Four Favorites: Grace Spelman on West Side Story, Bob Fosse, Whiplash

Comedian, musician and The Ringer Music Show podcast host Grace Spelman discusses her four Letterboxd faves (West Side Story; All That Jazz; In the Loop and Whiplash) with hosts Slim and Gemma. Also: party bangers, scary music teachers, bad movie dates, unapologetic laptop movie-watching, Alan Partridge, and Steven Spielberg’s upcoming West Side Story remake. Plus: why is All That Jazz so hard to find? And, who would win in a dance battle between theater kids and A24 nerds? Related Links: The Letterboxd list of films mentioned in this episode Grace’s People dancing to Steely Dan Twitter account White people jazz list Secretly A24 list Good movie dads list Boys crying list Homoerotic? list Pissbaby list Real Groovy Records Credits: This episode was recorded in Los Angeles, Pennsylvania and Auckland, and edited by Slim. Facts by Jack. Booker: Linda Moulton. Theme music: ‘Vampiros Dancoteque’ by Moniker. Transcript by Sophie Shin.