Oh hello #Top5FirstViews Oct. 2025 in no particular order
- One Battle After Another (2025)
- Sirāt (2025)
- Body Snatchers (1993)
- If I Had Legs I'd Kick You (2025)
- The Place Without Limits (1978)
- One Battle After Another (2025)
- Sirāt (2025)
- Body Snatchers (1993)
- If I Had Legs I'd Kick You (2025)
- The Place Without Limits (1978)
November 1, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Oh hello #Top5FirstViews Oct. 2025 in no particular order
- One Battle After Another (2025)
- Sirāt (2025)
- Body Snatchers (1993)
- If I Had Legs I'd Kick You (2025)
- The Place Without Limits (1978)
- One Battle After Another (2025)
- Sirāt (2025)
- Body Snatchers (1993)
- If I Had Legs I'd Kick You (2025)
- The Place Without Limits (1978)
My #Top5FirstViews of September
- Waitress (2007)
- Sorry, Baby (2025)
- The Birds (1963)
- The Lost Bus (2025)
- Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale (2025)
- Waitress (2007)
- Sorry, Baby (2025)
- The Birds (1963)
- The Lost Bus (2025)
- Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale (2025)
October 1, 2025 at 12:05 PM
My #Top5FirstViews of September
- Waitress (2007)
- Sorry, Baby (2025)
- The Birds (1963)
- The Lost Bus (2025)
- Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale (2025)
- Waitress (2007)
- Sorry, Baby (2025)
- The Birds (1963)
- The Lost Bus (2025)
- Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale (2025)
#Top5FirstViews September
SHANGHAI EXPRESS (1932)
BERLIN: SYMPHONY OF A CITY (1927)
WHEEL OF FORTUNE AND FANTASY (2021)
ALL THE BEAUTY AND THE BLOODSHED (2022)
LOKAH CHAPTER 1: CHANDRA (2025)
Honorable mention
HE WHO GETS SLAPPED (1924)
THE LEGEND (1993)
SUTURE (1993)
IN FRONT OF YOUR FACE (2021)
SHANGHAI EXPRESS (1932)
BERLIN: SYMPHONY OF A CITY (1927)
WHEEL OF FORTUNE AND FANTASY (2021)
ALL THE BEAUTY AND THE BLOODSHED (2022)
LOKAH CHAPTER 1: CHANDRA (2025)
Honorable mention
HE WHO GETS SLAPPED (1924)
THE LEGEND (1993)
SUTURE (1993)
IN FRONT OF YOUR FACE (2021)
October 1, 2025 at 11:46 AM
#Top5FirstViews September
SHANGHAI EXPRESS (1932)
BERLIN: SYMPHONY OF A CITY (1927)
WHEEL OF FORTUNE AND FANTASY (2021)
ALL THE BEAUTY AND THE BLOODSHED (2022)
LOKAH CHAPTER 1: CHANDRA (2025)
Honorable mention
HE WHO GETS SLAPPED (1924)
THE LEGEND (1993)
SUTURE (1993)
IN FRONT OF YOUR FACE (2021)
SHANGHAI EXPRESS (1932)
BERLIN: SYMPHONY OF A CITY (1927)
WHEEL OF FORTUNE AND FANTASY (2021)
ALL THE BEAUTY AND THE BLOODSHED (2022)
LOKAH CHAPTER 1: CHANDRA (2025)
Honorable mention
HE WHO GETS SLAPPED (1924)
THE LEGEND (1993)
SUTURE (1993)
IN FRONT OF YOUR FACE (2021)
