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FilmspottingTop 10 Most Anticipated Films of 2025Adam and Josh make their picks for the most promising films of the movie year and share details about upcoming show plans, including news on Marathons, Madness, and the Pantheon Project.This episode is presented by Regal Unlimited, the all-you-can-watch movie subscription pass that pays for itself in just two visits.(Timecodes will not be precise with ads; chapters may start early.)Intro (00:00:00-00:01:41)David Lynch Tribute (00:01:42-00:14:03)2025 Preview (00:14:04-00:39:46)2025 Show Plans / Notes (00:39:47-00:55:14)2025 Preview, cont. (00:55:15-01:11:21)Notes/Links:Filmspotting Fest2025-01-241h 20FilmspottingA Complete Unknown, Nosferatu, Babygirl, September 5Adam and Josh catch up with a trio of end-of-year releases, including the Dylan biopic A COMPLETE UNKNOWN, Robert Eggers’ NOSFERATU, and Nicole Kidman in the provocative BABYGIRL, plus the new docudrama SEPTEMBER 5.This episode is presented by Regal Unlimited, the all-you-can-watch movie subscription pass that pays for itself in just two visits.(Timecodes will not be precise with ads; chapters may start early.)Opening (00:00:00-00:02:18)Review: “Nosferatu” (00:02:19-00:23:13)Review: “A Complete Unknown” (00:23:14-00:50:34)Notes, Polls (00:50:35-00:55:30)Massacre Theatre (00:55:31-01:01:49)Review (AK): “September 5” (01:01:50-01:05:35)...2025-01-101h 32
Think Christian: A Faith and Pop Culture PodcastFuriosa Spoiler SagaListen in as Josh Larsen and Amber Noel lead a TC Movie Club conversation that centers on the audacious ending of Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga. Do the movie’s final moments — which are rife with religious imagery — leave us in a place of revenge? Redemption? Somewhere in between?
SHOW NOTES
Amber on ‘Survival, Seeds, and Salvation in Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga’ - https://thinkchristian.net/new-entry-1
Josh’s video essay on ‘The Christian Witness of Mad Max: Fury Road’ - https://youtu.be/NNfR1LC2fKc?si=SWpezm29E2DcXXlN2024-06-2659 minThink Christian: A Faith and Pop Culture PodcastCreation Care Through the Lens of Hayao Miyazaki (TC Movie Club)Listen in as TC’s Josh Larsen and Fuller Seminary’s Elijah Davidson lead a conversation with Movie Club members about the animated films of Hayao Miyazaki.
SHOW NOTES
Join the TC Movie Club - https://www.thinkchristian.net/movieclub
Elijah’s book, Hayao Miyazaki: Lifted - https://elijahdavidson.com/books/icons-of-cinema/hayao-miyazaki-lifted-ebook/
Josh’s video essay on ‘What Miyazaki and Christianity Have in Common’ - https://thinkchristian.net/what-miyazaki-and-christianity-have-in-common
Josh on ‘Ponyo and the Challenges of Multiculturalism’ - https://thinkchristian.net/ponyo-and-the-challenges-of-multiculturalism
Ben Lashar on ‘My Neighbor Totoro and Becoming Like Little Children’ - https://thinkchristian.net/my-neighbor-totoro-and-becoming-like-little-children
Victoria Grace Howell on ‘Nau...2024-03-2652 minThink Christian: A Faith and Pop Culture PodcastA Christian Defense of Horror Part V (TC Movie Club)Listen in as TC’s Josh Larsen and Fuller Theological Seminary’s Kutter Callaway lead a TC Movie Club conversation considering “Horror — What Is it Good for?” They and club members talk biblical fear, horror subgenres, and the particular brand of scares offered by Jordan Peele. (To join the club, sign up at https://www.thinkchristian.net/movieclub)
SHOW NOTES
Kutter’s limited series podcast, Be Afraid - https://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/podcasts/be-afraid/
Josh’s book, Fear Not! A Christian Appreciation of Horror Movies - https://www.amazon.com/Fear-Not-Christian-Appreciation-Spirituality-ebook/dp/B0CB4TT4B6/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3G4QMAZB8SPG3&k...2023-10-2655 min
Veterans of Culture Wars091: Josh Larsen Gives Us NightmaresFilm critic Josh Larsen (Filmspotting, Think Christian) joins us to discuss his new book Fear Not! A Christian Appreciation of Horror Movies. We discuss frightful movies which have left a lasting impression and given him a deeper understanding of spirituality and human nature, covering multiple subgenres of horror, including slashers, psychological horror, found footage and more.
