Before he left Spurs, the world’s most interesting man Alfie Whiteman quizzed his teammates on what their four favourite films are.
All of this was down for Letterboxd, which looks like a social platform for film lovers. For those of you who are aware (as you should be), Whiteman’s a big film buff.
Here are his four favourites: Pusher II, Midnight Cowboy, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Star Wars Episode III
I was very surprised to see Star Wars Ep 3 in there, but I get it. He saw it in the cinema. That’s what Episode 2 is my favourite Star Wars film.
Here’s what others around Tottenham Hotspur decided:
Matthys Tel: The Equalizer, 300, Jurrasic World, Avengers
Guglielmo Vicario: Venom, Gladiator, The Wolf of Wall Street, The Godfather Pt. 1
Fraser Forster: The Shawshenk Redemption, Man on Fire, Batman: The Dark Knight, Gladiator II
Micky van de Ven: Fury, Hackshaw Ridge, Wolf of Wall Street, Transformers: Rise of the Beasts
Antonin Kinsky: The Fast and the Furious series
Brennan Johnson: The Hangover, Shawshenk, Interstellar, Law Abiding Citizen
Archie Gray: Three Batman films and The Equalizer
Dominic Solanke: Get Rich or Die Trying, Avengers Infinity War, Focus, Straight Outta Compton
Timo Werner: Transformers, Harry Potter and Deathly Hollows Pt 2: Avengers Endgame, Gossip Girl (??)
Ben Davies: The Departed, Inglorious Basterds, Seven, A Few Good Men
Sonny: Spiderman Far From Home, Transformers, Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, Parasite
I was pretty surprised to see Transformers make so many appearances here, especially the rise of the beasts (??). I’ve never heard of it. The first one wasn’t too bad, but the rest are all terrible.
I’d argue Vicario probably has the best of the lot here. Forster’s could’ve, but he ruined it with Gladiator II.
Now, let’s get to fitzie’s four favourites:
Kill Bill, Vol. 1: My favourite Quentin Tarantino film. Love the action, the cinematography and music is even better. The final showdown between XXX and O-Ren Ishii is iconic.
Goodfellas: The best mobster movie not named The Godfather (or The Godfather Pt 2). This is the one I fell in love with.
In Brugges: Colin Ferrell and Brendan Gleeson are incredible in this, and it’s wonderful to see their strange relationship become something quite beautiful. Especially beautiful is Ferrell’s character growth.
Paddington 2: By all accounts, this is a perfect film.
Fitzie’s track of the day: Sir Duke, by Stevie Wonder
And now for your links:
The Times: “Obsessive taskmaster or misunderstood visionary: who is real Daniel Levy?”
Alasdair Gold: “Bryan Mbeumo call, Son Heung-min decision and what’s on Thomas Frank’s Tottenham to-do list”
The Guardian: “John Textor provides another twist in Crystal Palace ownership saga”