March 2024 #top5firstviews in order viewed:
Motorama (Shils)
Drive-Away Dolls (Cooke & Coen)
Domestic Violence (Wiseman)
The Soft Skin (Truffaut)
The Light Penetrates the Dark (Vávra & Pilát)
Motorama (Shils)
Drive-Away Dolls (Cooke & Coen)
Domestic Violence (Wiseman)
The Soft Skin (Truffaut)
The Light Penetrates the Dark (Vávra & Pilát)
November 21, 2024 at 6:01 PM
March 2024 #top5firstviews in order viewed:
Motorama (Shils)
Drive-Away Dolls (Cooke & Coen)
Domestic Violence (Wiseman)
The Soft Skin (Truffaut)
The Light Penetrates the Dark (Vávra & Pilát)
Motorama (Shils)
Drive-Away Dolls (Cooke & Coen)
Domestic Violence (Wiseman)
The Soft Skin (Truffaut)
The Light Penetrates the Dark (Vávra & Pilát)
- MARCH -
MALCOLM X (1992, Spike Lee)
TO LIVE AND DIE IN L.A. (1985, William Friedkin)
ED WOOD (1994, Tim Burton)
THE RISE AND FALL OF LEGS DIAMOND (1960, Budd Boetticher)
BLACK BAG (2025, Steven Soderbergh)
#Top5FirstViews
MALCOLM X (1992, Spike Lee)
TO LIVE AND DIE IN L.A. (1985, William Friedkin)
ED WOOD (1994, Tim Burton)
THE RISE AND FALL OF LEGS DIAMOND (1960, Budd Boetticher)
BLACK BAG (2025, Steven Soderbergh)
#Top5FirstViews
April 9, 2025 at 4:52 PM
- MARCH -
MALCOLM X (1992, Spike Lee)
TO LIVE AND DIE IN L.A. (1985, William Friedkin)
ED WOOD (1994, Tim Burton)
THE RISE AND FALL OF LEGS DIAMOND (1960, Budd Boetticher)
BLACK BAG (2025, Steven Soderbergh)
#Top5FirstViews
MALCOLM X (1992, Spike Lee)
TO LIVE AND DIE IN L.A. (1985, William Friedkin)
ED WOOD (1994, Tim Burton)
THE RISE AND FALL OF LEGS DIAMOND (1960, Budd Boetticher)
BLACK BAG (2025, Steven Soderbergh)
#Top5FirstViews
#Top5FirstViews January 2025
1. The Aggressives (documentary, 2005)
2. Saturday Night (2024)
3. Wicked (2024)
4. Defending Your Life (1991)
5. The Prime Of Miss Jean Brodie (1969)
1. The Aggressives (documentary, 2005)
2. Saturday Night (2024)
3. Wicked (2024)
4. Defending Your Life (1991)
5. The Prime Of Miss Jean Brodie (1969)
February 1, 2025 at 1:50 AM
#Top5FirstViews January 2025
1. The Aggressives (documentary, 2005)
2. Saturday Night (2024)
3. Wicked (2024)
4. Defending Your Life (1991)
5. The Prime Of Miss Jean Brodie (1969)
1. The Aggressives (documentary, 2005)
2. Saturday Night (2024)
3. Wicked (2024)
4. Defending Your Life (1991)
5. The Prime Of Miss Jean Brodie (1969)
*MY FAVOURITE CAKE was directed by Maryam Moghaddam and Behtash Sanaeeha.
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#Films #FilmSky #Cinema #Top5FirstViews 📽️🎞️
October 1, 2024 at 5:40 PM
*MY FAVOURITE CAKE was directed by Maryam Moghaddam and Behtash Sanaeeha.
