truthers. i made the party’s modern au letterboxd accounts

in my head mike wheeler is the film bro cinephile of the party. hes a big brad pitt fan and fincher is his favorite director if you even care.. dirty dancing would be in his top 4 if he was honest. he went to see dune cause hes a scifi nerd, ended up hating it so much and complained about it to will but still gave it 2 stars cause it was pretty. did leave a very mean review. very critical rater but mostly leaves high ratings because he just doesn’t watch things he doesnt wanna see.

alternative movies i considered putting: pulp fiction (5 stars), the killer (1 star), se7en (5 stars), across the spiderverse (5 stars), nope (5 stars) , the batman 2022 (4 stars), once upon a time in hollywood (5 stars), inglorious basterds (5 stars), the matrix (half a star)

the thing is so good and he has a poster of it on his wall in canon so it felt right. it just feels wrong not to do ghostbusters (plus its one of my favorite movies…) and yall need to hear me out on brokeback 😭😭😭 ur telling me he wouldnt bawl his eyes out??? ur wrong. will byers is a jake gyllenhaal lover. he watches dirty dancing a lot for mike, and loves ghibli movies a lot. he cried during rain man. honest rater but doesnt take it too seriously, mostly 4/5 star ratings

alternatives: saltburn (half a star), asteroid city (5 stars), blackkklansman (5 stars), the force awakens (3.5 stars), the perks of being a wallflower (4.5 stars), back to the future (5 stars)

rogue one because lucas has taste. its the best star wars movie, if u care. he would love how fun and goofy ghostbusters 2 is. in my head Wes Anderson is like the party’s claimed director and they all watch his movies together and do marathons because the weirdness, comedy, and emotional commentary is a perfect mix for them. so. bottle rocket. lucas’ favorite wes anderson is the grand budapest hotel if u wanted to know. he rates things pretty highly and isn’t super critical.

alternatives: dodgeball (5 stars), scream 5 (4 stars), the matrix (3 stars), good will hunting (5 stars), jurassic park (5 stars), die hard (5 stars),

likes making lucas watch gone girl on valentines day and telling him shes gonna do that to him next time he annoys her. v for vendetta is her favorite romance movie and shes a big marvel fan (in a cool way. kind of .) but thor ragnarok is probably one of her fav marvels, along with spiderman far from home and iron man. i just know she watches Casino Royale and decided she hated James Bond and then ended up watching all the Daniel Craig Bonds with Mike and loved Skyfall so much. the song is on her playlist and she did cry after No Time To Die.

Alternatives: Superbad (5 stars), baby driver (5 stars), bottoms (5 stars), 10 things i hate about you (3.5 stars), scream (5 stars), kill bill (5 stars), lord of the rings: the return of the king (1.5 stars)

also a bit of a film nerd. i considered giving him a star wars and i know in my heart he’d probably have empire somewhere in his top 4. but star wars is lame and i wanted to give him se7en so he fucking gets se7en. he knows john wick is objectively dumb but he doesnt care hes just here for a good time. the party probably watched saltburn together and all fucking hated it. I just know hes a kurosawa nerd and always goes when the local theatres do very rare special showings of his movies.

alternatives: baby driver (4 stars), the ewok adventure (5 stars) hot fuzz (5 stars) harry potter and the sorcerers stone (4 stars) legally blonde (5 stars) spirited away (5 stars) dazed and confused (5 stars)

she likes movies that make her feel all warm and fuzzy and hopeful. i wanted to give her breakfast club, but i think she’d honestly like sixteen candles more (even though breakfast club’s better). she cried at almost every movie in her top 4 and makes max rewatch juno with her like once a month. she gives most movies 5 stars unless she really hates them, and loves any movie thats fun to watch, even if its bad. she likes movies with pretty girls and fun colors.

alternatives: barbie (5 stars), legally blonde (5 stars), inception (2 stars), heathers (5 stars) pretty in pink (4.5 stars (she was mad andi didn’t end up with ducky)) my neighbor totoro (5 stars)

in conclusion if you haven’t seen They Cloned Tyron (2023) go watch it it deserved the oscar

#THIS ONES FOR YOU CINEPHILE ST FANS #this is so self indulgent #i love having fun #ive seen every movie on here so basically im 100% right and theres no room for critique #there should be more star wars. because theyre all nerd #but star wars is so dumb and i wanted to put movies that i like so #literally ignore how low quality the posters all are #i downloaded them directly from letterboxd so #slipped a couple of my niche faves in there #cinephile mike wheeler is real to me. #stranger things #byler #mike wheeler #will byers #max mayfield #lucas sinclair #dustin henderson #el hopper #cinephile byler #cinephile mike wheeler #the party #stranger things headcanons #the party headcanons #stranger things favorite movies #favorite movies #letterboxd #modern au #modern ​stranger things

