You don’t get to over 125,000 Letterboxd followers without making a few enemies… unless you’re David Ehrlich! IndieWire’s chief film critic joins Slim and Mitchell to discuss mortality across existential masterpieces and Apatow-produced rom-coms. As we make our way through his four favorite films (Ikiru, Forgetting Sarah Marshall, Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters, Titanic) we hit a range of topics including: the pressure of David’s yearly video countdowns, how the canon has changed in “the age of Letterboxd”, stealing your mom’s credit card to buy movies, finding meaning in small and invisible acts, Forgetting Sarah Marshall’s controversial marketing campaign and how it’s more quotable than Casablanca, Paul Schrader’s hot dog stains, Mishima as “the most Schrader” movie, David’s alleged personal connection to Titanic and the meditative quality of the DVD menu. PLUS: Find out which of David’s children is his favorite!
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Credits: Recorded in Newark DE, Philadelphia PA and Brooklyn NY. Edited by Slim. Theme music: “Vampiros Danceoteque” by Moniker. Editorial producer: Brian Formo. Production manager: Sophie Shin. The Letterboxd Show and Weekend Watchlist are TAPEDECK productions.
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Four Favorites: Justin LaLiberty on Breathless, Dolph Lundgren and Snoop Dogg horror
Billie Piper Special: Rare Beasts and rom coms
Four Favorites: Marya E. Gates on Little Women, Jane Campion and denim butts
Four Favorites: Grace Spelman on West Side Story, Bob Fosse, Whiplash
Four Favorites: Jim Cummings on Children of Men, Tom Hanks and indie cinema
Four Favorites: Isabel Sandoval on sensual cinema, Punch-Drunk Love and blue balls
Four Favorites: Brian Formo on Cannes, Eyes Wide Shut, Almodóvar and more
Four Favorites: Josh Ruben on Jaws, Darkman, Werewolves Within and Patrick Wilson’s ass
Four Favorites: Demi Adejuyigbe on I, Tonya, Lady Bird and the true meaning of love
Four Favorites: Gemma Gracewood & Slim on Strictly Ballroom, Robocop and human nipples
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15: Animators and Wolfwalkers
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11: Jim Cummings
10: The Realness
9: Alex Winter
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