Over the past few months, I have replaced people with movies.
Each night before bed, I open my favorite illegal movie website and escape into a new film. Though I’ve always found myself enamored in books and albums, I’ve thus come to a newfound appreciation for storytelling through movies.
The best part about getting into films?
Anyone can be a critic.
Upon telling my friends Amanda Kappenman and Maria Edrisinghe, about my fascination with cinema (and the effort that goes into it), they pointed me to an app that takes up a large portion of my current personality. Letterboxd.
I don’t know what it is about journaling every single movie I’ve ever watched through vicious five-star ratings and somewhat sharp one-liners. I absolutely love being able to let the world know about all of the movies I’ve been watching. Like, of course, I need all of my followers to understand how much I hated Saltburn and loved The Florida Project.
Even more, I get to learn about how the movies that make my friends tick. The recommendations are endless, and I love comparing how we feel about different works. What was it about a movie that made us love/hate it? The music? The fashion? The script?
Do we have any credibility that backs up any of our takes? No. But once again, anyone can be a critic.
Oh, and follow me @anjaliknowsbest.