Five Festive Favorites with Letterboxd’s podcast hosts Gemma, Slim, Mitchell, Mia and Brian

It’s the great quintuple fist-pump high-five joining of the podcast forces for a yuletide cracker of festive delights. Hosts of The Letterboxd Show , Weekend Watchlist and our soon-to-launch Best in Show awards-season pod gather to get seasonally affected by Carol ( Brian ); Bridget Jones’s Diary ( Mia ); Eyes Wide Shut ( Mitchell ); Batman Returns ( Slim ) and Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer ( Gemma ). Three podcasts, five hosts, five Christmas movies, one gloriously chaotic final episode of The Letterboxd Show Four Favorites for 2022. Sponsor: This episode is brought to you by Paramount Pictures’ Babylon . Damien Chazelle’s new film opens in theaters December 23 and stars Brad Pitt, Margot Robbie and Diego Calva. Babylon is on 116,000 Letterboxd watchlists. It’s about early Hollywood decadence and depravity—best seen in theaters to be a part of the conversation. Movie lovers love movies about movies with big movie stars, so see it in theaters December 23. Also: we went to the premiere ! Lists & Links: The Letterboxd list of films mentioned in this episode; Letterboxd’s 2022 Gift Guide ; Aimee Knight’s Magic in the Air: The Muppet Christmas Carol at 30 ; Slim’s “ Man ass ” list. Reviews of Carol by Anna , J , Ryan and Grace ; Bridget Jones’s Diary by Phoebe and Clarko ; Eyes Wide Shut by Jillian and Demi ; Batman Returns by Sam Kirchoff , Adam L and Zherrig ; Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer by Kayt . Credits: This episode was recorded in Auckland, Los Angeles, Delaware and Philadelphia, and edited by Slim . Facts by Jack . Booker: Brian Formo . Transcript by Sophie Shin . Art by Samm . Theme: ‘Vampiros Dancoteque’ by Moniker . Thanks and Merry Christmas to Linda Moulton! The Letterboxd Show is a TAPEDECK production. Happy holidays, one and all.