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Fan of all things cinema but especially horror Obsessed with my personal Criterion Closet, which is reverently dubbed "The Criterion Crypt" Wannabe Film Critic | History Educator | Physical Media Collector Letterboxd πŸŸ πŸŸ’πŸ”΅ - https://boxd.it/3iCKb

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@letterboxd.social asked what the best underseen romantic movie is. To me, there is only one answer

Smiles of a Summer Night. It is pure perfection

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#letterboxd #romance #valentinesday #criterion #filmsky #moviesky #cinema

15.02.2026 14:57 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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A β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜… diary entry for Smiles of a Summer Night (1955)

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This is an ABSOLUTELY perfect film

Highly recommend

15.02.2026 14:54 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Nightcrawler is almost criminally underappreciated

14.02.2026 16:04 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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The best #ValentinesDay double feature

#MovieSky #FilmSky

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14.02.2026 15:59 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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A review of Fresh Kill (1994) Pre-Viewing Thoughts If there is one thing that I appreciate about Criterion, it is the fact that they regularly turn me onto great films that I have never even heard of. They just announced their May...

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If there is one thing I love about #LetterboxdFriday, outside of sharing my most recent films, it is sharing my thoughts about movies.

I am SUPER excited to give Fresh Kill a watch.

#Letterboxd #FreshKill #FilmSky #MovieSky #Cyberpunk #Criterion #CriterionChannel #Movies #Cinema

14.02.2026 03:17 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Its #LetterboxdFriday

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#LastFourWatched #Letterboxd #FilmSky #MovieSky #FoundFootage #MartySupreme #Muppets #horror

13.02.2026 13:41 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Is it as good as the sequel?

#28DaysLater

13.02.2026 02:02 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Talk about such a gut wrenching movie. Ellen Burstyn was SOOOO good in that movie.

11.02.2026 14:45 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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A β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜… review of Marty Supreme (2025) Pre-Viewing Thoughts I live in rural Oklahoma. The only way for me to see movies during a theatrical release is to hope my town's three screen cinema get it, or drive like 3 hours to either OKC or Wic...

I watched Marty Supreme last night really wanting to like it.

It was pretty good, but I just can't help but feel like I was missing something.

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#Letterboxd #Oscars #MartySupreme #FilmSky #MovieSky #Cinema #Movies

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11.02.2026 14:39 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

This looks terrible....sign me up

11.02.2026 04:27 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Im finally going to get around to watching Marty Supreme today.

Lets see what this hype is about

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#MartySupreme #FilmSky #MovieSky #Cinema

10.02.2026 14:04 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I did, it was pretty interesting. I would agree that Possessor is better. Brandon Cronenberg is just a pretty good director

09.02.2026 05:53 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I had a lot of fun with this movie. Did you see Infinity Pool?

09.02.2026 05:27 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

You know, a lot of people think tauntauns are hot on the inside, but they are actually Luke warm

09.02.2026 00:08 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I like We Bury the Dead. It wasnt a Home run, but it still was an enjoyable time

08.02.2026 20:52 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

It is crazy that Tarantino might be the most important director when it comes to "creating cinephiles."

But if you actually do start diving into film, you will find that he just stole most of his most iconic moments.

#Tarantino #FilmSky #MovieSky #plagiarism #cinema #movies

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08.02.2026 15:14 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I really liked this movie!

08.02.2026 01:50 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

My wife is taking me out for sushi today!!!

07.02.2026 14:14 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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It is Friday, y'all know what that means!!!!

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#LetterboxdFriday #Letterboxd #LastFourWatched

#FilmSky #MovieSky

06.02.2026 14:37 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Here are my last four #letterboxd #letterboxdfriday

06.02.2026 14:34 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Word on the street is that No Scrubs was about Dave Coulier too

05.02.2026 18:22 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I watched the film again semi-recently and it really hit home for me. The premise feels so timely with how people are acting, especially considering how people's addictions to social media warp their ability to critically think. I highly recommend watching it.

#FilmSky #MovieSky #Pontypool

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05.02.2026 17:23 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

When I first saw Pontypool years ago, I thought "Oh, this is a really interesting idea for a "zombie" movie."

It wasn't a homerun of a film, but I give a lot of credit for people who try to bring interesting ideas into film. Especially a genre that can be really cliched.

05.02.2026 17:23 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I thought this was such an inventive idea. I wasn't necessarily a homerun, but can't fault a movie for swinging for the fences.

05.02.2026 15:07 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

They bulk buy books to push books up the NYT Bestsellers list, no reason to think they wouldn't for movies

05.02.2026 15:02 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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We Bury the Dead (2024) After a catastrophic military disaster, the dead don't just riseβ€”they hunt. The military insists they are harmless and slow-moving, offering hope to grieving families. But when Ava enters a quarantine...

Don't yall just love a typo on a post?

I watched a pretty good zombie flick tonight. Not every idea hit, but it was inventive and that is pretty cool in a genre that is often just the same ol' thing over and over

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#Letterboxd #FilmSky #MovieSky #Cinema #DaisyRidley #WeBuryTheDead

05.02.2026 03:05 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

So terrible...Just absolute awfulness

03.02.2026 04:07 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I almost killed my wife when I told her I like Nemesis. Then she went onto Tumblr and her and all her trek friends laughed at me

03.02.2026 01:00 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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100 Years, 100 Favorites A list of 100 films compiled on Letterboxd, including Sinners (2025), The Substance (2024), Anatomy of a Fall (2023), Moonage Daydream (2022) and Spencer (2021).

Here is my #100Years100Favorites list πŸ“½οΈ

I swear, making @letterboxd.social lists is like half the fun of the site.

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#Filmsky #Moviesky #LetterboxdLists #Cinema #Movies
#Letterboxd

02.02.2026 21:57 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Damn fine list

02.02.2026 21:54 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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