Letterboxd is a great tool for keeping track of movies and seeing what your friends and others are watching. But does constant logging, rating, and reviewing actually help us enjoy films? To find out, we spoke to Dr. Ruud Jacobs, who actually researched the impact of consumer movie reviews, and professional movie critic Tasha Robinson. Dr. Jacobs' research can be found <a href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0304422X1500056X" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">here</a>, and you can hear Tasha on her own podcast, <a href="https://www.filmspotting.net/nextpictureshow" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Next Picture Show</a>. For more, <a href="https://www.nosuchthing.show/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">visit www.nosuchthing.show</a> <hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Letterboxd is a great tool for keeping track of movies and seeing what your friends and others are watching. But does constant logging, rating, and reviewing actually help us enjoy films? To find out, we spoke to Dr. Ruud Jacobs, who actually researched the impact of consumer movie reviews, and professional movie critic Tasha Robinson. Dr. Jacobs' research can be found here, and you can hear Tasha on her own podcast, The Next Picture Show. For more, visit www.nosuchthing.show Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Letterboxd is a great tool for keeping track of movies and seeing what your friends and others are watching. But does constant logging, rating, and reviewing actually help us enjoy films? To find out, we spoke to Dr. Ruud Jacobs, who actually researched the impact of consumer movie reviews, and professional movie critic Tasha Robinson. Dr. Jacobs' research can be found <a href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0304422X1500056X" rel="noopener noreferrer">here</a>, and you can hear Tasha on her own podcast, <a href="https://www.filmspotting.net/nextpictureshow" rel="noopener noreferrer">The Next Picture Show</a>. For more, <a href="https://www.nosuchthing.show/" rel="noopener noreferrer">visit www.nosuchthing.show</a> Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Is Letterboxd ruining movies?

No Such Thing&nbsp;is a new show where three best friends and journalists settle their dumb arguments — and yours — by actually doing the research.Hosts Manny Fidel, Noah Friedman, and Devan Joseph, start each episode with an argument using just their gut feelings. Then they go out into the world, investigate, talk to experts, and conduct some experiments. Finally, the guys bring their findings back to the group to see if they can change minds, enlighten each other, and move past their emotional truths. New episodes come out on Tuesday. For more information, please subscribe to our newsletter at <a href="http://www.nosuchthing.show" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.nosuchthing.show</a>. And if you have any questions you’d like us to get to the bottom of, email us at <a href="mailto:mannynoahdevan@gmail.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">mannynoahdevan@gmail.com</a>. <hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

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No Such Thing is a new show where three best friends and journalists settle their dumb arguments — and yours — by actually doing the research. Hosts Manny Fidel, Noah Friedman, and Devan Joseph, start each episode with an argument using just their gut feelings. Then they go out into the world, investigate, talk to experts, and conduct some experiments. Finally, the guys bring their findings back to the group to see if they can change minds, enlighten each other, and move past their emotional truths. New episodes come out on Tuesday. For more information, please subscribe to our newsletter at www.nosuchthing.show. And if you have any questions you’d like us to get to the bottom of, email us at mannynoahdevan@gmail.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

No Such Thing&nbsp;is a new show where three best friends and journalists settle their dumb arguments — and yours — by actually doing the research.Hosts Manny Fidel, Noah Friedman, and Devan Joseph, start each episode with an argument using just their gut feelings. Then they go out into the world, investigate, talk to experts, and conduct some experiments. Finally, the guys bring their findings back to the group to see if they can change minds, enlighten each other, and move past their emotional truths. New episodes come out on Tuesday. For more information, please subscribe to our newsletter at <a href="http://www.nosuchthing.show" rel="noopener noreferrer">www.nosuchthing.show</a>. And if you have any questions you’d like us to get to the bottom of, email us at <a href="mailto:mannynoahdevan@gmail.com" rel="noopener noreferrer">mannynoahdevan@gmail.com</a>. Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

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