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.
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
"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
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
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#Filmspotting1040 #TheRunningMan
Join me in London for a Filmspotting meetup Dec. 11? RSVP here: forms.gle/kQu5x85AdxMM...
November 19, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Join me in London for a Filmspotting meetup Dec. 11? RSVP here: forms.gle/kQu5x85AdxMM...
With Emma Stone, Jennifer Lawrence, Robert Pattinson, and Josh O'Connor all in new movies, there was lots of acting talk on Filmspotting 1039: youtu.be/zil2k2rxBcM?...
BUGONIA
DIE MY LOVE
THE MASTERMIND
BUGONIA
DIE MY LOVE
THE MASTERMIND
November 15, 2025 at 5:13 PM
With Emma Stone, Jennifer Lawrence, Robert Pattinson, and Josh O'Connor all in new movies, there was lots of acting talk on Filmspotting 1039: youtu.be/zil2k2rxBcM?...
BUGONIA
DIE MY LOVE
THE MASTERMIND
BUGONIA
DIE MY LOVE
THE MASTERMIND
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November 12, 2025 at 4:42 PM
50% off my Christian appreciation of horror movies, plus free shipping, through Nov. 30. wipfandstock.com/978166673852...
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I know, calling out the "PERSONA shot" in our Filmspotting Sacred Cow review of BACK TO THE FUTURE was a bit much, even for us, but come on! youtu.be/eil7RS02uE0?...
November 4, 2025 at 3:44 PM
I know, calling out the "PERSONA shot" in our Filmspotting Sacred Cow review of BACK TO THE FUTURE was a bit much, even for us, but come on! youtu.be/eil7RS02uE0?...
My favorite reading/writing space at St. Andrews: Martyrs Kirk, former church turned library.
November 3, 2025 at 1:48 PM
My favorite reading/writing space at St. Andrews: Martyrs Kirk, former church turned library.
The movie that made me pick up a skateboard and Adam pick up a guitar. Nostalgia, nitpicks, and more in our 40th anniversary Sacred Cow review of BACK TO THE FUTURE. youtu.be/eil7RS02uE0?...
November 1, 2025 at 5:02 PM
The movie that made me pick up a skateboard and Adam pick up a guitar. Nostalgia, nitpicks, and more in our 40th anniversary Sacred Cow review of BACK TO THE FUTURE. youtu.be/eil7RS02uE0?...
This was different. Went on a livestream Brazilian YouTube show to discuss Fear Not! A Christian Appreciation of Horror Movies. Thank goodness for Ana, the translator. You can watch the recording here: www.youtube.com/live/RPsjVa6...
October 30, 2025 at 11:45 AM
This was different. Went on a livestream Brazilian YouTube show to discuss Fear Not! A Christian Appreciation of Horror Movies. Thank goodness for Ana, the translator. You can watch the recording here: www.youtube.com/live/RPsjVa6...
Happy Halloween Week!
An excerpt from Chapter One of Fear Not! A Christian Appreciation of Horror Movies. Available @bookshop.org - bookshop.org/p/books/fear...
An excerpt from Chapter One of Fear Not! A Christian Appreciation of Horror Movies. Available @bookshop.org - bookshop.org/p/books/fear...
October 27, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Happy Halloween Week!
An excerpt from Chapter One of Fear Not! A Christian Appreciation of Horror Movies. Available @bookshop.org - bookshop.org/p/books/fear...
An excerpt from Chapter One of Fear Not! A Christian Appreciation of Horror Movies. Available @bookshop.org - bookshop.org/p/books/fear...
Cruised around Inis Mór on an electric bike this week, looking for spots where they filmed The Banshees of Inisherin. A jaw-droppingly beautiful Irish island. More of my pics while studying in the UK are on Instagram: www.instagram.com/larsenonfilm/
October 25, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Cruised around Inis Mór on an electric bike this week, looking for spots where they filmed The Banshees of Inisherin. A jaw-droppingly beautiful Irish island. More of my pics while studying in the UK are on Instagram: www.instagram.com/larsenonfilm/
Might I suggest giving away copies of Fear Not! A Christian Appreciation of Horror Movies to trick-or-treaters this year?
