The Obsessive Viewer - Movie Review Podcast

This week, Brent Leuthold joins me to review the new Gore Verbinski film, Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die in a feature review, then we review Sam Raimi's Send Help in this week's secondary review. We also discuss Super Bowl advertising, Catherine O'Hara, James Van Der Beek, and Bud Cort's passing, and more. Watch the Video Version of the Episode Here Timestamps Show Start - 00:28 Introducing Brent - 01:56 Screening in Indy - 18:11 News Before the Reviews - 21:55 Feature Review Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die (2026) - 38:39 Spoiler - 1:09:24 Secondary Review Send Help (2026) - 01:29:20 Spoiler - 02:00:00   Closing the Ep - 02:20:50 Patreon Clip - 02:23:01 Related Links Catherine O'Hara, 'Schitt's Creek' and 'Home Alone' Star, Dies at 71 James Van Der Beek, 'Dawson's Creek' Star, Dies at 48 Bud Cort, 'Harold and Maude' Star, Dies at 77  Follow the IFJA on Letterboxd Brent's Letterboxd Brent's Writing on Awake in the Dark  My 2026 Podcast and Writing Archive The Long Walk Book Reactions on Patreon The Gotham Project on Patreon Patreon Special - Mike Flanagan Remaking The Mist for Warner Bros. - Feb 10, 2026 Immediate Reaction - Mercy (2026) - Feb 10, 2026 Patreon Companion Episodes Collection  Indianapolis Theaters Alamo Drafthouse Indy Kan-Kan  Living Room Theaters Keystone Art  Flix Brewhouse  Ways to Support Us Support Us on Patreon for Exclusive Content Official OV Merch Buy Me A Coffee Obsessive Viewer Obsessive Viewer Presents: Anthology Obsessive Viewer Presents: Tower Junkies As Good As It Gets - Linktree Start Your Podcast with Libsyn Using Promo Code OBSESS  Follow Us on Social Media My Letterboxd | YouTube | Facebook | Twitter Instagram | Threads | Bluesky | TikTok | Tiny's Letterboxd  Mic Info Matt: ElectroVoice RE20 into RØDEcaster Pro II (Firmware: 1.6.8) Brent: Earthworks ICON Pro in Riverside FM  Episode Homepage: ObsessiveViewer.com/OV502  Next Week on the Podcast OV503 - Wuthering Heights (2026) & The Strangers: Chapter 3 (2026)

This week, Keegan King joins me for a feature review of Nia DaCosta's 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple. Then, Sam Watermeier joins me for a secondary review of Johannes Roberts' Primate. We also discuss recent viewings, 2025 movie wrap ups, Letterboxd, and more. Timestamps Show Start - 00:28 Introducing Keegan - 01:40 IFJA on Letterboxd - 05:25 Feature Review 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple (2026) - 11:00 Spoiler - 40:29 Exit Keegan - 1:21:56 Secondary Review Introducing Sam/2025 Talk - 1:24:47 Primate (2026) - 1:34:24 Spoiler - 2:00:45  Closing the Ep - 2:18:40 Patreon Clip - 2:21:29  Related Links Follow the IFJA's Letterboxd Keegan's Letterboxd Sam's Letterboxd Sam's Writing on Midwest Film Journal  My 2026 Podcast and Writing Archive The Gotham Project on Patreon The Long Walk Book Reactions on Patreon IT: Welcome to Derry Episode Reactions on Patreon Indianapolis Theaters Alamo Drafthouse Indy Kan-Kan  Living Room Theaters Keystone Art  Flix Brewhouse Ways to Support Us Support Us on Patreon for Exclusive Content Official OV Merch Buy Me A Coffee Obsessive Viewer Obsessive Viewer Presents: Anthology Obsessive Viewer Presents: Tower Junkies As Good As It Gets - Linktree Start Your Podcast with Libsyn Using Promo Code OBSESS Follow Us on Social Media My Letterboxd | YouTube | Facebook | Twitter Instagram | Threads | Bluesky | TikTok | Tiny's Letterboxd Mic Info Matt: ElectroVoice RE20 into RØDEcaster Pro II (Firmware: 1.6.8) Keegan: Amazon USB Mic in Riverside FM Sam: Samson Q2U via USB in Riverside.FM   Episode Homepage: ObsessiveViewer.com/OV501   Next Time on the Podcast  OV502 - Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die (2026) & Send Help (2026) - Guest: Brent Leuthold  