Buy the book Fear Not! right here: https://wipfandstock.com/9781666738520/fear-not/
Follow Josh Larsen on X (Twitter): @larsenonfilm
Visit Josh Larsen's website: larsenonfilm.com
Check out Think Christian: thinkchristian...2023-09-261h 04
The Substance112: Substantive Cinema | Night of the Living Dead (1968) feat. Josh LarsenIt's October 2022 and Spooky Season is upon us once again! Horror films consistently deal with substantive themes but it can be easy to overlook them if it's not a genre one naturally gravitates to. This year we are excited to visit a classic film that is responsible for the modern conception of the zombie, George Romero's The Night of the Living Dead (1968).
We are also happy to be joined by author and Filmspotting & Think Christian podcast host, Josh Larsen. Josh is a longtime horror lover and has an upcoming book next year about Christian reflections on horror m...2022-10-231h 11
The Common Good PodcastJosh Larsen shares about the ThinkChristian Movie Club on “No Country for Old Men,” Brian and Aubrey react to the Vanity Fair article about Jerry Falwell Jr., and they reveal their TOP FIVE Fictional Deaths that Affected Them - January 28, 2022(00:00-10:00): Brian and Aubrey discussed the Vanity Fair article, “Inside Jerry Falwell Jr.’s Unlikely Rise and Precipitous Fall at Liberty University.” (10:00-21:06): Josh Larsen, Editor & Film Critic at Think Christian, Host & Producer of the Think Christian podcast, and Co-host of the radio show & podcast Filmspotting, joined Brian and Aubrey to talk about movies that might get nominated for Best Picture at the Oscars and the ThinkChristian Movie Club on “No Country for Old Men” on February 27th, Check out Josh’s articles and the Think Christian Movie Club at thinkchristian.net and connect with Josh on Twitt...2022-01-2959 min
Sunday Morning Matinee#27: Field of DreamsOn this week's episode of Technicolor Jesus, Matt and Adam welcome Josh Larsen, cohost of Film Spotting and editor of ThinkChristian.com, to talk about obedience, fathers, and and the 1989 classic, Field of Dreams. Berkeley radical turned Iowan farmer, Ray Kinsella hears a voice in the cornfield instructing him, "If you build it they will come." Josh helps us understand Field of Dreams as a prayer of obedience while Adam and Matt wrestle with how heaven gets commodified. They then turn their attention to this week's lectionary passage (9/17) and discuss the exodus communities struggles to obey, Joseph's vision of providence...2017-09-111h 02
Feelin' FilmEpisode 57: Top GunThis week we are flying into the danger zone for a discussion about Top Gun. We’ve also called in our wingman, and joining us for the first time ever is very special guest Josh Larsen from the Filmspotting podcast and Think Christian. It's true, this film is a macho Navy recruiting ad, but it's got some depth. Come play with the boys as we unpack all this classic has to offer. Top Gun Review - 0:04:54 The Connecting Point - 0:48:22 Josh Larsen Twitter - @larsenonfilm Website - https...2017-05-081h 01
Rewrite Radio#2: Makoto Fujimura 2016Episode 2 of Rewrite Radio features Makoto Fujimura’s talk about Japanese history and literature at the 2016 Festival of Faith & Writing. The novel SILENCE by Shusaku Endo and Makoto’s faith journey are the subject of his own book SILENCE AND BEAUTY: HIDDEN FAITH BORN FROM SUFFERING. And Makoto was a consultant on Martin Scorsese’s film adaptation of SILENCE, opening in theaters this Christmas. You can follow him on Twitter @iamfujimura. To help introduce Makoto’s session is Josh Larsen, the film critic and editor of Think Christian, a digital magazine on faith and culture, as well as co-host of Filmspot...2016-12-231h 18
The JuggernautJosh Larson's Overlooked Films Of The 2000sProfessionally speaking, first and foremost Josh Larsen is a film critic, one half of a successful duo on the Filmspotting podcast. But he's also a man of faith. We talk about the intersection of movies and Christianity, and how that influences Josh's criticism. And then we tackle a fun task: recommending underappreciated films since 2000. NOTES: View Josh Larsen’s work at Think Christian: http://thinkchristian.reframemedia.com View Josh Larsen’s full list of film reviews at: http://www.larsenonfilm.com Josh’s Overlooked Movies: Smart Dumb Comedies: Ce...2016-05-3155 min
Seeing and BelievingHow Should Christians Interpret TV/Film and Terrence Malick’s Knight of CupsWade and Kevin are joined by ThinkChristian.Net and Filmspotting’s Josh Larsen to talk about how Christians should interpret film and television, as well as Terrence Malick’s new movie, Knight of Cups. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices2015-02-271h 03