LarsenOnFilm
@larsenonfilm.bsky.social
Josh Larsen. Talker at Filmspotting. Writer at LarsenOnFilm. Author of Movies Are Prayers and Fear Not! A Christian Appreciation of Horror Movies.
If you thought my written review of WICKED: FOR GOOD sounded angry, you should see me on Filmspotting.
(Now on YouTube, where we also have nice things to say about TRAIN DREAMS.)
(Now on YouTube, where we also have nice things to say about TRAIN DREAMS.)
Wicked: For Good Review, Train Dreams, Golden Brick Award Longlist
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December 7, 2025 at 5:52 PM
If you thought my written review of WICKED: FOR GOOD sounded angry, you should see me on Filmspotting.
(Now on YouTube, where we also have nice things to say about TRAIN DREAMS.)
(Now on YouTube, where we also have nice things to say about TRAIN DREAMS.)
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When we talk about physical media, we are often only taking about personal collections but a big part of shunning the current digital ecosystem is supporting your local library. Not just for print books and periodicals but for movies, games and other medias too. Get. A. Library. Card.
December 6, 2025 at 9:12 PM
When we talk about physical media, we are often only taking about personal collections but a big part of shunning the current digital ecosystem is supporting your local library. Not just for print books and periodicals but for movies, games and other medias too. Get. A. Library. Card.
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I had no idea that the latest Knives Out was going to be MURDER DIARY OF A COUNTRY PRIEST!
Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery | Larsen On Film
The movie’s religious curiosity is its hallmark.
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December 3, 2025 at 4:06 PM
I had no idea that the latest Knives Out was going to be MURDER DIARY OF A COUNTRY PRIEST!
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Riding the trains in Scotland has revealed that an entire language exists based on the timing and inflection given to one word: F***! (Well, f***in’ is involved too.)
December 4, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Riding the trains in Scotland has revealed that an entire language exists based on the timing and inflection given to one word: F***! (Well, f***in’ is involved too.)
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This was a reminder that the 3,692 reviews on my site can be filtered by star rating, MPAA rating, genre, and year of release. Have fun! larsenonfilm.com/review-library
December 1, 2025 at 7:51 PM
This was a reminder that the 3,692 reviews on my site can be filtered by star rating, MPAA rating, genre, and year of release. Have fun! larsenonfilm.com/review-library
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A bunch of people have bought Opposable Thumbs lately because of the 50th anniversary of the Siskel & Ebert pilot, and I just want to say thank you for that. I’m looking forward to having a new book to show you next year.
Opposable Thumbs by Matt Singer: 9780593540152 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books
Once upon a time, if you wanted to know if a movie was worth seeing, you didn’t check out Rotten Tomatoes or IMDB. You asked whether Siskel & Ebert had given it “two thumbs up.”...
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December 4, 2025 at 2:04 AM
A bunch of people have bought Opposable Thumbs lately because of the 50th anniversary of the Siskel & Ebert pilot, and I just want to say thank you for that. I’m looking forward to having a new book to show you next year.
I had no idea that the latest Knives Out was going to be MURDER DIARY OF A COUNTRY PRIEST!
Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery | Larsen On Film
The movie’s religious curiosity is its hallmark.
larsenonfilm.com
December 3, 2025 at 4:06 PM
I had no idea that the latest Knives Out was going to be MURDER DIARY OF A COUNTRY PRIEST!
Now that I've seen WAKE UP DEAD MAN it's clear that this is a brilliant pairing.
I think @rianjohnson.bsky.social made WAKE UP DEAD MAN just for people like me (angry exvangelicals who still find value in Jesus’ teaching even though the Church is really bad at living those teachings out, bonus points if you like U2). Paired it with CONCLAVE in my latest column @bwdr.bsky.social
Double Features: Wake Up Dead Man and Conclave
Wake Up Dead Man and Conclave depict faith at work in a world that’s dark and growing darker. Both films hold faith up to the light and ask: In times like these, what are the faithful to do?
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December 2, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Now that I've seen WAKE UP DEAD MAN it's clear that this is a brilliant pairing.