#Films #FilmSky #Cinema #Top5FirstViews 📽️🎞️
#Films #FilmSky #Cinema #Top5FirstViews 📽️🎞️
#Top5FirstViews August 2025
1. Carrington (1995)
2. Norma Rae (1979)
3. Now, Voyager (1942)
4. Between The Lines (1977)
5. The Fantastic Four: First Steps (2025)
1. Carrington (1995)
2. Norma Rae (1979)
3. Now, Voyager (1942)
4. Between The Lines (1977)
5. The Fantastic Four: First Steps (2025)
September 1, 2025 at 7:30 PM
#Top5FirstViews August 2025
1. Carrington (1995)
2. Norma Rae (1979)
3. Now, Voyager (1942)
4. Between The Lines (1977)
5. The Fantastic Four: First Steps (2025)
1. Carrington (1995)
2. Norma Rae (1979)
3. Now, Voyager (1942)
4. Between The Lines (1977)
5. The Fantastic Four: First Steps (2025)
#Top5FirstViews January:
THE MEND, 2014
IF BEALE STREET COULD TALK, 2018
CLOUDS OF SILS MARIA, 2014
ONIBABA, 1964
LAST DAYS OF POMPEII, 1913
Honorable mention:
DEMOCRACY ON THE EDGE, 2019
MIKEY AND NICKY, 1976
BIRDS OF PASSAGE, 2018
LOVE EXPOSURE, 2008
MAPS TO THE STARS, 2014
THE MEND, 2014
IF BEALE STREET COULD TALK, 2018
CLOUDS OF SILS MARIA, 2014
ONIBABA, 1964
LAST DAYS OF POMPEII, 1913
Honorable mention:
DEMOCRACY ON THE EDGE, 2019
MIKEY AND NICKY, 1976
BIRDS OF PASSAGE, 2018
LOVE EXPOSURE, 2008
MAPS TO THE STARS, 2014
November 23, 2024 at 2:53 AM
#Top5FirstViews January:
THE MEND, 2014
IF BEALE STREET COULD TALK, 2018
CLOUDS OF SILS MARIA, 2014
ONIBABA, 1964
LAST DAYS OF POMPEII, 1913
Honorable mention:
DEMOCRACY ON THE EDGE, 2019
MIKEY AND NICKY, 1976
BIRDS OF PASSAGE, 2018
LOVE EXPOSURE, 2008
MAPS TO THE STARS, 2014
THE MEND, 2014
IF BEALE STREET COULD TALK, 2018
CLOUDS OF SILS MARIA, 2014
ONIBABA, 1964
LAST DAYS OF POMPEII, 1913
Honorable mention:
DEMOCRACY ON THE EDGE, 2019
MIKEY AND NICKY, 1976
BIRDS OF PASSAGE, 2018
LOVE EXPOSURE, 2008
MAPS TO THE STARS, 2014
#Top5FirstViews September:
Black Is... Black Ain't (DVD)
Two Thousand Maniacs! (Criterion Channel)
Stolen Movie (Zoom)
Sprits of Rebellion: Black Cinema at UCLA (YouTube)
Loulou (Criterion Channel)
Black Is... Black Ain't (DVD)
Two Thousand Maniacs! (Criterion Channel)
Stolen Movie (Zoom)
Sprits of Rebellion: Black Cinema at UCLA (YouTube)
Loulou (Criterion Channel)
November 21, 2024 at 5:05 PM
#Top5FirstViews September:
Black Is... Black Ain't (DVD)
Two Thousand Maniacs! (Criterion Channel)
Stolen Movie (Zoom)
Sprits of Rebellion: Black Cinema at UCLA (YouTube)
Loulou (Criterion Channel)
Black Is... Black Ain't (DVD)
Two Thousand Maniacs! (Criterion Channel)
Stolen Movie (Zoom)
Sprits of Rebellion: Black Cinema at UCLA (YouTube)
Loulou (Criterion Channel)
#Top5FirstViews November
HOUSE (1977)
FILIBUS (1915)
GLASS ONION (2022)
DA 5 BLOODS (2020)
WEIRD: THE AL YANKOVIC STORY (2022) https://twitter.com/letterboxd/status/1597645444280356864
HOUSE (1977)
FILIBUS (1915)
GLASS ONION (2022)
DA 5 BLOODS (2020)
WEIRD: THE AL YANKOVIC STORY (2022) https://twitter.com/letterboxd/status/1597645444280356864
November 28, 2024 at 7:13 PM
#Top5FirstViews November
HOUSE (1977)
FILIBUS (1915)
GLASS ONION (2022)
DA 5 BLOODS (2020)
