Josh Larsen
Tomatometer-approved critic
Biography:
Josh Larsen is the former movie critic for a group of Chicago-area newspapers and current co-host of Filmspotting. You can read his work at LarsenOnFilm.com.
Official Website:
http://www.larsenonfilm.com/index.php
F1 The Movie (2025)
82%
1.5/4
EDIT
“... a corporate conglomerate on cinematic wheels.” –
LarsenOnFilm
Jan 28, 2026
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Sentimental Value (2025)
97%
3.5/4
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“Intimate yet vast...” –
LarsenOnFilm
Jan 18, 2026
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And Then There Were None (1945)
100%
2.5/4
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“... a mildly amusing Agatha Christie adaptation.” –
LarsenOnFilm
Jan 13, 2026
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Predators (2025)
97%
2/4
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“... third-degree, self-righteous voyeurism. ” –
LarsenOnFilm
Jan 8, 2026
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The Secret Agent (2025)
98%
3/4
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“... a sumptuously unsettling experience.” –
LarsenOnFilm
Jan 5, 2026
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Avatar: Fire and Ash (2025)
66%
3/4
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“Pandora has been populated by something unexpected and extraordinary: compelling characters. ” –
LarsenOnFilm
Jan 5, 2026
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Metropolitan (1990)
94%
2.5/4
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“Stillman’s writing is self-aware in ways his characters are not.” –
LarsenOnFilm
Dec 28, 2025
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Arco (2025)
93%
3/4
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“... a sci-fi fantasy that’s part Fantastic Planet and part Miyazaki.” –
LarsenOnFilm
Dec 27, 2025
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Boys Go to Jupiter (2024)
93%
3.5/4
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“A kinder, gentler South Park of sorts...” –
LarsenOnFilm
Dec 25, 2025
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Marty Supreme (2025)
94%
3/4
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“... shows off in a way that begins to feel needy.” –
LarsenOnFilm
Dec 21, 2025
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If I Had Legs I'd Kick You (2025)
92%
3/4
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“Byrne's tiny touches that reverberate with recognizability.” –
LarsenOnFilm
Dec 13, 2025
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Jay Kelly (2025)
75%
2.5/4
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“... like watching the problems of a pillow.” –
LarsenOnFilm
Dec 9, 2025
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Hamnet (2025)
86%
3.5/4
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“... lures us in with a swooning romance, then lowers the hammer.” –
LarsenOnFilm
Dec 9, 2025
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Sirāt (2025)
93%
3.5/4
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“The filmmaking is hypnotic...” –
LarsenOnFilm
Dec 8, 2025
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The Ugly Stepsister (2025)
96%
2.5/4
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“The Substance by way of the Brothers Grimm.” –
LarsenOnFilm
Dec 5, 2025
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The Testament of Ann Lee (2025)
88%
3/4
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“Seyfried has the big eyes of belief and brings a level of tremulous conviction to match.” –
LarsenOnFilm
Dec 4, 2025
Full Review
Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery (2025)
92%
3.5/4
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“The movie’s religious curiosity is its hallmark.” –
LarsenOnFilm
Dec 3, 2025
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Good Boy (2025)
90%
3/4
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“A great conceit meets adequate execution...” –
LarsenOnFilm
Dec 2, 2025
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Wicked: For Good (2025)
66%
1/4
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“... takes the whiff of an idea and fails to creatively or coherently imagine it in any way.” –
LarsenOnFilm
Nov 26, 2025
Full Review
Train Dreams (2025)
95%
3.5/4
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“Time takes on a different tenor in Train Dreams . . .” –
LarsenOnFilm
Nov 22, 2025
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Misericordia (2024)
94%
3/4
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“The cinematography by Claire Mathon is stunning...” –
LarsenOnFilm
Nov 21, 2025
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The Perfect Neighbor (2025)
99%
3/4
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“... a close-up portrait of the irrational xenophobia that has gripped much of American society and politics in recent years.” –
LarsenOnFilm
Nov 20, 2025
Full Review
Zodiac Killer Project (2025)
90%
3/4
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“. . . a provocative, meta consideration of the true-crime documentary form.” –
LarsenOnFilm
Nov 19, 2025
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The Running Man (2025)
63%
2/4
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“What wins out: the wit or the wonkiness?” –
LarsenOnFilm
Nov 15, 2025
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The Mastermind (2025)
90%
3.5/4
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“O'Connor's J.B. registers as a particularly American fraud.” –
LarsenOnFilm
Nov 14, 2025
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