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.