Welcome to The Obsessive Viewer's 2025 Year in Review episode! Mike and Tiny join me for our 13th year sharing our movie viewing stats for the year and our top ten favorite movies lists. We also share movie accomplishments, notable TV we watched in 2025, 2026 movies we're looking forward to, movie watching goals for 2026, honorable mentions, and more. Video Versions of This Episode 2025 Year in Review: Part 1 - Stats & Honorable Mentions - Obsessive Viewer - Ep 500 [Video Podcast] 2025 Year in Review: Part 2 - Best Movies of the Year - Obsessive Viewer - Ep 500 [Video Podcast] Timestamps Show Start - 00:28 Introducing Tiny and Mike - 02:34 Thoughts on Our Years - 06:50 2025 Goals/Accomplishments - 15:14 Notable TV Watched in 2025 - 30:30 The Obsessive Viewer TV Show of the Year 2025 - 41:53 Stats and Stat Tracking Our 2025 Viewing Stats - 42:32 Standouts & Movies We Missed - 1:11:46 Honorable Mentions - 1:26:03 Top Tens of 2025 Our Numbers Ten and Nine - 1:36:36 Our Numbers Eight and Seven - 1:59:50 Our Numbers Six and Five - 2:30:12 Our Numbers Four and Three - 2:58:56 Our Number Twos - 3:28:55  Mike's Number One - 3:45:55 Tiny's Number One - 3:52:18 Matt's Number One - 3:57:01 The Obsessive Viewer Movie Of the Year 2025 - 4:03:05 2026 Movies We're Looking Forward To - 4:05:41 2026 Viewing Goals - 4:08:17   Closing the Ep - 4:09:39 Patreon Clip - 4:12:12 Related Links Matt's 2025 Podcast and Writing Archive Matt's 2025 Letterboxd Stats Tiny's 2025 Letterboxd Stats Mike's 2025 Letterboxd Stats Mike White: The No-Hit Wonder - Mike's Substack As Good As It Gets – Linktree Start Your Podcast with Libsyn Using Promo Code OBSESS Podcast Episodes Featuring Reviews of Movies on Our Top Ten Lists OV464 – Companion (2025) & Presence (2025) – Guest: Brent Leuthold – Jan 30 OV470 – Mickey 17 (2025) & The Electric State (2025) – Guest: Brent Leuthold – Mar 13 OV476 – Friendship (2025) & Hurry Up Tomorrow (2025) – May 28 Tower Junkies – 096 – Movie – The Life of Chuck (2025) – Guest: Kim C (The Year of Underrated Stephen King) – Jun 12 OV480 – 28 Years Later (2025) & F1: The Movie (2025) – Guest: Mitch Ringenberg – Jun 26 OV483 – Superman (2025) & M3GAN 2.0 (2025) – Guest: Mitch Ringenberg – Jul 17 OV486 – The Naked Gun (2025) & Happy Gilmore 2 (2025) – Aug 20 OV487 – Weapons (2025) & War of the Worlds (2025) – Guest: Sam Watermeier – Sept 14 OV488 – One Battle After Another (2025) & V/H/S/Halloween (2025) – Guest: Brent Leuthold – Oct 2 OV490 – HIFF2025: Filmmaker Interview – The Tenderness Tour (2025) Director Andie Redwine & Star Richard Propes – Oct 16 OV491 – HIFF2025: Filmmaker Interviews – A Simple Machine (2025) & Disposable Humanity (2025) – Oct 21 OV496 – Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery (2025) & Eternity (2025) – Guest: Brent Leuthold – Dec 12 OV497 – The Long Walk (2025) & The Plague (2025) – Guest: Joe Shearer – Dec 30 OV498 – IFJA Ten Best Films of 2025 – Guests: Andy Carr and Logan Sowash – Dec 31 Mike's Top Ten List  Eternity Sinners Marty Supreme  The Long Walk The Life of Chuck  Superman The Ugly Stepsister Weapons  Companion Friendship Tiny's Top Ten List  Eddington Wake Up Dead Man Superman The Life of Chuck  Mickey 17 Weapons One Battle After Another 28 Years Later  Sinners The Naked Gun Matt's Top Ten List  The Life of Chuck 28 Years Later Superman Marty Supreme Sinners One Battle After Another Weapons Friendship The Plague Bob Trevino Likes It Indianapolis Theaters Alamo Drafthouse Indy Kan-Kan  Living Room Theaters Keystone Art  Flix Brewhouse  Support Us on Patreon for Exclusive Content Official OV Merch  Obsessive Viewer Obsessive Viewer Presents: Anthology Obsessive Viewer Presents: Tower Junkies  Follow Us on Social Media My Letterboxd | YouTube | Facebook | Twitter/X Instagram | Threads | Bluesky | TikTok | Tiny's Letterboxd  Mic Info Matt: ElectroVoice RE20 into RØDEcaster Pro II (Firmware: 1.6.8) Mike: Blue Snowball via USB in Riverside.FM Tiny: Podmic USB via USB in Riverside.FM Episode Homepage: ObsessiveViewer.com/OV500 Next Week on the Podcast OV501 - 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple (2026) & Primate (2026)  

This week, Mitch Ringenberg joins me to kick off 2026 with a review of the first season of IT: Welcome to Derry. We also discuss some things Mitch has watched recently including the worst biopic he's seen and more. Watch the Video Version of the Episode Here Timestamps Show Start - 00:28 Introducing Mitch - 03:15 Screening in Indy - 23:56 Feature Review IT: Welcome to Derry (Season 1) - 24:59 Spoiler - 58:36  Closing the Ep - 2:03:16 Patreon Clip - 2:05:33   Related Links 'It: Welcome to Derry' Hits 5.8 Million Viewers and 'I Love L.A.' Reaches 1 Million, Two Series Highs for HBO Mitch's Letterboxd Mitch's Writing on Midwest Film Journal  My 2026 Podcast and Writing Archive The Long Walk Book Reactions on Patreon IT: Welcome to Derry Episode Reactions on Patreon Patreon Potpourri - 035 - "Awards Season 2025" - Splitsville (2025), Bob Trevino Likes It (2025), If I Had Legs I'd Kick You (2025), and The Perfect Neighbor (2025) - Nov 17-Dec 24, 2025 Patreon Companion Episodes Collection Indianapolis Theaters Alamo Drafthouse Indy Kan-Kan  Living Room Theaters Keystone Art  Flix Brewhouse Ways to Support Us Support Us on Patreon for Exclusive Content Official OV Merch Buy Me A Coffee Obsessive Viewer Obsessive Viewer Presents: Anthology Obsessive Viewer Presents: Tower Junkies As Good As It Gets - Linktree Start Your Podcast with Libsyn Using Promo Code OBSESS Follow Us on Social Media My Letterboxd | YouTube | Facebook | Twitter Instagram | Threads | Bluesky | TikTok | Tiny's Letterboxd   Mic Info Matt: ElectroVoice RE20 into RØDEcaster Pro II (Firmware: 1.6.8) Mitch: Blue Yeti in Riverside FM   Episode Homepage: ObsessiveViewer.com/OV499   Next Week on the Podcast OV500 - 2025 Year in Review - Best Movies of the Year and Viewing Stats  

In this final episode of 2025, I welcome my friends and IFJA colleagues Andy Carr and Logan Sowash from Odd Trilogies to the show to help me close out the year with a breakdown of the Indiana Film Journalists Association's Ten Best Films of 2025. Watch the Video Version of the Episode Here Timestamps Show Start - 00:28 Introducing the Guests - 02:30 IFJA Thoughts - 08:38 Best Film Finalists Bob Trevino Likes It - 15:12 Hamnet - 23:00 The Life of Chuck - 32:25 Marty Supreme - 43:36 No Other Choice - 56:26 Train Dreams - 1:06:15 Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery - 1:16:17 Weapons - 1:21:30   Runner-Up: One Battle After Another - 1:28:37 Winner: Sinners - 1:32:38    Movies We Would Have Wanted in the List - 1:41:10 Closing the Ep - 1:45:10 Patreon Clip - 1:48:07   Related Links 'Sinners' tops list of Indiana Film Journalists Association awards Nominations announced for 2025 Indiana Film Journalists Association Awards   Andy's Letterboxd Logan's Letterboxd Odd Trilogies Odd Trilogies - 116: The Silent Night, Deadly Night Trilogy Odd Trilogies - 115: Robert Zemeckis' CGI Trilogy Odd Trilogies - 114: The Odd Oz Trilogy Logan's Review of Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning Andy's Essay on "The Willem Dafoe Drip Check"   My 2025 Podcast and Writing Archive The Long Walk Book Reactions on Patreon IT: Welcome to Derry Episode Reactions on Patreon Patreon Potpourri - 035 - "Awards Season 2025" - Splitsville (2025), Bob Trevino Likes It (2025), If I Had Legs I'd Kick You (2025), and The Perfect Neighbor (2025) - Nov 17-Dec 24, 2025 Patreon Companion Episodes Collection   Indianapolis Theaters Alamo Drafthouse Indy Kan-Kan  Living Room Theaters Keystone Art  Flix Brewhouse   Ways to Support Us Support Us on Patreon for Exclusive Content Official OV Merch Buy Me A Coffee Obsessive Viewer Obsessive Viewer Presents: Anthology Obsessive Viewer Presents: Tower Junkies As Good As It Gets - Linktree Start Your Podcast with Libsyn Using Promo Code OBSESS   Follow Us on Social Media My Letterboxd | YouTube | Facebook | Twitter Instagram | Threads | Bluesky | TikTok | Tiny's Letterboxd   Mic Info Matt: ElectroVoice RE20 into RØDEcaster Pro II (Firmware: 1.6.8) Andy: Samson Q2U via USB in Riverside FM Logan: Blue Yeti in Riverside FM   Episode Homepage: ObsessiveViewer.com/OV498   Next Week on the Podcast OV499 - IT: Welcome to Derry (Season 1)

