Matthew’s Letterboxd Watchlist Matthew’s Letterboxd Diary iTunes RSS Feed Google Play Stitcher Radio TuneIn So it turns out I had this prepped but never released it. Sorry to anyone who was waiting on this. I’m going to continue this in future as a monthly post about the best films I’ve seen each month, with an…

During 2018 I watched a lot of films. A lot. The aim was 365 new films by the end of the year. In doing this I used a number of different services and platforms for accessing films, from going to the cinema through to buying DVDs into Amazon channels. In doing so I found out…

For 2019 I’m going to do something slightly different than a pure number or type of film challenge. Using Letterboxd.com for the last year has been a joy, and seeing the stats come together (and get added as you use more features of the service) is terrific. One that’s always interesting is the map of…

First off, if you want the big ticket stats I put together this infographic on Venngage. 457 films total, 378 new films. Safe to say I hit the target of 365 films in 2018 hard! The average rating shifts down if you look at only new films – 6.87. There were also only 25 films…

The challenge for 2018 was to watch 365 films in 365 days. Not necessarily every day but just the total. And not necessarily 365 new films, just 365. I made the total on the 18th November, with Primer. At that point I had seen 290 new films, so with 75 left I knew it would…

Matthew’s Letterboxd Watchlist Matthew’s Letterboxd Diary iTunes RSS Feed Google Play Stitcher Radio TuneIn Sorry for the delay on this one, my usual extra-busy run up to Christmas hit as scheduled, including two work trips planned extremely late! The Parallax View A friend had recommended this on a few occasions so I decided to take…

Matthew’s Letterboxd Watchlist Matthew’s Letterboxd Diary iTunes RSS Feed Google Play Stitcher Radio TuneIn Carol Coming up on the Letterboxd Christmas showdown made me want to see this, and I’m delighted I did. All performances are great, the romance is really touching and well done. 12 Years a Slave Another oscar winner I’m pleased to…

Matthew’s Letterboxd Watchlist Matthew’s Letterboxd Diary iTunes RSS Feed Google Play Stitcher Radio TuneIn   8 ½ A film I should have seen a long time ago this gets referenced so often. I really enjoyed the way the visuals are interesting and the performances feel so natural, but even more I loved the interplay of languages….

Matthew’s Letterboxd Watchlist Matthew’s Letterboxd Diary iTunes RSS Feed Google Play Stitcher Radio TuneIn   Christmas with the Kranks CWTK is one of my favourite Christmas movies. It’s not the best written, especially earlier on, but when it gets into the turn at 45 minutes it becomes much more fun. And then the ending always…

Matthew’s Letterboxd Watchlist Matthew’s Letterboxd Diary iTunes RSS Feed Google Play Stitcher Radio TuneIn   Singin’ in the Rain Finally got around to watching this and it’s pretty good. There are times this is focussed on the business of making the movies and it’s fascinating, does some genuinely funny stuff, but there are times it’s…