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There are 147 one-star reviews on my website. WICKED: FOR GOOD joins the club. larsenonfilm.com/wicked-for-good
November 26, 2025 at 3:49 PM
There are 147 one-star reviews on my website. WICKED: FOR GOOD joins the club. larsenonfilm.com/wicked-for-good
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Today at The Reveal: Our ongoing discussion of Sight & Sound's Top 100 movies of all time reaches its halfway point. There we find Jane Campion's THE PIANO, a film about music, marriage, and dealmaking in 19th century New Zealand:
#50 (tie): ‘The Piano’: The Reveal discusses all 100 of Sight & Sound’s Greatest Films of All Time
Our Sight & Sound 100 journey reaches its halfway point with a discussion of Jane Campion's 1993 film about music, marriage, and dealmaking in 19th century New Zealand.
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December 2, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Today at The Reveal: Our ongoing discussion of Sight & Sound's Top 100 movies of all time reaches its halfway point. There we find Jane Campion's THE PIANO, a film about music, marriage, and dealmaking in 19th century New Zealand:
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December 1, 2025 at 10:22 PM
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This was a reminder that the 3,692 reviews on my site can be filtered by star rating, MPAA rating, genre, and year of release. Have fun! larsenonfilm.com/review-library
December 1, 2025 at 7:51 PM
This was a reminder that the 3,692 reviews on my site can be filtered by star rating, MPAA rating, genre, and year of release. Have fun! larsenonfilm.com/review-library
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In our latest ep, Netflix's TRAIN DREAMS reminded us of Terrence Malick's 1978 movie DAYS OF HEAVEN, featuring a young Richard Gere as a man more in touch with the natural world than his own emotions. Let's discuss Linda Manz's voiceover and what it really means! cms.megaphone.fm/channel/FLM2...
December 1, 2025 at 6:15 PM
In our latest ep, Netflix's TRAIN DREAMS reminded us of Terrence Malick's 1978 movie DAYS OF HEAVEN, featuring a young Richard Gere as a man more in touch with the natural world than his own emotions. Let's discuss Linda Manz's voiceover and what it really means! cms.megaphone.fm/channel/FLM2...
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The Chicago Critics Film Festival has been nominated again for Best Film Festival in the city. Thank you to our supporters and to the @chicagoreader. We would certainly appreciate your vote for the big honor. chicagoreader.com/best-of-chic...
Best of Chicago 2025 - Chicago Reader
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December 1, 2025 at 5:21 PM
The Chicago Critics Film Festival has been nominated again for Best Film Festival in the city. Thank you to our supporters and to the @chicagoreader. We would certainly appreciate your vote for the big honor. chicagoreader.com/best-of-chic...
Finally got to @filmhouseedinburgh.bsky.social & it did not disappoint. In a lovely neighborhood, great bar/cafe, plush seats, excellent presentation, and engaged audience for WAKE UP DEAD MAN. (Didn't hurt that we grabbed beers with @micahrickard.bsky.social beforehand.) www.filmhouse.org.uk/home/
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Filmhouse: Great Films Deserve a Great Home
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December 1, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Finally got to @filmhouseedinburgh.bsky.social & it did not disappoint. In a lovely neighborhood, great bar/cafe, plush seats, excellent presentation, and engaged audience for WAKE UP DEAD MAN. (Didn't hurt that we grabbed beers with @micahrickard.bsky.social beforehand.) www.filmhouse.org.uk/home/
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Marshall is smart! Listen to Marshall!
Happy first Sunday of Advent — and the ideal day to start @abbyolcese.bsky.social’s FILMS FOR ALL SEASONS!
November 30, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Marshall is smart! Listen to Marshall!