This week, Joe Shearer joins me to review Francis Lawrence's Stephen King adaptation, The Long Walk in a feature review and then, in this week's secondary review, we share our thoughts on Charlie Polinger's The Plague. Joe and I also discuss movie events around Indianapolis, and pay tribute to Rob Reiner and James Ransone. Watch the Video Version of this Episode Here Timestamps Show Start - 00:28 Introducing Joe - 02:28 Remembering Rob Reiner - 17:47 Remembering James Ransone - 28:51 Feature Review The Long Walk (2025) - 33:00 Spoiler - 1:03:05 Secondary Review The Plague (2025) - 1:22:55 Closing the Ep - 1:43:47 Patreon Clip - 1:46:47 Related Links Rob Reiner, 'When Harry Met Sally,' 'The Princess Bride' and 'Stand by Me' Director and 'All in the Family' Actor, Dies at 78 in Apparent Homicide James Ransone, 'The Wire' and 'It: Chapter Two' Actor, Dies at 46 Joe's Letterboxd Joe's Writing on Midwest Film Journal Joe's 2010 Rob Reiner Interview for "Flipped" at Heartland Joe's 2017 Rob Reiner Interview for "LBJ" at Heartland Joe's Review of The Plague Joe's Review of Five Nights at Freddy's 2 Joe's Glengarry Glen Ross Essay Joe's The Firm Essay My 2025 Podcast and Writing Archive The Long Walk Book Reactions on Patreon IT: Welcome to Derry Episode Reactions on Patreon Patreon Potpourri - 035 - "Awards Season 2025" - Splitsville (2025), Bob Trevino Likes It (2025), If I Had Legs I'd Kick You (2025), and The Perfect Neighbor (2025) - Nov 17-Dec 24, 2025 Patreon Companion Episodes Collection Indianapolis Theaters Alamo Drafthouse Indy Kan-Kan  Living Room Theaters Keystone Art  Flix Brewhouse Ways to Support Us Support Us on Patreon for Exclusive Content Official OV Merch Buy Me A Coffee Obsessive Viewer Obsessive Viewer Presents: Anthology Obsessive Viewer Presents: Tower Junkies As Good As It Gets - Linktree Start Your Podcast with Libsyn Using Promo Code OBSESS Follow Us on Social Media My Letterboxd | YouTube | Facebook | Twitter Instagram | Threads | Bluesky | TikTok | Tiny's Letterboxd   Mic Info Matt: ElectroVoice RE20 into RØDEcaster Pro II (Firmware: 1.6.8) Joe: Tonor USB Microphone in Riverside FM   Episode Homepage: ObsessiveViewer.com/OV497   Next Time on the Podcast OV498 - IFJA Top Ten Films of 2025  

This week, Brent Leuthold joins me to review the new Rian Johnson movie, Wake Up Dead Man in a feature review and then, in this week's secondary review, we share our thoughts on Eternity. Brent and I also discuss screenings around Indianapolis, movie news, and more. Watch the Video Version of this Episode Here Timestamps Show Start - 00:28 Introducing Brent - 02:28 Screening in Indy - 09:35 News Before the Reviews - 17:14 Feature Review Wake Up Dead Man (2025) - 41:18 Spoiler - 1:28:53 Secondary Review Eternity (2025) - 1:53:52 Closing the Ep - 2:18:11 Patreon Clip - 2:21:06   Related Links Nominations Announced for the 2025 Indiana Film Journalists Association Awards Paramount Skydance launches hostile bid for WBD 'to finish what we started,' CEO Ellison tells CNBC   Brent's Letterboxd Awake in the Dark Brent's Review of Wake Up Dead Man Brent's Review of Eternity Brent's Review of 100 Nights of Hero Brent's Essay on The Truman Show for MFJ   My 2025 Podcast and Writing Archive TV Reaction - It: Welcome to Derry S01E01: The Pilot - Nov 9, 2025 Video Reaction - It: Welcome to Derry S01E01: The Pilot - Nov 9, 2025 Immediate Reaction - Frankenstein (2025) - Oct 15, 2025 Immediate Reaction - The Hand That Rocks the Cradle (2025) - Oct 24, 2025 Immediate Reaction - A House of Dynamite (2025) - Oct 15, 2025 Book Reaction - The Long Walk by Stephen King - Chapters 8-10 - Oct 4, 2025 Book Reaction - The Long Walk by Stephen King - Chapters 11-13 - Nov 1, 2025 Patreon Companion Episodes Collection Indianapolis Theaters Alamo Drafthouse Indy Kan-Kan  Living Room Theaters Keystone Art  Flix Brewhouse Ways to Support Us Support Us on Patreon for Exclusive Content Official OV Merch Buy Me A Coffee Obsessive Viewer Obsessive Viewer Presents: Anthology Obsessive Viewer Presents: Tower Junkies As Good As It Gets - Linktree Start Your Podcast with Libsyn Using Promo Code OBSESS Follow Us on Social Media My Letterboxd | YouTube | Facebook | Twitter Instagram | Threads | Bluesky | TikTok | Tiny's Letterboxd   Mic Info Matt: ElectroVoice RE20 into RØDEcaster Pro II (Firmware: 1.6.8) Brent: Earthworks ICON Pro in Riverside FM   Episode Homepage: ObsessiveViewer.com/OV496   Next Week on the Podcast OV497 - It: Welcome to Derry (Season 1)