WEIRD: THE AL YANKOVIC STORY (2022) https://twitter.com/letterboxd/status/1597645444280356864
HOUSE (1977)
FILIBUS (1915)
GLASS ONION (2022)
DA 5 BLOODS (2020)
WEIRD: THE AL YANKOVIC STORY (2022) https://twitter.com/letterboxd/status/1597645444280356864
#Top5FirstViews for May:
Broadcast News (1987)
The Iron Claw (2023)
Dune: Part Two (2024)
Furiosa (2024)
Enter the Clones of Bruce (2023)
Broadcast News (1987)
The Iron Claw (2023)
Dune: Part Two (2024)
Furiosa (2024)
Enter the Clones of Bruce (2023)
June 1, 2024 at 3:07 PM
#Top5FirstViews for May:
Broadcast News (1987)
The Iron Claw (2023)
Dune: Part Two (2024)
Furiosa (2024)
Enter the Clones of Bruce (2023)
Broadcast News (1987)
The Iron Claw (2023)
Dune: Part Two (2024)
Furiosa (2024)
Enter the Clones of Bruce (2023)
#Top5FirstViews November
THE BALLAD OF BUSTER SCRUGGS (2018)
CLUNY BROWN (1946)
LEAVE NO TRACE (2018)
TORRENT (1926)
THE SILVER CORD (1933)
THE BALLAD OF BUSTER SCRUGGS (2018)
CLUNY BROWN (1946)
LEAVE NO TRACE (2018)
TORRENT (1926)
THE SILVER CORD (1933)
November 23, 2024 at 2:26 AM
#Top5FirstViews November
THE BALLAD OF BUSTER SCRUGGS (2018)
CLUNY BROWN (1946)
LEAVE NO TRACE (2018)
TORRENT (1926)
THE SILVER CORD (1933)
THE BALLAD OF BUSTER SCRUGGS (2018)
CLUNY BROWN (1946)
LEAVE NO TRACE (2018)
TORRENT (1926)
THE SILVER CORD (1933)
#Top5FirstViews May 2025
1. THE IRON ROSE (Rollin)
2. FOUR HOURS TO KILL! (Leisen)
3. THE DEVIL-DOLL (Browning)
4. PAVEMENTS (Perry)
5. THE WOMAN IN THE YARD (Collet-Serra)
1. THE IRON ROSE (Rollin)
2. FOUR HOURS TO KILL! (Leisen)
3. THE DEVIL-DOLL (Browning)
4. PAVEMENTS (Perry)
5. THE WOMAN IN THE YARD (Collet-Serra)
June 1, 2025 at 7:06 PM
#Top5FirstViews May 2025
1. THE IRON ROSE (Rollin)
2. FOUR HOURS TO KILL! (Leisen)
3. THE DEVIL-DOLL (Browning)
4. PAVEMENTS (Perry)
5. THE WOMAN IN THE YARD (Collet-Serra)
1. THE IRON ROSE (Rollin)
2. FOUR HOURS TO KILL! (Leisen)
3. THE DEVIL-DOLL (Browning)
4. PAVEMENTS (Perry)
5. THE WOMAN IN THE YARD (Collet-Serra)
#Top5FirstViews July 2016
1. Judex (1916)
2. The Little American (1917)
3. Pinchcliffe Grand Prix
4. Zorba the Greek
5. The Raid 2
1. Judex (1916)
2. The Little American (1917)
3. Pinchcliffe Grand Prix
4. Zorba the Greek
5. The Raid 2
November 21, 2024 at 11:58 PM
#Top5FirstViews July 2016
1. Judex (1916)
2. The Little American (1917)
3. Pinchcliffe Grand Prix
4. Zorba the Greek
5. The Raid 2
1. Judex (1916)
2. The Little American (1917)
3. Pinchcliffe Grand Prix
4. Zorba the Greek
5. The Raid 2
September 2016 #Top5FirstViews
PARANORMAN (2012)
MYSTERIES OF LISBON (2010)
CARLOS (2010)
REGENERATION (1915)
DADDY-LONG-LEGS (1919)
PARANORMAN (2012)
MYSTERIES OF LISBON (2010)
CARLOS (2010)
REGENERATION (1915)
DADDY-LONG-LEGS (1919)
November 22, 2024 at 12:24 AM
September 2016 #Top5FirstViews
PARANORMAN (2012)
MYSTERIES OF LISBON (2010)
CARLOS (2010)
REGENERATION (1915)
DADDY-LONG-LEGS (1919)
PARANORMAN (2012)
MYSTERIES OF LISBON (2010)
CARLOS (2010)
REGENERATION (1915)
DADDY-LONG-LEGS (1919)
#Top5FirstViews May
AMAZING GRACE (1972/2018)
SOMETHING, ANYTHING (2014)
MY NAME IS JULIA ROSS (1945)