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"Time takes on a different tenor in TRAIN DREAMS, in which the life of an early 20th-century logger in Idaho both flits by in a blink and makes an eternal mark." larsenonfilm.com/train-dreams
November 25, 2025 at 9:51 PM
"Time takes on a different tenor in TRAIN DREAMS, in which the life of an early 20th-century logger in Idaho both flits by in a blink and makes an eternal mark." larsenonfilm.com/train-dreams
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I'm glad WICKED FOR GOOD exists if only because I loved the epic commiseration & exasperation FILMSPOTTING's @larsenonfilm.bsky.social & Adam Kempenaar suffer while examining x-rays & lamenting a clustercuss of failures. If "love is attention," wow, they must really love WICKED FOR GOOD! . . .
November 29, 2025 at 7:11 PM
I'm glad WICKED FOR GOOD exists if only because I loved the epic commiseration & exasperation FILMSPOTTING's @larsenonfilm.bsky.social & Adam Kempenaar suffer while examining x-rays & lamenting a clustercuss of failures. If "love is attention," wow, they must really love WICKED FOR GOOD! . . .
There are 147 one-star reviews on my website. WICKED: FOR GOOD joins the club. larsenonfilm.com/wicked-for-good
November 26, 2025 at 3:49 PM
There are 147 one-star reviews on my website. WICKED: FOR GOOD joins the club. larsenonfilm.com/wicked-for-good
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Want to apply for the Sundance Institute Native Lab?
Join Program Director Adam Piron and Fellows Isabella Madrigal & Jared Lank for the Insider Session: Applying to the Sundance Institute Native Lab.
🗓️ Tues, Nov 2, 2025 | 10 a.m. PT
Register here: sndnc.org/4pvaO8v
Join Program Director Adam Piron and Fellows Isabella Madrigal & Jared Lank for the Insider Session: Applying to the Sundance Institute Native Lab.
🗓️ Tues, Nov 2, 2025 | 10 a.m. PT
Register here: sndnc.org/4pvaO8v
November 25, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Want to apply for the Sundance Institute Native Lab?
Join Program Director Adam Piron and Fellows Isabella Madrigal & Jared Lank for the Insider Session: Applying to the Sundance Institute Native Lab.
🗓️ Tues, Nov 2, 2025 | 10 a.m. PT
Register here: sndnc.org/4pvaO8v
Join Program Director Adam Piron and Fellows Isabella Madrigal & Jared Lank for the Insider Session: Applying to the Sundance Institute Native Lab.
🗓️ Tues, Nov 2, 2025 | 10 a.m. PT
Register here: sndnc.org/4pvaO8v
"Time takes on a different tenor in TRAIN DREAMS, in which the life of an early 20th-century logger in Idaho both flits by in a blink and makes an eternal mark." larsenonfilm.com/train-dreams
November 25, 2025 at 9:51 PM
"Time takes on a different tenor in TRAIN DREAMS, in which the life of an early 20th-century logger in Idaho both flits by in a blink and makes an eternal mark." larsenonfilm.com/train-dreams
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@blockclubchi.bsky.social's lawsuit against the federal government isn't only about protecting our journalists.
It's about transparency. It's about the truth. blockclubchicago.org/2025/11/25/f...
It's about transparency. It's about the truth. blockclubchicago.org/2025/11/25/f...
Feds Repeatedly Lied And Misled The Public During Chicago Immigration Crackdown, Federal Judge Rules
In a scathing opinion, U.S. District Judge Sara Ellis highlighted lies and distortions by Border Patrol boss Greg Bovino and immigration agents in press releases, social media posts and their own inte...
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November 25, 2025 at 4:42 PM
@blockclubchi.bsky.social's lawsuit against the federal government isn't only about protecting our journalists.
It's about transparency. It's about the truth. blockclubchicago.org/2025/11/25/f...
It's about transparency. It's about the truth. blockclubchicago.org/2025/11/25/f...
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No Glen Powell-style disguises were employed in this week's Massacre Theatre.
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#Filmspotting1040 #TheRunningMan
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#Filmspotting1040 #TheRunningMan
November 22, 2025 at 3:51 PM
No Glen Powell-style disguises were employed in this week's Massacre Theatre.
youtu.be/GPgZqjEXRFo?...
#Filmspotting1040 #TheRunningMan
youtu.be/GPgZqjEXRFo?...
#Filmspotting1040 #TheRunningMan