This week, Tiny and I review the new Jon M. Chu movie, Wicked: For Good in a feature review and then, in this week's secondary review, I share my thoughts on Ben Leonberg's Good Boy. Tiny and I also discuss screenings around Indianapolis, movie news, and more. Watch the Video Version of this Episode Here Timestamps Show Start - 00:28 Screening in Indy - 04:30 News Before the Reviews - 06:59 Feature Review Wicked: For Good (2025) - 09:26 Spoiler - 28:09 Secondary Review Good Boy (2025) - 52:58 Potpourri Tiny's Write-In Potpourri - 1:12:50 Rewatching TV Shows - 1:14:53 The Timekeepers of Eternity (2021) - 1:17:48 Keeper (2025) - 1:25:28   Closing the Ep - 1:34:12 Outtake: Tiny on Weapons (2025) - 1:35:31 Patreon Clip - 1:38:11   Related Links Scarlett Johansson to Star in New 'Exorcist' Movie The Timekeepers of Eternity - YouTube The Timekeepers of Eternity - Vimeo   My 2025 Podcast and Writing Archive TV Reaction - It: Welcome to Derry S01E01: The Pilot - Nov 9, 2025 Video Reaction - It: Welcome to Derry S01E01: The Pilot - Nov 9, 2025 Immediate Reaction - Frankenstein (2025) - Oct 15, 2025 Immediate Reaction - The Hand That Rocks the Cradle (2025) - Oct 24, 2025 Immediate Reaction - A House of Dynamite (2025) - Oct 15, 2025 Book Reaction - The Long Walk by Stephen King - Chapters 8-10 - Oct 4, 2025 Book Reaction - The Long Walk by Stephen King - Chapters 11-13 - Nov 1, 2025 Patreon Companion Episodes Collection Indianapolis Theaters Alamo Drafthouse Indy Kan-Kan  Living Room Theaters Keystone Art  Flix Brewhouse Ways to Support Us Support Us on Patreon for Exclusive Content Official OV Merch Buy Me A Coffee Obsessive Viewer Obsessive Viewer Presents: Anthology Obsessive Viewer Presents: Tower Junkies As Good As It Gets - Linktree Start Your Podcast with Libsyn Using Promo Code OBSESS Follow Us on Social Media My Letterboxd | YouTube | Facebook | Twitter Instagram | Threads | Bluesky | TikTok | Tiny's Letterboxd   Mic Info Matt: ElectroVoice RE20 into RØDEcaster Pro II (Firmware: 1.6.8 - Without Mic Compressors) Tiny: RØDE Podmic USB via USB in Riverside.FM Episode Homepage: ObsessiveViewer.com/OV495   Next Week on the Podcast  OV496 - Eternity (2025) & Train Dreams (2025)  

This week, Sam Watermeier joins me to review the new Dan Trachtenberg movie, Predator: Badlands in a feature review and then, in this week's secondary review, we talk about the animated anthology film, Predator: Killer of Killers. We also discuss screenings around Indianapolis, movie news, and more.   Timestamps Show Start - 00:28 Introducing Sam - 03:56 Screening in Indy - 11:52 News Before the Reviews - 14:30 Feature Review Predator: Badlands (2025) - 28:55 Spoiler - 1:18:21 Secondary Review Predator: Killer of Killers (2025) - 1:48:26   Closing the Ep - 2:10:10 Patreon Clip - 2:12:39   Related Links The 'Mass Effect' TV Show Will Tackle What Happens After the Original Trilogy 'Alien Earth' Renewed For Season 2 As Creator Noah Hawley Re-Ups Overall Deal With FX Jimmy Olsen 'DC Crime' Series in the Works at HBO Max From 'American Vandal' Duo, First Season Focused on Gorilla Grodd Tatsuya Nakadai, Japanese Film Legend That Starred in 'Ran,' 'Harakiri' and 'The Human Condition' Trilogy, Dies at 92   Sam's Letterboxd Sam's Writing on Midwest Film Journal Sam's Review of Criterion's 4K Release of Altered States Sam's Review of The Hand That Rocks the Cradle (2025) Sam's No Sleep October Essay on Found (2012)   My 2025 Podcast and Writing Archive TV Reaction - It: Welcome to Derry S01E01: The Pilot - Nov 9, 2025 Video Reaction - It: Welcome to Derry S01E01: The Pilot - Nov 9, 2025 Immediate Reaction - Frankenstein (2025) - Oct 15, 2025 Immediate Reaction - The Hand That Rocks the Cradle (2025) - Oct 24, 2025 Immediate Reaction - A House of Dynamite (2025) - Oct 15, 2025 Book Reaction - The Long Walk by Stephen King - Chapters 8-10 - Oct 4, 2025 Book Reaction - The Long Walk by Stephen King - Chapters 11-13 - Nov 1, 2025 Patreon Companion Episodes Collection   Indianapolis Theaters Alamo Drafthouse Indy Kan-Kan  Living Room Theaters Keystone Art  Flix Brewhouse   Ways to Support Us Support Us on Patreon for Exclusive Content Official OV Merch Buy Me A Coffee Obsessive Viewer Obsessive Viewer Presents: Anthology Obsessive Viewer Presents: Tower Junkies As Good As It Gets - Linktree Start Your Podcast with Libsyn Using Promo Code OBSESS   Follow Us on Social Media My Letterboxd | YouTube | Facebook | Twitter Instagram | Threads | Bluesky | TikTok | Tiny's Letterboxd   Mic Info Matt: ElectroVoice RE20 into RØDEcaster Pro II (Firmware: 1.6.8) Sam: Samson Q2U via USB in Riverside.FM   Episode Homepage: ObsessiveViewer.com/OV494   Next Week on the Podcast OV495 - Keeper (2025) & Good Boy (2025)  