THE ROVER (2014)
THE FAULT IN OUR STARS (2014)
AMAZING GRACE (1972/2018)
SOMETHING, ANYTHING (2014)
MY NAME IS JULIA ROSS (1945)
THE ROVER (2014)
THE FAULT IN OUR STARS (2014)
November 23, 2024 at 3:34 AM
#Top5FirstViews May
AMAZING GRACE (1972/2018)
SOMETHING, ANYTHING (2014)
MY NAME IS JULIA ROSS (1945)
THE ROVER (2014)
THE FAULT IN OUR STARS (2014)
AMAZING GRACE (1972/2018)
SOMETHING, ANYTHING (2014)
MY NAME IS JULIA ROSS (1945)
THE ROVER (2014)
THE FAULT IN OUR STARS (2014)
#Top5FirstViews July:
Picture Taking (Ernie Gehr)
Daisy Kenyon
The First Teacher
Tip Of My Tongue (Lynne Sachs)
Dawson City: Frozen Time
Picture Taking (Ernie Gehr)
Daisy Kenyon
The First Teacher
Tip Of My Tongue (Lynne Sachs)
Dawson City: Frozen Time
November 20, 2024 at 2:55 PM
#Top5FirstViews July:
Picture Taking (Ernie Gehr)
Daisy Kenyon
The First Teacher
Tip Of My Tongue (Lynne Sachs)
Dawson City: Frozen Time
Picture Taking (Ernie Gehr)
Daisy Kenyon
The First Teacher
Tip Of My Tongue (Lynne Sachs)
Dawson City: Frozen Time
#top5firstviews June (all #35mm not-quite coincidentally)
Behind The Door
Hold Back The Dawn
The Long Voyage Home
The Lusty Men
Performance
Behind The Door
Hold Back The Dawn
The Long Voyage Home
The Lusty Men
Performance
November 20, 2024 at 1:51 PM
#top5firstviews June (all #35mm not-quite coincidentally)
Behind The Door
Hold Back The Dawn
The Long Voyage Home
The Lusty Men
Performance
Behind The Door
Hold Back The Dawn
The Long Voyage Home
The Lusty Men
Performance
February 2024 #top5firstviews (order viewed):
The Hour of the Furnaces (Solanas & Getino)
Three Pick-Up Men For Herrick (Van Peebles)
Snow Canon (Diop)
Emperor of the North (Aldrich)
I Was A Simple Man (Yogi)
The Hour of the Furnaces (Solanas & Getino)
Three Pick-Up Men For Herrick (Van Peebles)
Snow Canon (Diop)
Emperor of the North (Aldrich)
I Was A Simple Man (Yogi)
November 21, 2024 at 6:00 PM
February 2024 #top5firstviews (order viewed):
The Hour of the Furnaces (Solanas & Getino)
Three Pick-Up Men For Herrick (Van Peebles)
Snow Canon (Diop)
Emperor of the North (Aldrich)
I Was A Simple Man (Yogi)
The Hour of the Furnaces (Solanas & Getino)
Three Pick-Up Men For Herrick (Van Peebles)
Snow Canon (Diop)
Emperor of the North (Aldrich)
I Was A Simple Man (Yogi)
#Top5FirstViews January 2025
1. MY HEART IS THAT ETERNAL ROSE (Tam)
2. NARROW MARGIN (Hyams)
3. DEN OF THIEVES 2: PANTERA (Gudegast)
4. ENO (Hustwit)
5. A COMPLETE UNKNOWN (Mangold)
1. MY HEART IS THAT ETERNAL ROSE (Tam)
2. NARROW MARGIN (Hyams)
3. DEN OF THIEVES 2: PANTERA (Gudegast)
4. ENO (Hustwit)
5. A COMPLETE UNKNOWN (Mangold)
February 2, 2025 at 2:23 AM
#Top5FirstViews January 2025
1. MY HEART IS THAT ETERNAL ROSE (Tam)
2. NARROW MARGIN (Hyams)
3. DEN OF THIEVES 2: PANTERA (Gudegast)
4. ENO (Hustwit)
5. A COMPLETE UNKNOWN (Mangold)
1. MY HEART IS THAT ETERNAL ROSE (Tam)
2. NARROW MARGIN (Hyams)
3. DEN OF THIEVES 2: PANTERA (Gudegast)
4. ENO (Hustwit)
5. A COMPLETE UNKNOWN (Mangold)
Went a little ham on horror last month and watched double the amount of movies that I usually do.