[cattons]

emerald fennell will get on her zoom and say [posh voice] Nooo no darling the rich people are the worrssstt. You’re supposed to side with the povvo. referring to the 130 minute film she helmed in which a family of prejudiced but loveable aristocrats are murdered and usurped by an upper middle class lunatic

#saltburn #i truly cannot figure her out #insight into her relationship with her own class perhaps #read an interview where she said she’d ‘never get a look in at a place like saltburn’ #(which is hilarious considering she called in a favour from a friend at Tatler to let her borrow this exclusive country manor for her movie) #and she’s repeatedly acknowledged her own privilege #but never without further rambling about how embarrassed she is to be posh #so now i’m like okayyy. are you oliver #i have at least 5 different theories about her message here i could go on all day #but probably just an underdeveloped mix of her own ignorance & love for plot twists & lack of clarity about oliver’s motivations #i’m likely putting more thought into the class themes in this than she did #ok sorry for the drivel i don’t know anyone eager to talk about this like i am and i had to get it out #u wouldn’t know by the way i speak of it but i gave this movie 4.5 stars on letterboxd #and a heart

[saturnlester]

OK but they seriously put so much thought into this one i love that they're getting Intentional with things now!! im sure on the previous ones they had a Vibe but this one just takes all that to the Max. dan with the knife and the glue callbacks (callbacks to the accidental foreshadowing! ). phil was always the slightly more dominant personality in these shorte filmes so it was REALLY interesting that he was the one sacrificed. but rewatching the series im seeing all these little perceived slights by phil to dan and ooh hoo hoo it's all coming together now. the rage was simmering and dan waited 7 years to free himself from the sacrificial lamb archetype he was being pigeon-holed into throughout the series.

also, omg they touched

#im gonna post this again in my letterboxd review in a min #did you guys know its has a letterboxd entry? i was HUSTLING trying to figure out how to make a tmdb entry so i could add it to letterboxd #turns out someone had alr but it on tmdb but hadn't got it onto letterboxd yet! so i added the tmdb entry yo letterboxd and i was actually #the first review. btw. if you ever care. #dan and phil #dnp #diary

[kindacts]

i've watched the get low scene a stupid amount of times but it's just too good. like... alex being an absolute dreamboat dancing on the other side of the floor while henry sneaks peeks at him and awkwardly tries to bop along?? and of course the way alex looks at him when everyone drops low and henry gets all shy and blushy? aforementioned genuinely sweet/serious moment happening as lil jon screams about shaking ass which is also the funniest thing ever? matthew lopez did suchhh a great job capturing the heady feeling of a crush damn

ETA apparently kyle hanagami the LEGEND choreographer was behind this so no wonder it was so damn smooth, thank you king

#rwrb #red white and royal blue #LITERALLY A WHOLE STAR RIGHT THERE THAT ONE LETTERBOXD REVIEW WASNT KIDDING. #the viewer could feel exactly what henry was feeling and that’s how you know it’s effective #like yes there were a lot of things in the movie i wished had been different but i loved this #the only thing that could have made it better is 'SHUT YOUR DUMB FACE THIS IS MY SHIT' #anyway i promise i will shut up about everything eventually but i'm still living here.

[averageladymacbethenjoyer]

i love following ayo edebiri on letterboxd not only because she's one of the legitmately funniest reviewers on that website but also because her activity shows up under "your friends" and i would like to delude myself into thinking that she's actually my friend

#ayo edebiri #how can i be her friend #god i love her #letterboxd #the bear

[rongzhi]

Any good Chinese LGBT drama/ movie recommendations? And where to watch it?

Hmmm I thought I would have a lengthy list of recommendations but limited to just Chinese-language films/dramas, and ones that I would actually recommend, I realise that my list is a lot shorter 😅.

These are pretty much all going to be gay (mlm). Sorry for the lack of diversity 😔. Summaries are taken from Letterboxd for the most part.

Film Recs

(in chronological order)

霸王别姬 || Farewell My Concubine (1993) - China (mainland), Hong Kong - dir. Chen Kaige

Personal rating: 4/5 || [HQ link, EN subs]

Abandoned by his prostitute mother in 1920, Douzi was raised by a theater troupe. There he meets Shitou and over the following years the two develop an act entitled “Farewell My Concubine” that brings them fame and fortune. When Shitou marries Juxian, Douzi becomes jealous, the beginnings of the acting duo’s explosive breakup and tragic fall take root.

东宫西宫 || East Palace, West Palace (1996) - China (mainland) - dir. Zhang Yuan

Personal rating: 4/5

A heterosexual Beijing policeman and a young homosexual challenge each other’s sexuality.

