The platform\u2019s esoteric watchlists and rating system appeal to cinephiles craving a different mode of discovery<\/p>\n
I never thought I would use Letterboxd. The app\u2019s premise of logging reviews of every film you watch felt like counting steps, and I generally prefer to exercise my pretension the old fashioned way \u2013 such as getting a BFA or frequenting art house cinema screenings where I am usually the only person under 50 in the theater.<\/p>\n
But after I wrote about my feelgood movie<\/a> for the Guardian \u2013 that would be Sullivan\u2019s Travels<\/a>, Preston Sturges\u2019s perfect 1941 satire \u2013 I was swayed by two newsroom colleagues. \u201cHey Alaina, we heard you like movies,\u201d one of them said. \u201cWhat\u2019s your Letterboxd?\u201d I wanted to be part of the club, and signed up later that night. Now, I write thoughts on every movie I see, usually before I\u2019ve even left the theater or closed out the streamer.<\/p>\n