On this episode, film archivist and adult-movie enthusiast Justin LaLiberty (of Vinegar Syndrome) unleashes the Dogg for his four Letterboxd faves: Showdown in Little Tokyo; Bones; Breathless (the Richard Gere remake); and SexWorld. We also discuss the wildly underrated action star Dolph Lundren, the wildly underrated director Ernest R. Dickerson, why it’s stupid that remakes get a bad rap, the experience of seeing Cronenberg’s Crash far too young, working in video stores and movie theaters, Justin’s recent curatorial work on Letterboxd’s adult titles, and—again!—why Babe: Pig in the City is a five-star film.

Related links:

The Letterboxd List of Films mentioned in this episode
Justin’s How I Letterboxd
Letterboxd lists of Anti-Capitalist horror, Male Frontal Nudity in Cinema, Man Ass, Los Angeles Plays Itself
Josephkidney’s review of Breathless
Rob’s review of SexWorld

Credits:
The Letterboxd Show is hosted by Slim (of 70mm podcast infamy) and Gemma, Letterboxd’s editor-in-chief. This episode was recorded in New York, Pennsylvania and Auckland, and edited by Slim. Facts by Jack. With thanks to our booker, Linda Moulton, and transcripts by Sophie Shin. Our theme music is ‘Vampiros Dancoteque’, by film and television composing trio Moniker.