India, Feb. 4 -- Letterboxd has gone from being a quiet corner of the internet to a surprisingly mainstream habit, one that now feels like a part of the film-watching ritual. Somewhere along the way, logging a film became only half the fun; the other half is arguing about the highest-rated movies on Letterboxd.

When Letterboxd initially launched in 2011, it was somewhat niche and underrated. The idea was to create a Goodreads-like app for movies, and that's exactly what it is: a film reviewing and cataloguing platform. However, over the last few years, especially since COVID-19, Letterboxd has been somewhat catapulted into the mainstream. Everyone you know seems to have a Letterboxd account, and every red carpet includes actors listing t...