This week, Keegan King joins me to review the new Yorgos Lanthimos movie, Bugonia in a feature review and then, in this week's secondary review, we talk about Scott Derrickson's Black Phone 2. We also discuss screenings around Indianapolis, and more.   Timestamps Show Start - 00:28 Introducing Keegan - 03:40 Matt's Guest Appearances - 05:29 Screening in Indy - 07:40  Feature Review Bugonia (2025) - 12:36 Spoiler - 55:41  Secondary Review Black Phone 2 (2025) - 1:46:13   Closing the Ep - 2:11:11 Patreon Clip - 2:12:34   Related Links Odd Trilogies - Episode 112: The Twilight of Kurosawa (with Matt Hurt) Short Bites: A Stephen King Podcast - Episode 14 - The Ledge with Matt Hurt My Voice Work on The Endless Elsewhere Podcast Indianapolis LGBT Film Festival   Keegan's Letterboxd   My 2025 Podcast and Writing Archive Livestream: OV493 - Bugonia (2025) & Black Phone 2 (2025) Immediate Reaction - Frankenstein (2025) - Oct 15, 2025 Livestream Immediate Reaction - Shelby Oaks (2025) - Oct 26, 2025 Immediate Reaction - The Hand That Rocks the Cradle (2025) - Oct 24, 2025 Immediate Reaction - A House of Dynamite (2025) - Oct 15, 2025 TV Reaction - The Paper - Season 1 - Oct 15, 2025 Book Reaction - The Long Walk by Stephen King - Chapters 8-10 - Oct 4, 2025 Book Reaction - The Long Walk by Stephen King - Chapters 11-13 - Nov 1, 2025 Patreon Companion Episodes Collection   Indianapolis Theaters  Alamo Drafthouse Indy Kan-Kan  Living Room Theaters Keystone Art  Flix Brewhouse   Ways to Support Us  Support Us on Patreon for Exclusive Content Official OV Merch Buy Me A Coffee Obsessive Viewer Obsessive Viewer Presents: Anthology Obsessive Viewer Presents: Tower Junkies As Good As It Gets - Linktree Start Your Podcast with Libsyn Using Promo Code OBSESS   Follow Us on Social Media My Letterboxd | YouTube | Facebook | Twitter Instagram | Threads | Bluesky | TikTok | Tiny's Letterboxd   Mic Info Matt: ElectroVoice RE20 into RØDEcaster Pro II (Firmware: 1.6.6) Keegan: Amazon USB Mic in Riverside FM   Episode Homepage: ObsessiveViewer.com/OV493   Next Week on the Podcast OV494 - Predator: Badlands (2025) & TBD (2025)  

This week, Brent Leuthold and Joe Shearer join me to review the new Chris Stuckmann movie, Shelby Oaks in a feature review and then, in this week's secondary review, Brent and I talk about Guillermo del Toro's Frankenstein. We also discuss screenings around Indianapolis, movie trivia nights, and more.   Timestamps Show Start - 00:28 Introducing Brent and Joe - 03:01 Screening in Indy - 22:45  Feature Review  Shelby Oaks (2025) - 32:10 Spoiler - 1:28:24 Secondary Review Frankenstein (2025) - 1:59:52   Closing the Ep - 2:26:29 Patreon Clip - 2:28:40   Related Links My Voice Work on The Endless Elsewhere Podcast My Guest Spot on Short Bites: A Stephen King Podcast Indianapolis LGBT Film Festival Back in the spotlight: decoding the Katy Perry and Justin Trudeau romance   Brent's Letterboxd Brent's Review of Frankenstein (2025) Brent's Review of Black Phone 2 (2025) Brent's Review of Tron: Aries (2025)   Joe's Letterboxd Joe's Essay on Creepshow (1982) Joe's Essay on Creepshow 2 (1987) Joe's Review of Roofman (2025)   My 2025 Podcast and Writing Archive Immediate Reaction - Frankenstein (2025) - Oct 15, 2025 Livestream Immediate Reaction - Shelby Oaks (2025) - Oct 26, 2025 Immediate Reaction - The Hand That Rocks the Cradle (2025) - Oct 24, 2025 Immediate Reaction - A House of Dynamite (2025) - Oct 15, 2025 TV Reaction - The Paper - Season 1 - Oct 15, 2025 Book Reaction - The Long Walk by Stephen King - Chapters 8-10 - Oct 4, 2025 Patreon Companion Episodes Collection   Indianapolis Theaters Alamo Drafthouse Indy Kan-Kan  Living Room Theaters Keystone Art  Flix Brewhouse   Ways to Support Us Support Us on Patreon for Exclusive Content Official OV Merch Buy Me A Coffee Obsessive Viewer Obsessive Viewer Presents: Anthology Obsessive Viewer Presents: Tower Junkies As Good As It Gets - Linktree Start Your Podcast with Libsyn Using Promo Code OBSESS   Follow Us on Social Media My Letterboxd | YouTube | Facebook | Twitter Instagram | Threads | Bluesky | TikTok | Tiny's Letterboxd   Mic Info Matt: ElectroVoice RE20 into RØDEcaster Pro II (Firmware: 1.6.6) Brent: Earthworks ICON Pro in Riverside FM Joe: Tonor USB Microphone in Riverside FM   Episode Homepage: ObsessiveViewer.com/OV492   Next Week on the Podcast OV493 - Bugonia (2025) & Black Phone 2 (2025)  

In this special episode, I share my experience at this year's Heartland Film Festival (HIFF34) before playing two filmmaker interviews I conducted. In the first interview, I chat with director/editor/writer Mark Hoffman and producer Alyssa Roehrenbeck about their film A Simple Machine. Then, I talk with director/cinematographer/writer Cameron Mitchell and co-writer David Mitchell about their documentary, Disposable Humanity.   Timestamps Show Start - 00:28 Thoughts on HIFF34 - 03:18 HIFF34 Awards - 05:43 What I Saw at HIFF34 - 09:39 Filmmaker Interviews A Simple Machine (2025) - 19:35 Disposable Humanity (2025) - 45:56   Closing the Ep - 1:51:19 Patreon Clip - 1:56:42   Related Links A Simple Machine (2025) A Simple Machine - Website A Simple Machine - Instagram Video Version of My A Simple Machine Interview   Disposable Humanity (2025) Disposable Humanity - Website Disposable Humanity - Instagram Video Version of My Disposable Humanity Interview   The Tenderness Tour Documentary at HIFF34 Heartland Film Festival The Tenderness Tour Film Facebook Page The Tenderness Tour Merch The Tenderness Tour Website The Tenderness Tour Campaign on Undue Medical Debt   My 2025 Podcast and Writing Archive My Film Festival Coverage on Patreon Immediate Reaction - HIFF34: A Simple Machine (2025) - Oct 16, 2025 Immediate Reaction - HIFF34: Winter Fantasy (2025) - Oct 15, 2025 Immediate Reaction - HIFF34: The Tenderness Tour (2025) - Oct 13, 2025 Immediate Reaction - HIFF34: Is This Thing On? (2025) - Oct 12, 2025 Immediate Reaction - HIFF34: Rental Family (2025) - Oct 9, 2025 Book Reaction - The Long Walk by Stephen King - Chapters 1-2 - Sept 18, 2025 Patreon Special - Yojimbo (1961) at the Kan-Kan - Aug 27, 2025   Indianapolis Theaters Alamo Drafthouse Indy Kan-Kan  Living Room Theaters Keystone Art  Flix Brewhouse   Ways to Support Us Support Us on Patreon for Exclusive Content Official OV Merch Buy Me A Coffee Obsessive Viewer Obsessive Viewer Presents: Anthology Obsessive Viewer Presents: Tower Junkies As Good As It Gets - Linktree Start Your Podcast with Libsyn Using Promo Code OBSESS   Follow Us on Social Media My Letterboxd | YouTube | Facebook | Twitter Instagram | Threads | Bluesky | TikTok | Tiny's Letterboxd   Mic Info Matt: ElectroVoice RE20 into RØDEcaster Pro II (Firmware: 1.6.6) RØDE Wireless ME into iPad   Episode Homepage: ObsessiveViewer.com/OV491   Next Week on the Podcast OV492 - Shelby Oaks (2025) & The Hand That Rocks the Cradle (2025)