春光乍洩 || Happy Together (1997) - Hong Kong - dir. Wong Kar-wai

Personal rating: 4/5 || [link, EN subs]

A couple take a trip to Argentina in search of a new beginning, but instead find themselves drifting ever further apart.

自梳 || Intimates (1997) - Hong Kong - dir. Jacob Cheung

Personal rating: 4/5 || [link, ZH subs]

Set in Hong Kong and China in the early 1900s, an older Wan and Wai travel through China in search of Foon, Wan's true love. Wai, whose on-and-off status with her boyfriend leads her into a struggle with self-identity, slowly learns about the life of the aging Wan. Through flashbacks, we learn about Wan in her early days and Foon, who move in and out of each other's lives.

美少年之恋 || Bishonen (1998) - Hong Kong - dir. Yonfan

Personal rating: 3/5 ~ 3.5/5 (I flipflop on this lol)

Jet is a gay hustler who one night spots a young man walking with a woman, and falls for him instantly. He does some research, and discovers that the man is called Sam, and is an apparently straight policeman.

蓝宇 || Lan Yu (2001) - China (mainland) - dir. Stanley Kwan

Personal rating: 5/5 || [HQ Link EN subs] [HQ link, ZH subs] - Bear in mind these are both the cut version of the movie. There are about 4 scenes cut from this version, which is unfortunately the most easily found.

A love story between a country boy in Beijing to study and a wealthy businessman set against the backdrop of the 1989 Tiananmen Square incident.

春风沉醉的夜晚 || Spring Fever (2009) - China (mainland) - dir. Lou Ye

Personal rating: 3/5

Hired to spy on a philandering husband, Luo Haitao soon becomes entangled in a clandestine affair with the other man. Along with Luo’s girlfriend, they succumb to the delirium of drunken nights, but how long can their tryst last?

谁先爱上他的 || Dear Ex (2018) - Taiwan - dir. Mag Hsu, Chih-yen Hsu

Personal rating: 4/5 || [HD link, EN sub]

When Sanlian’s ex-husband passes away, she discovers he has altered his insurance policy, cutting out their son in favor of a stranger named Jay.

叔・叔 || Twilight’s Kiss (2019) - Hong Kong - dir. Ray Leung

Personal rating: 3.5/5 || [HD link, EN subs]

One day Pak, a taxi driver who refuses to retire, meets Hoi, a retired single father, in a park. Although both are secretly gay, they are proud of the families they have created through hard work and determination. Yet in that brief initial encounter, something is unleashed in them which had been suppressed for so many years. As both men recount and recall their personal histories, they also contemplate a possible future together.

刻在你心底的名字 || Your Name Engraved Herein (2020) - Taiwan - dir. Liu Kuang-hui

Personal rating: 3.5/5

In 1987, as martial law ends in Taiwan, Jia-han and Birdy fall in love amid family pressure, homophobia and social stigma.

Extra mentions (haven't watched these ones yet but they have decent reviews):

夜奔 || Fleeing by Night (2000) - China (mainland)

Saving Face (2004) - U.S.A

盛夏光年 || Eternal Summer (2006) - Taiwan

Drama Recs

Most of the LGBT dramas I've watched are trash or censored, sorry to say, and I tend to watch movies over dramas, so what's left for me to recommend is just from the HIStory (Linked: wiki with summaries) Taiwanese webdrama anthology:

HIStory1: My Hero (PR: 3/5)

HIStory1: Obsession (PR: 3/5)

History2: Crossing the Line (PR: 3.5/5)

History3: Trapped (PR: 3.5/5)

#text #answered ask #movie recs #long post #all the movies i recced are dramas basically #there are a few movies out there (that i've seen) that are more lighthearted but also.... not good lol #personally i don't think a movie has to be 'good' but this is a rec list so... #unrelated but i ended up rewatching farewell my concubine for the first time in a while yesterday and one of the top letterboxd reviews #is a terrible take lmao #shoutout to sally on letterboxd you uncultured swine lol #but that's what happens to most chinese movies on letterboxd -u-' #either barely anyone has logged it #or it's popular to the point of there being a bunch of white film bros writing reviews where they manage to add something #offhandedly sinophobic #or otherwise add how they think the director became a sellout later uwu but THIS film is pure bc blah blah (yes this is about zhang yimou) #(white film bros - speaking broadly) #anyway. lol. #my letterboxd rant no one asked for. #i just think we should be allowed to downvote reviews on there that's all

[gaygerwig]

literally me

#i cant tell you how much this is actually me rn. someone who has been given the ability and time and money and so on to do cool research and #all i want to do is watch the movies leaving criterion and review them on letterboxd. like ALLLLL i care about. #and also my life too is in spanish and english . so true #los espookys