A little theater for your wall
Your friends' movie reviews, on paper-like ink.
Matinee is a hand-built 13.3″ e-ink frame that hangs in the kitchen and quietly shows what your Letterboxd friends just watched. No app to open, no glow, no algorithm — just the people you already trust about movies.
A friend's take, not a feed
Nothing trending, nothing promoted, no autoplay. The wall shows reviews from the people your household actually follows — the roommate on a horror streak, your dad discovering Ozu.
Ink, not glow
It's e-ink, like a paperback that updates itself: readable from across the kitchen, dark at night, no charger anxiety. When a new review lands, the screen blinks like a quiet curtain and settles.
More than a marquee
Tonight's movie night with who's coming, shared lists and watchlist picks, household stats, and a year-in-review poster every December. One frame, a few moods.
See it move
A browser-sized Matinee, cycling through real renders — curtain blink included.
Reserve a spot
built by hand, in small batches — one household at a time
There's exactly one Matinee on a wall right now, and the next few will be assembled slowly and carefully. Leave an email and you'll hear when a batch opens.
Matinee works with your Letterboxd account's public activity. It's an independent project, not affiliated with or endorsed by Letterboxd — and it tries hard to be a good guest. How the data flows, and how to opt out.