Letterboxd is a social network for film enthusiasts to share film reviews and recommendations. You can also keep track of the films you’ve watched, keep a record of your film-watching, and create watchlists of your favorite movies. In addition, you can share your watchlists with your friends.
We’ve seen and experienced our social lives transfer from being a tangible experience to being a part of the internet’s social culture. We are accustomed to using different digital platforms that are good at a particular niche. Examples can be Instagram, Twitter, Snapchat, and so on. To have another social platform dedicated just to films sounds like a chore for most people, but not for cinema enthusiasts!
Although the numbers are comparatively small, Letterboxd has created a community for people to share their love for cinema. Cinema is one of the few art forms that we have not explored thoroughly. Letterboxd provides visibility to films that would go unnoticed otherwise. It also serves as an extensive database for cinema. You can share your reviews, read about other people’s opinions on different films, and learn more about cinema.
Let’s explore the application.
You can find any films you want to watch through the Films page. You can search for a movie or browse the films by attributes like the year, rating, popularity, genre, service, and others.
The Letterboxd crew hand-picks films for you. You can find the films at the bottom right of the page. If you cannot find a film, click the add or edit a film link at the bottom right. This allows you to add a new film or edit existing films' information.
You can also:
- Add the films to your watched list
- Like the film
- Add the film to your watchlist
- Rate the film
- Review the film or log it into your diary
- Add the film to a list
- Share the film
You can view popular lists of films and create your lists from the Lists page. Click the More drop down in the Popular This Week section to view multiple lists.
You can also scroll down to view the recently liked lists and the hand-picked lists of films from the Letterboxd crew.
The Profile page, in addition to your general profile settings, allows you to keep track of:
- Your favorite films
- Films that you want to watch
- Your film reviews
You can also access your activity, diary, reviews, watchlist, lists, likes, and tags from the Profile page.
All in all, it is nice to have such platforms for specific artforms. They help promote the art, educate people about the artform, and showcase the artform's diversity.
