Please Let Celebrities Have Letterboxd Accounts in Peace

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There’s a strange trend happening online: people are discovering and sharing private Letterboxd accounts belonging to actors. While fans get excited to see honest opinions and movie rankings from celebrities, it can also feel intrusive. This practice of relentlessly checking celebrities’ Letterboxd activity is considered annoying by many, and Hudson Williams, star of “Heated Rivalry,” is the latest actor to be targeted.

Social media users are sharing screenshots of what they believe is actor Williams’s Letterboxd account, essentially revealing his private information and leading him to delete it. While people are sharing his posts for laughs, many are now using his movie preferences to criticize his acting and question his taste. People are overanalyzing his likes – does he need to enjoy certain films? Does his taste in movies somehow reflect on his work? It’s normal for actors to have unusual or unexpected tastes, and it rarely aligns with the films they star in. This intense scrutiny, especially when it turns into personal attacks, feels strange considering people often claim to want celebrities to be more authentic. Maybe we could just treat this like a normal, unimportant thing for once?

That Tina Fey clip from Las Culturistas is circulating again, and it makes you wonder if we need to reconsider a culture where people feel pressured to hide their true feelings. This happens to avoid being impolite or, worse, upsetting passionate fan groups. It would be different if Williams had openly shared his dislike for The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes in interviews or podcasts. But his private Letterboxd account – which he hasn’t used to promote his own work – is his own business. He’s not the only one on the show dealing with things he’s posted online. It’s nice that his co-star, Connor Storrie, is acknowledging his old YouTube videos, but it feels a bit unnecessary. An old, obscure account like “Actorboy222” isn’t looking for attention, and certainly not to be targeted.

About a year ago, singer Charli XCX admitted her Letterboxd account, which had been publicly discovered, was actually hers. People enjoyed her funny and insightful movie reviews, offering a look into what influences her own creative work. She playfully acknowledged the leak in her bio, but still maintains a degree of privacy on the platform. Before that, actress Margot Robbie’s Letterboxd account briefly appeared and then vanished. Other public figures, like filmmaker Sean Baker, have reduced their activity, and Ayo Edebiri (and now Williams) have deleted their accounts altogether. If celebrities feel pressured to publicly endorse movies on Letterboxd, the platform could become overrun with sponsored content. Celebrities already tend to favor films featuring their friends, so forcing them to become public movie critics could lead to biased reviews influenced by studio marketing budgets.

People have been intensely analyzing Williams’s Letterboxd account, leading some fans to feel connected to her, while others use it as an opportunity to be critical. While it’s mildly amusing to see what celebrities are watching, they deserve the same privacy to enjoy whatever films they like—whether those choices are good, bad, or just okay. For those following the Heated Rivalry podcast, remember that a little bit of mystery is often more enjoyable.

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2026-01-08 18:54