In this special episode, I'm joined in two interviews by director Andie Redwine and star Richard Propes to discuss their documentary The Tenderness Tour, which premiered at this year's Heartland Film Festival. We discuss the process of creating the film, documenting Richard's activism, the experience bringing the film to HIFF, the decades long history of The Tenderness Tour, and much more. You can donate to Richard's campaign to end medical debt here.   Timestamps   Show Start - 00:28   Filmmaker Interviews Andie Redwine - 03:58 Richard Propes - 1:08:22   Closing the Ep - 2:05:13 Patreon Clip - 2:07:31   Related Links The Tenderness Tour Documentary at HIFF34 Heartland Film Festival The Tenderness Tour Film Facebook Page The Tenderness Tour Merch The Tenderness Tour Website The Tenderness Tour Campaign on Undue Medical Debt   Richard's Film Journalism Work at TheIndependentCritic.com Richard's Letterboxd The Hallelujah Life by Richard Propes (Amazon Affiliate Link) Andie's Once Upon a Disney Podcast   My 2025 Podcast and Writing Archive My Film Festival Coverage on Patreon Book Reaction - The Long Walk by Stephen King - Chapters 1-2 - Sept 18, 2025 Book Reaction - The Long Walk by Stephen King - Chapters 3-5 - Sept 21, 2025 Book Reaction - The Long Walk by Stephen King - Chapters 6-7 - Sept 28, 2025 Book Reaction - The Long Walk by Stephen King - Chapters 8-10 - Oct 4, 2025 Patreon Special - Yojimbo (1961) at the Kan-Kan - Aug 27, 2025 Patreon Special - High and Low (1963) at the Kan-Kan - Aug 24, 2025 Immediate Reaction - Together (2025) - Jul 23, 2025 Patreon Companion Episodes Collection   Indianapolis Theaters Alamo Drafthouse Indy Kan-Kan  Living Room Theaters Keystone Art  Flix Brewhouse   Ways to Support Us Support Us on Patreon for Exclusive Content Official OV Merch Buy Me A Coffee Obsessive Viewer Obsessive Viewer Presents: Anthology Obsessive Viewer Presents: Tower Junkies As Good As It Gets - Linktree Start Your Podcast with Libsyn Using Promo Code OBSESS   Follow Us on Social Media My Letterboxd | YouTube | Facebook | Twitter Instagram | Threads | Bluesky | TikTok | Tiny's Letterboxd   Mic Info Matt: ElectroVoice RE20 into RØDEcaster Pro II (Firmware: 1.6.6)   Episode Homepage: ObsessiveViewer.com/OV490   Next Week on the Podcast OV491 - HIFF2025: Filmmaker Interview

This week, Sam Watermeier joins me to review the new Benny Safdie movie, The Smashing Machine in a feature review and then, in this week's secondary review, we talk about Renny Harlin's, The Strangers: Chapter 2. We also discuss recent movie and TV news, screenings around Indianapolis, Heartland Film Festival, Robert Redford, Heat 2, and more. Timestamps Show Start - 01:29 Introducing Sam - 04:31 Screening in Indy - 10:49 News Before the Reviews - 17:54 Feature Review The Smashing Machine (2025) - 23:51 Spoiler - 1:06:57 Secondary Review The Strangers: Chapter 2 (2025) - 1:36:17 Closing the Ep - 2:03:00 Patreon Clip - 2:05:13 Related Links My Voice Work on The Endless Elsewhere Podcast My Guest Spot on Short Bites: A Stephen King Podcast OV429 - I Saw the TV Glow (2024) & The Strangers: Chapter 1 (2024) - Guest: Sam Watermeier Robert Redford, 'Butch Cassidy' and 'All the President's Men' Icon, Dies at 89 'Heat 2' Moves From Warner Bros. to Amazon MGM as Michael Mann's Sequel Gains Traction   Sam's Letterboxd Sam's Writing on Midwest Film Journal Sam's Review of Arrow's Spawn 4K UHD Release Sam's Review of Are We Good? Sam's Review of The Strangers: Chapter 2 Sam's Quick Takes Reviews of Twinless and Lurker   My 2025 Podcast and Writing Archive Book Reaction - The Long Walk by Stephen King - Chapters 1-2 - Sept 18, 2025 Book Reaction - The Long Walk by Stephen King - Chapters 3-5 - Sept 21, 2025 Book Reaction - The Long Walk by Stephen King - Chapters 6-7 - Sept 28, 2025 Book Reaction - The Long Walk by Stephen King - Chapters 8-10 - Oct 4, 2025 Patreon Special - Yojimbo (1961) at the Kan-Kan - Aug 27, 2025 Patreon Special - High and Low (1963) at the Kan-Kan - Aug 24, 2025 Immediate Reaction - Together (2025) - Jul 23, 2025 Patreon Companion Episodes Collection   Indianapolis Theaters Heartland Film Festival The Tenderness Tour Documentary at HIFF34 Alamo Drafthouse Indy Kan-Kan  Living Room Theaters Keystone Art  Flix Brewhouse   Ways to Support Us Support Us on Patreon for Exclusive Content Official OV Merch Buy Me A Coffee Obsessive Viewer Obsessive Viewer Presents: Anthology Obsessive Viewer Presents: Tower Junkies As Good As It Gets - Linktree Start Your Podcast with Libsyn Using Promo Code OBSESS   Follow Us on Social Media My Letterboxd | YouTube | Facebook | Twitter Instagram | Threads | Bluesky | TikTok | Tiny's Letterboxd   Mic Info Matt: ElectroVoice RE20 into RØDEcaster Pro II (Firmware: 1.6.6) Sam: Samson Q2U via USB in Google Meet   Episode Homepage: ObsessiveViewer.com/OV489   Next Week on the Podcast OV490 - Roofman (2025) & Bone Lake (2025)

