Four Favorites: Karsten Runquist on Fantastic Mr. Fox, Kaufman, Reichardt and Climax
YouTuber, filmmaker and Letterboxd member Karsten Runquist takes hosts Slim (of 70mm podcast infamy) and Gemma (Letterboxd’s editor-in-chief) through his four Letterboxd favorites. Karsten’s top four change often, but his all-time faves are: Fantastic Mr. Fox; Synecdoche, New York; Wendy and Lucy; and Gaspar Noé’s Climax. Also: queuing for the wrong movie at film festivals, turning off Letterboxd comments for your mental health, being overcome by the A24 fog, the importance of dogs, and revisiting “before-Letterboxd” ratings. Links: The Letterboxd list of films mentioned in this episode Karsten’s Fantastic Mr. Fox video essay Reviews of Fantastic Mr. Fox by Jay and Laura Autumnal Harvest list People are dancing and it’s not great but that doesn’t matter because they’re happy list Films which end with a f—king kick-ass song which multiplies the greatness of the film Review of Synecdoche, New York by Cait Kasten’s video essay about going to the movies alone Aaron’s review of Climax Quiet little female character studies list Karsten’s reviews of The Lighthouse and Portrait of a Lady on Fire Credits: This episode was recorded in New York, Pennsylvania and Auckland, and edited by Slim. Facts by Jack. Booker: Linda Moulton. Theme music: ‘Vampiros Dancoteque’ by film and television composing trio Moniker. Transcript by Sophie Shin.