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LarsenOnFilm @larsenonfilm.bsky.social · 8d

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...)

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Roxana Hadadi @roxana-hadadi.bsky.social · 1d

from me -- a profile of Jafar Panahi, a filmmaker whose work has perfectly met our age of surveillance and interrogation and asks the imperative question of: Who are we, and what comes next? IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT = masterpiece, imo.

Vulture @vulture.com · 1d

Since his 2010 imprisonment, the director has been in an endless game of chicken with the Iranian regime. In his defiant new film, ‘It Was Just an Accident,’ a group of Iranians consider killing the man who tortured them in prison.

Jafar Panahi’s Cinematic Rebellions

Since his 2010 imprisonment, the director has been in an endless game of chicken with the Iranian regime. In his defiant new film, ‘It Was Just an Accident,’ a group of Iranians consider killing the man who tortured them in prison.

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LarsenOnFilm @larsenonfilm.bsky.social · 1d

A pleasure to be back on the Popping Collars podcast to talk #FearNotFilmBook.

Under the Stole: Fear Not! | Popping Collars Podcast

It's spooky season and Greg is celebrating by welcoming film critic, Josh Larsen, on the show to discuss his book Fear Not!: A Christian Appreciation of Horror Movies. Josh dives into various subgenre...

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Amy Nicholson @theamynicholson.bsky.social · 1d

Wrote a bit about an icon whose breezy, awkward, insecure candor made her feel like a friend.

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Appreciation: Diane Keaton showed us how to dress up our insecurities and be kooky with confidence

Her singular fashion sense — best captured in 'Annie Hall' — masked the actor's insecurity. But when it came to Diane Keaton, we fell in love with the whole package.

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Sundance Institute @sundance.org · 1d

Indigenous filmmakers! Are you aspiring to direct a feature film? Apply now for the 2026 Merata Mita Fellowship to be considered for grants, yearlong support, and more. Deadline: November 3, 2025.

Apply here: bit.ly/4nNBj8C

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LarsenOnFilm @larsenonfilm.bsky.social · 1d

Maybe? I’d have to watch the film again - it’s been a few years - to give a more nuanced response, but I appreciate that you put in the work.

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LarsenOnFilm @larsenonfilm.bsky.social · 2d

I'm picking up the pace over at my (FREE) email newsletter, in case you want to subscribe: larsenonfilm.com/newsletter-s...

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LarsenOnFilm @larsenonfilm.bsky.social · 2d

What's your dream actor-director pairing?

(You can watch our Filmspotting picks on YouTube: youtu.be/GguoMdA-37s?...)

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LarsenOnFilm @larsenonfilm.bsky.social · 4d

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Mo Ryan @moryan.bsky.social · 5d

If you're watching the situation in Chicago from afar & want to help, on the off chance you have spare $$, you can give to the Midwest Immigrant Bond Fund, which posts "bond for individuals held in the custody of ICE w ties to IL, IN, KY & WI who cannot afford to pay"
www.mibfc.org/helpusgrow

How to Help MIBFC — Midwest Immigration Bond Fund

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Matt Zoller Seitz @mattzollerseitz.bsky.social · 6d

My next book will be a biography of Jack Nicholson, written as an epic story of the transformation of the movie industry and modern masculinity from the 1950s to the present, with Nicholson as the main character. The title: Leading Man.

New York Times bestselling author and film & TV critic at New York Magazine Matt Zoller Seitz's LEADING MAN, the definitive biography of Jack Nicholson, casting Nicholson as the complex main character in an era of American culture spanning six decades, while shining a light on the actor’s crucial role in shaping modern masculinity, both on and off the screen, based on new interviews and original reporting, to Amar Deol at Grand Central, in an exclusive submission, by Ethan Bassoff at WME.

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Abby Olcese @abbyolcese.bsky.social · 6d

So hey, the first anniversary of my book, Films for all Seasons, is next week! There are a couple of ways you can join in on the celebration! Way number one: Order my book on bookshop.org, which is offering free shipping today!

Films for All Seasons: Experiencing the Church Year at the Movies

Experiencing the Church Year at the Movies

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LarsenOnFilm @larsenonfilm.bsky.social · 8d

I’ve come to appreciate it more over the years, but it’s still a movie that so badly wants that No. 1 slot, which is partly my trouble with it.

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LarsenOnFilm @larsenonfilm.bsky.social · 8d

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...)

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LarsenOnFilm @larsenonfilm.bsky.social · 14d

If you haven't read my Christian appreciation of horror movies yet, there's no better time than spooky season. bookshop.org/p/books/fear...

Chris Frye @chrisfrye.bsky.social · 18d

On break at the 2025 @footcandlefilm.bsky.social festival…thought I’d catch up with FEAR NOT! by @larsenonfilm.bsky.social in prep for spooky season. 👻🎃

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LarsenOnFilm @larsenonfilm.bsky.social · 12d

#OneBattleAfterAnother wound me up, as evidenced by the video version of our Filmspotting review.

One Battle After Another Review, Predators (2025)

YouTube video by Filmspotting–Movie Reviews

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LarsenOnFilm @larsenonfilm.bsky.social · 9d

I found THE PHOENICIAN SCHEME theologically thin, but just got schooled in our Religious Experience and Aesthetic Theory seminar today by a classmate's presentation on 'The Triune Korda.'

a man with a mustache is wearing sunglasses and a white shirt

ALT: a man with a mustache is wearing sunglasses and a white shirt

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Bright Wall/Dark Room @bwdr.bsky.social · 9d

Towards the Afropastoral: What NOPE Says About the Black Western

Towards the Afropastoral: What Nope Says About the Black Western

Jordan Peele's 'Nope' refashions the Western as a genre that tells a story of American erasure by its survivors.

www.brightwalldarkroom.com

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LarsenOnFilm @larsenonfilm.bsky.social · 14d

Found myself needing to bookend my #OneBattleAfterAnother review in personal terms.

One Battle After Another | Larsen On Film

... understands the urgency of this moment.

larsenonfilm.com

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LarsenOnFilm @larsenonfilm.bsky.social · 10d

Thanks for giving time to both.

LarsenOnFilm @larsenonfilm.bsky.social · 11d

thank you

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LarsenOnFilm @larsenonfilm.bsky.social · 12d

Let me know what you think!

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LarsenOnFilm @larsenonfilm.bsky.social · 12d

On my watch list.

LarsenOnFilm @larsenonfilm.bsky.social · 12d

#OneBattleAfterAnother wound me up, as evidenced by the video version of our Filmspotting review.

One Battle After Another Review, Predators (2025)

YouTube video by Filmspotting–Movie Reviews

youtu.be

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Bright Wall/Dark Room @bwdr.bsky.social · 13d

“No matter how many times he is taken down by rival monsters, oxygen destroyers, or box office bombs, Godzilla always returns, animated not only by the eternal specter of nuclear armageddon but by whichever new anxiety is clawing its way into the world’s psyche.”

Godzilla and the Peculiar Beauties of Destruction

No matter how many times he is taken down by rival monsters, oxygen destroyers, or box office bombs, Godzilla always returns, animated not only by the eternal specter of nuclear armageddon but by whic...

www.brightwalldarkroom.com

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