• Tea and Sympathy
  • Tropical Malady
  • Blue
  • Je Tu Il Elle
  • A Special Day

LETTERBOXD SHOWDOWN | The Celluloid Closet

Best underseen queer films

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For this Showdown, we’re proud to spread the love to the underseen underdogs, to the…

  • West Side Story
  • A Tale of Winter
  • The Lion King
  • My Own Private Idaho
  • Macbeth

LETTERBOXD SHOWDOWN | To Be or Not to Be

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Best Shakespeare film adaptations

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In joyous celebration of Akira Kurosawa’s King Lear re-imagining, Ran, re-releasing in select US and…

  • Jules and Jim
  • The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp
  • The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
  • Husbands
  • Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid

LETTERBOXD SHOWDOWN | The Nice Guys

Best films about male friendship

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As the tagline for the comedy Friendship says: “Men shouldn’t have friends”. Prove…

  • La Jetée
  • 2001: A Space Odyssey
  • Ugetsu
  • Metropolis
  • Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

LETTERBOXD SHOWDOWN | Grand Illusion

Best classic sci-fi/fantasy films

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The sixteenth-annual TCM Classic Film Festival just kicked off in Hollywood, and this year’s theme…

  • Valley Girl
  • West Side Story
  • Casablanca
  • Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
  • Hiroshima Mon Amour

LETTERBOXD SHOWDOWN | This Must Be the Place

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Best films with location titles

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As Sacramento and The Ballad of Wallis Island release in the cool world of…

  • The Exterminating Angel
  • Network
  • To Be or Not to Be
  • Shoot the Piano Player
  • Monsieur Verdoux

LETTERBOXD SHOWDOWN | The Killing Joke

Best dark-comedy films

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Sorry to bother you, but it’s Showdown time. With American Psycho’s 25-year anniversary on the horizon…

  • Mulholland Drive
  • Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
  • The Dark Mirror
  • The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp
  • The Whole Town's Talking

LETTERBOXD SHOWDOWN | Multiplicity

Best dual performances in film

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With Mickey 17 orbiting in theaters (and Ryan Coogler’s Sinners landing in April), twinning…

  • King Kong
  • Planet of the Apes
  • Aguirre, the Wrath of God
  • 2001: A Space Odyssey
  • WHAT DID JACK DO?

LETTERBOXD SHOWDOWN | Monkey Business

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Best primates in film

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It’s been a prime year for primates. Yes, The Monkey is swinging its way into…

  • Aftersun
  • Exit Through the Gift Shop
  • Ex Machina
  • Mamma Mia!
  • Moon

LETTERBOXD SHOWDOWN | Maiden Voyage

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BAFTA Outstanding Debut Nominees

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This Showdown, we’re lilting down the red (carpet) road of the EE BAFTA nominees for…

  • Lawrence of Arabia
  • The Red Shoes
  • Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
  • Secrets & Lies
  • The Zone of Interest

LETTERBOXD SHOWDOWN | The Favourite

Best Nominees for the Outstanding British Film BAFTA

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Whether you’re in Bruges or Belfast, Notting Hill or Gosford Park—even…

  • Spartacus
  • Viridiana
  • Gilda
  • Shane
  • Carol

LETTERBOXD SHOWDOWN | Call Me by Your Name

Best films with first-name titles

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To be Frank, this week’s Showdown is all about first names (like Eve). The…

  • The Wild Bunch
  • High Noon
  • Oldboy
  • Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones
  • Princess Mononoke

LETTERBOXD SHOWDOWN | Battle Royale

Best battle-royale scenes

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Yeah, we’re thinking we’re back: this week’s Gladiator II-inspired Showdown is a literal showdown. Specifically, a…