This week, Brent Leuthold joins me to review the new Paul Thomas Anderson movie, One Battle After Another in a feature review and then, in this week's secondary review, we talk about the new Shudder original, V/H/S Halloween. We also discuss recent movie and TV news and screenings around Indianapolis. Timestamps Show Start - 00:28 Introducing Brent - 03:10 Screening in Indy - 13:29 News Before the Reviews - 20:53 Feature Review One Battle After Another (2025) - 42:23 Spoiler - 1:16:59 Secondary Review V/H/S Halloween (2025) - 1:41:22 Closing the Ep - 2:11:44 Patreon Clip - 2:13:34   Related Links Heartland Film Festival The Tenderness Tour Documentary at HIFF34 Why Jimmy Kimmel's show was yanked off the air 'Simpsons' Movie Sequel Sets Summer 2027 Release Date 'The Social Network' Follow-Up Sets 2026 Release Date and Official Title: 'The Social Reckoning' Brent's Letterboxd Awake in the Dark Brent's Review of Eleanor the Great Brent's Review of One Battle After Another Brent's Review of Code 3 Brent's Review of Lurker  My 2025 Podcast and Writing Archive GP000 - Batman Day 2025 - Batman: Second Chances (Sept 1986-Oct 1987) + Batman: The Dumpster Slasher Trilogy (Batman #414, #421, #422) - Aug 15-30, 2025 Book Reaction - The Long Walk by Stephen King - Chapters 1-2 - Sept 18, 2025 Book Reaction - The Long Walk by Stephen King - Chapters 3-5 - Sept 21, 2025 Book Reaction - The Long Walk by Stephen King - Chapters 6-7 - Sept 28, 2025 Patreon Special - Yojimbo (1961) at the Kan-Kan - Aug 27, 2025 Patreon Special - High and Low (1963) at the Kan-Kan - Aug 24, 2025 Patreon Companion Episodes Collection Indianapolis Theaters Alamo Drafthouse Indy Kan-Kan  Living Room Theaters Keystone Art  Flix Brewhouse  Ways to Support Us Support Us on Patreon for Exclusive Content Official OV Merch Buy Me A Coffee Obsessive Viewer Obsessive Viewer Presents: Anthology Obsessive Viewer Presents: Tower Junkies As Good As It Gets - Linktree Start Your Podcast with Libsyn Using Promo Code OBSESS  Follow Us on Social Media My Letterboxd | YouTube | Facebook | Twitter Instagram | Threads | Bluesky | TikTok | Tiny's Letterboxd   Mic Info Matt: ElectroVoice RE20 into RØDEcaster Pro II (Firmware: 1.6.6) Brent: Earthworks ICON Pro in Google Meet   Episode Homepage: ObsessiveViewer.com/OV488   Next Week on the Podcast OV489 - The Smashing Machine (2025) & Bone Lake (2025)

This week, Sam Watermeier joins me to review the new Zach Cregger movie, Weapons in a feature review and then, in this week's secondary review, I talk about the new "ScreenLife" movie, War of the Worlds. We also discuss recent movie and TV news, screenings around Indianapolis, Batman, Batman Returns, The Shield and more. Timestamps Show Start - 00:28 Introducing Sam - 02:16 Screening in Indy - 10:32 News Before the Reviews - 19:10 Feature Review Weapons (2025) - 34:42 Spoiler - 58:05 Secondary Review Exit Sam - 1:34:11 War of the Worlds (2025) Spoiler Review - 1:39:34 Potpourri Heartland Film Festival 2025 - 2:08:10 Batman (1989)/Batman Returns (1992) - 2:08:45 The Gotham Project on Patreon - 2:11:17 The Shield Rewatch - 2:15:22   Closing the Ep - 2:29:15 Patreon Clip - 2:30:59   Related Links 'The Running Man' Dashes A Week Later, 18hz's 'Primate' Busting Out In January 2026 NBCUniversal Lands 'Jason Bourne' And 'Treadstone' Rights From Author Robert Ludlum Following Massive Bidding War Jeff Bezos Reportedly "Obsessed" With Casting Wife Lauren Sánchez In Major Role In Amazon MGM's New 'James Bond': "This Isn't Just Fantasy Casting" MaybrookMissing.com 'Weapons' – Warner Bros. Reportedly Considering an Aunt Gladys Prequel Movie   Sam's Letterboxd Sam's Writing on Midwest Film Journal Sam's Review of Weapons Sam's Review of The Bad Guys 2 Sam's Review of I Know What You Did Last Summer (2025) Sam's Appearance on Odd Trilogies Podcast ep 102: The Schwarzenegger-Reitman Comedies   My 2025 Podcast and Writing Archive Patreon Special - Yojimbo (1961) at the Kan-Kan - Aug 27, 2025 Patreon Special - High and Low (1963) at the Kan-Kan - Aug 24, 2025 199 - OV B-Roll - "Rewatching Prospective Top Tens" - Random Conversation, WTF Ending, Podcasts - Aug 14, 2025 198 - OV B-Roll - "Crack of the Bat Podcast" - 2025's Brickyard 400, Watching Podcasts and the Evolution of the Format, and MattHurtAI - Aug 7, 2025 197 - OV B-Roll - "No A/C, Probably ADHD" - LinkedIn Lunatics, MLMs, and Working From Home - Jul 31, 2025 Immediate Reaction - Together (2025) - Jul 23, 2025 Patreon Companion Episodes Collection   Indianapolis Theaters Alamo Drafthouse Indy Kan-Kan  Living Room Theaters Keystone Art  Flix Brewhouse   Ways to Support Us Support Us on Patreon for Exclusive Content Official OV Merch Buy Me A Coffee Obsessive Viewer Obsessive Viewer Presents: Anthology Obsessive Viewer Presents: Tower Junkies As Good As It Gets - Linktree Start Your Podcast with Libsyn Using Promo Code OBSESS   Follow Us on Social Media My Letterboxd | YouTube | Facebook | Twitter Instagram | Threads | Bluesky | TikTok | Tiny's Letterboxd   Mic Info Matt: ElectroVoice RE20 into RØDEcaster Pro II (Firmware: 1.6.6) Sam: Samson Q2U via USB in Google Meet   Episode Homepage: ObsessiveViewer.com/OV487   Next Week on the Podcast OV488 - Highest 2 Lowest (2025) & Swiped (2025)  

