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Review of Judy (2019)

By Josh Larsen (2,042) for LarsenOnFilm (1,412) on 25 Jan 2020

[Zellweger’s] unrecognizable, in appearance and level of conviction…

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Review of The Two Popes (2019)

By Josh Larsen (2,042) for LarsenOnFilm (1,412) on 25 Jan 2020

Whenever the film settles on the two leads—who both melt into these real-world personas so thoroughly that Hannibal Lecter himself is soon…

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Review of Harriet (2019)

By Josh Larsen (2,042) for LarsenOnFilm (1,412) on 21 Jan 2020

Erivo anchors even the hokiest scenes with exactly the qualities a faith-forward telling like this needs: conviction and fervency…

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Review of How to Train Your Dragon (2010)

By Josh Larsen (2,042) for LarsenOnFilm (1,412) on 20 Jan 2020

The reprieves are what elevate the film, including a mournful moment in the coda – I shouldn’t give it away – that was almost shocking…

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Review of The Art of Self-Defense (2019)

By Josh Larsen (2,042) for LarsenOnFilm (1,412) on 07 Jan 2020

As things go very, very dark in the last third, the tone control starts to slip, eventually sliding away in the final moments, when what had…

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Review of Atlantics (2019)

By Josh Larsen (2,042) for LarsenOnFilm (1,412) on 21 Dec 2019

There are unknown, uncontrollable, and perhaps even metaphysical forces at work in that water…

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Review of A Hidden Life (2019)

By Josh Larsen (2,042) for LarsenOnFilm (1,412) on 19 Dec 2019

Unlike his last two films, Song to Song and Knight of Cups, which dithered in a metaphysical malaise, this thrums with a spiritual vigor…

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Review of Uncut Gems (2019)

By Josh Larsen (2,042) for LarsenOnFilm (1,412) on 19 Dec 2019

I could describe Uncut Gems for you, or you could try and hold your breath for a full minute and pretty much have the same experience…

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Review of Queen & Slim (2019)

By Josh Larsen (2,042) for LarsenOnFilm (1,412) on 19 Dec 2019

The style is arresting and the leads are strong, but the story runs out of steam…

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Review of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019)

By Josh Larsen (2,042) for LarsenOnFilm (1,412) on 18 Dec 2019

The film shouldn’t be snidely dismissed, despite its faults. With Rise of Skywalker, Star Wars limps to a close, but there’s still good in it…

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Review of Frozen II (2019)

By Josh Larsen (2,042) for LarsenOnFilm (1,412) on 10 Dec 2019

A torturously convoluted extension of an already complicated narrative that can’t decide if it wants to be an origin story for snow queen…

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Review of Portrait of a Lady on Fire (2019)

By Josh Larsen (2,042) for LarsenOnFilm (1,412) on 06 Dec 2019

Haenel, who also appeared in Sciamma’s debut film, Water Lilies, is mesmerizing, conjuring a full person using little more than stillness…

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Review of 1917 (2019)

By Josh Larsen (2,042) for LarsenOnFilm (1,412) on 03 Dec 2019

As 1917 goes on and the pair face a series of logistical challenges (navigating a collapsing bunker, crossing a bombed-out bridge), the film’s…

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Review of Knives Out (2019)

By Josh Larsen (2,042) for LarsenOnFilm (1,412) on 03 Dec 2019

The moral burden of wealth weighs heavily on Knives Out, a dexterously cunning, immensely entertaining whodunit that has more than catching…

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Review of A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood (2019)

By Josh Larsen (2,042) for LarsenOnFilm (1,412) on 26 Nov 2019

The actor’s cadences and vocal register are different than the real Rogers (did I detect an illogical Southern accent here and there…

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Review of Marriage Story (2019)

By Josh Larsen (2,042) for LarsenOnFilm (1,412) on 26 Nov 2019

Baumbach gets career-best performances from the leads…

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Review of Burning Cane (2019)

By Josh Larsen (2,042) for LarsenOnFilm (1,412) on 26 Nov 2019

Burning Cane doesn’t resolve things as much as it makes poetry of them, right from its opening shot of the radiant beams of the sun shining…

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Review of Light from Light (2019)

By Josh Larsen (2,042) for LarsenOnFilm (1,412) on 26 Nov 2019

Writer-director Paul Harrill stages a gripping early investigation sequence—in which Shelia wanders the home alone at night, asking any supernatural…

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Review of Little Women (2019)

By Josh Larsen (2,042) for LarsenOnFilm (1,412) on 26 Nov 2019

Ably mixing past and present sensibilities is no easy feat, but every person in Gerwig’s ensemble cast manages it…

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Review of Jojo Rabbit (2019)

By Josh Larsen (2,042) for LarsenOnFilm (1,412) on 08 Nov 2019

This is either the worst time for a movie like Jojo Rabbit or the best time. I lean toward the latter…

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