My #Top5FirstViews were:
Dark Water (2002)
The Spiral Staircase (1946)
The Edge (1997)
Troll Hunter (2010)
The Lost World (1925)
letterboxd.com/october_john...
My #Top5FirstViews were:
Dark Water (2002)
The Spiral Staircase (1946)
The Edge (1997)
Troll Hunter (2010)
The Lost World (1925)
letterboxd.com/october_john...
All films tagged ‘31-days-of-halloween-2025’ by John Portanova
All films tagged ‘31-days-of-halloween-2025’ by John Portanova
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November 1, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Went a little ham on horror last month and watched double the amount of movies that I usually do.
My #Top5FirstViews were:
Dark Water (2002)
The Spiral Staircase (1946)
The Edge (1997)
Troll Hunter (2010)
The Lost World (1925)
letterboxd.com/october_john...
My #Top5FirstViews were:
Dark Water (2002)
The Spiral Staircase (1946)
The Edge (1997)
Troll Hunter (2010)
The Lost World (1925)
letterboxd.com/october_john...
#Top5FirstViews August:
Wonderstruck (2017)
Stranger by the Lake (2013)
Side Effects (2013)
Alpha (2018)
The Great Gabbo (1929)
Honorable mention:
From the Manger to the Cross (1912)
Nymphomaniac: Vol. I (2013)
Blind Husbands (1919)
Wonderstruck (2017)
Stranger by the Lake (2013)
Side Effects (2013)
Alpha (2018)
The Great Gabbo (1929)
Honorable mention:
From the Manger to the Cross (1912)
Nymphomaniac: Vol. I (2013)
Blind Husbands (1919)
November 23, 2024 at 1:46 AM
#Top5FirstViews August:
Wonderstruck (2017)
Stranger by the Lake (2013)
Side Effects (2013)
Alpha (2018)
The Great Gabbo (1929)
Honorable mention:
From the Manger to the Cross (1912)
Nymphomaniac: Vol. I (2013)
Blind Husbands (1919)
Wonderstruck (2017)
Stranger by the Lake (2013)
Side Effects (2013)
Alpha (2018)
The Great Gabbo (1929)
Honorable mention:
From the Manger to the Cross (1912)
Nymphomaniac: Vol. I (2013)
Blind Husbands (1919)
February #top5firstviews in order viewed:
Deep End
The Ipcress File
A Kind of Loving
Where Chimneys Are Seen
Pussy
Deep End
The Ipcress File
A Kind of Loving
Where Chimneys Are Seen
Pussy
November 21, 2024 at 5:46 PM
February #top5firstviews in order viewed:
Deep End
The Ipcress File
A Kind of Loving
Where Chimneys Are Seen
Pussy
Deep End
The Ipcress File
A Kind of Loving
Where Chimneys Are Seen
Pussy
#Top5FirstViews | April 2025
1. A Sunday in the Country (Bertrand Tavernier, 1984)
2. Mad Love (Karl Freund, 1935)
3. Cleopatra (Cecil B. DeMille, 1934)
4. Black Bag (Steven Soderbergh, 2025)
5. Eephus (Carson Lund, 2024)
1. A Sunday in the Country (Bertrand Tavernier, 1984)
2. Mad Love (Karl Freund, 1935)
3. Cleopatra (Cecil B. DeMille, 1934)
4. Black Bag (Steven Soderbergh, 2025)
5. Eephus (Carson Lund, 2024)
May 1, 2025 at 8:55 PM
#Top5FirstViews | April 2025
1. A Sunday in the Country (Bertrand Tavernier, 1984)
2. Mad Love (Karl Freund, 1935)
3. Cleopatra (Cecil B. DeMille, 1934)
4. Black Bag (Steven Soderbergh, 2025)
5. Eephus (Carson Lund, 2024)
1. A Sunday in the Country (Bertrand Tavernier, 1984)
2. Mad Love (Karl Freund, 1935)
3. Cleopatra (Cecil B. DeMille, 1934)
4. Black Bag (Steven Soderbergh, 2025)
5. Eephus (Carson Lund, 2024)