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October 15, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Might I suggest giving away copies of Fear Not! A Christian Appreciation of Horror Movies to trick-or-treaters this year?
bookshop.org/p/books/fear...
bookshop.org/p/books/fear...
I'm picking up the pace over at my (FREE) email newsletter, in case you want to subscribe: larsenonfilm.com/newsletter-s...
October 13, 2025 at 5:13 PM
I'm picking up the pace over at my (FREE) email newsletter, in case you want to subscribe: larsenonfilm.com/newsletter-s...
What's your dream actor-director pairing?
(You can watch our Filmspotting picks on YouTube: youtu.be/GguoMdA-37s?...)
(You can watch our Filmspotting picks on YouTube: youtu.be/GguoMdA-37s?...)
October 13, 2025 at 12:44 PM
What's your dream actor-director pairing?
(You can watch our Filmspotting picks on YouTube: youtu.be/GguoMdA-37s?...)
(You can watch our Filmspotting picks on YouTube: youtu.be/GguoMdA-37s?...)
From the end of my ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER review: "If the movie seems to rank among Anderson’s best work right now, I hope for a day when it drops down that list. This will mean we’ve made it to a better, truer United States of America..." (larsenonfilm.com/one-battle-a...)
October 7, 2025 at 4:57 PM
From the end of my ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER review: "If the movie seems to rank among Anderson’s best work right now, I hope for a day when it drops down that list. This will mean we’ve made it to a better, truer United States of America..." (larsenonfilm.com/one-battle-a...)
Looking for defenders of A BIG BOLD BEAUTIFUL JOURNEY? Step through the door labeled "Filmspotting"... youtu.be/4Co9BfzC_YA?...
September 28, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Looking for defenders of A BIG BOLD BEAUTIFUL JOURNEY? Step through the door labeled "Filmspotting"... youtu.be/4Co9BfzC_YA?...
Sam's new Filmspotting Poll (poll.fm/16057462?mc_...) prompted a long-overdue rewatch of PUNCH-DRUNK LOVE...
September 24, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Sam's new Filmspotting Poll (poll.fm/16057462?mc_...) prompted a long-overdue rewatch of PUNCH-DRUNK LOVE...
Filmspotting - now with instructive movie clips! (And our faces.)
Check out our stuffed-with-scenes Sacred Cow review of GOODFELLAS: youtu.be/oj1f6ynS7Do?...
Check out our stuffed-with-scenes Sacred Cow review of GOODFELLAS: youtu.be/oj1f6ynS7Do?...
September 16, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Filmspotting - now with instructive movie clips! (And our faces.)
Check out our stuffed-with-scenes Sacred Cow review of GOODFELLAS: youtu.be/oj1f6ynS7Do?...
Check out our stuffed-with-scenes Sacred Cow review of GOODFELLAS: youtu.be/oj1f6ynS7Do?...
First Day of School - Grade 17 (First class: Religious Experience and Aesthetic Theory)
September 15, 2025 at 3:02 PM
First Day of School - Grade 17 (First class: Religious Experience and Aesthetic Theory)
On @abbyolcese.bsky.social’s recommendation, enjoying a sit in The Meadows of Edinburgh.
September 13, 2025 at 2:51 PM
On @abbyolcese.bsky.social’s recommendation, enjoying a sit in The Meadows of Edinburgh.
One image from our walk along Scotland's Fife Coastal Path yesterday. I've shared more over at www.instagram.com/larsenonfilm/
September 7, 2025 at 4:30 PM
One image from our walk along Scotland's Fife Coastal Path yesterday. I've shared more over at www.instagram.com/larsenonfilm/
If you weren't at Filmspotting Fest last March, where the great @thehighsign.bsky.social and I had a post-screening chat about PATHER PANCHALI, you can now listen to it on Ep 1029: www.filmspotting.net/episodes-arc...
September 7, 2025 at 1:23 PM
If you weren't at Filmspotting Fest last March, where the great @thehighsign.bsky.social and I had a post-screening chat about PATHER PANCHALI, you can now listen to it on Ep 1029: www.filmspotting.net/episodes-arc...