Recorded August 7, 2025: This week, Tiny and I review The Naked Gun in a feature review and then, in this week's secondary review, I talk about Happy Gilmore 2. We also discuss recent movie and TV news, screenings around Indianapolis, and more.   Timestamps Show Start - 00:28 Screening in Indy - 08:13 News Before the Reviews - 12:00 Feature Review The Naked Gun (2025) - 32:21 Spoiler - 53:58 Exit Tiny - 1:00:55 Secondary Review Matt's Mea Culpa - 1:02:24 Happy Gilmore 2 (2025) - 1:04:35   Closing the Ep - 1:31:30 Patreon Clip - 1:32:52   Related Links Jeremy Strong Circling Mark Zuckerberg Role in 'The Social Network Part II' Hulu App to Be Phased Out as Disney Is 'Fully Integrating' Service Into Disney+ AMC Theatres Looks To Shorten Preshow Following Studios' Ire – The Dish James Gunn to Direct Next Movie in the 'Super-Family' at DC Studios After 'Superman' Success 'The Batman 2' Is 'Preparing to Begin Shooting Next Spring,' Warner Bros. Discovery Announces   My 2025 Podcast and Writing Archive 198 - OV B-Roll - "Crack of the Bat Podcast" - 2025's Brickyard 400, Watching Podcasts and the Evolution of the Format, and MattHurtAI - Aug 7, 2025 Immediate Reaction - Together (2025) - Jul 23, 2025 Patreon Special - 28 Days Later (2002) at Alamo Drafthouse - May 23, 2025 Patreon Companion Episodes Collection Patreon - Severance Episode Reviews   Indianapolis Theaters Alamo Drafthouse Indy Kan-Kan  Living Room Theaters Keystone Art  Flix Brewhouse   Ways to Support Us Support Us on Patreon for Exclusive Content Official OV Merch Buy Me A Coffee Obsessive Viewer Obsessive Viewer Presents: Anthology Obsessive Viewer Presents: Tower Junkies As Good As It Gets - Linktree Start Your Podcast with Libsyn Using Promo Code OBSESS   Follow Us on Social Media My Letterboxd | YouTube | Facebook | Twitter Instagram | Threads | Bluesky | TikTok | Tiny's Letterboxd   Mic Info Matt: ElectroVoice RE20 into RØDEcaster Pro II (Firmware: 1.6.5) Tiny: Samson Q2U via USB in Google Meet   Episode Homepage: ObsessiveViewer.com/OV486   Next Week on the Podcast OV487 - Weapons (2025) & War of the Worlds (2025)  

This week, Brent Leuthold joins me to review the new MCU movie, The Fantastic Four: First Steps in a feature review and then, in this week's secondary review, I talk about the Alison Brie/Dave Franco horror movie Together. We also discuss recent movie and TV news, screenings around Indianapolis, and more.   Timestamps Show Start - 00:28 Introducing Brent - 02:11 Screening in Indy - 11:43 News Before the Reviews - 13:56 Feature Review The Fantastic Four: First Steps (2025) - 32:13 Spoiler - 59:16 Secondary Review Together (2025) - 1:23:51 Spoiler - 1:40:16   Closing the Ep - 1:46:31 Patreon Clip - 1:47:33   Related Links As Good As It Gets new album COLORS on 12" VINYL RELEASE Amazon's Alexa Fund Invests in 'Netflix of AI' Start-Up Fable, Which Launches Showrunner: A Tool for User-Directed TV Shows 'Mrs. Doubtfire' Star Matthew Lawrence Wants AI To Revive Robin Williams' "Iconic" Voice DreamWorks Includes AI Training Warning In The Bad Guys 2 End Credits Alison Brie and Dave Franco Face Copyright Suit Over $17 Million Sundance Hit 'Together': 'A Blatant Rip-Off' Dave Franco and Alison Brie's 'Together' Director Responds to Idea Theft Lawsuit and Calls It 'Deeply Unsettling'   Brent's Letterboxd Awake in the Dark Brent's Review of The Fantastic Four: First Steps Brent's Essay on Wild at Heart for Midwest Film Journal's Willem Dafoe Series Brent's Review of Eddington   My 2025 Podcast and Writing Archive Immediate Reaction - Together (2025) - Jul 23, 2025 Patreon Special - 28 Days Later (2002) at Alamo Drafthouse - May 23, 2025 Patreon Companion Episodes Collection Patreon - Severance Episode Reviews Indianapolis Theaters Alamo Drafthouse Indy Kan-Kan  Living Room Theaters Keystone Art  Flix Brewhouse Ways to Support Us Support Us on Patreon for Exclusive Content Official OV Merch Buy Me A Coffee Obsessive Viewer Obsessive Viewer Presents: Anthology Obsessive Viewer Presents: Tower Junkies As Good As It Gets - Linktree Start Your Podcast with Libsyn Using Promo Code OBSESS Follow Us on Social Media My Letterboxd | YouTube | Facebook | Twitter Instagram | Threads | Bluesky | TikTok | Tiny's Letterboxd Mic Info Matt: ElectroVoice RE20 into RØDEcaster Pro II (Firmware: 1.6.5) Brent: Earthworks ICON Pro in Google Meet   Episode Homepage: ObsessiveViewer.com/OV485   Next Week on the Podcast OV486 - The Naked Gun (2025) & TBD (2025)

This week, Sam Watermeier joins me to review the new slasher legacy sequel/reboot, I Know What You Did Last Summer in a feature review and then, in this week's secondary review, I talk about the new dark comedy Oh, Hi! We also discuss recent movie and TV news, screenings around Indianapolis, and more. Timestamps Show Start - 00:28 Introducing Sam - 02:35 Screening in Indy - 13:51 News Before the Reviews - 20:00 Feature Review I Know What You Did Last Summer (2025) - 39:42 Spoiler - 1:16:02 Exit Sam - 1:42:18 Secondary Review Oh, Hi! (2025) - 1:43:44 Closing the Ep - 2:01:46 Patreon Clip - 2:03:25 Related Links As Good As It Gets new album COLORS on 12" VINYL RELEASE Patreon Potpourri - 010 - "Scream Imitators" - I Know What You Did Last Summer (1997), I Still Know What You Did Last Summer (1998), Urban Legend (1998), and Valentine (2001) - Feb 4, 2022 The Late Show with Stephen Colbert to End in May 2026, Citing Financial Reasons  New 'Wonder Woman' Movie Sets 'Supergirl' Writer Ana Nogueira to Pen Script I Know What You Did Last Summer star makes huge horror blunder in saying the original movie walked so Wes Craven's Scream could run Malcolm-Jamal Warner Drowns: 'The Cosby Show' & 'The Resident' Actor Was 54 Ozzy Osbourne Dies: Black Sabbath Frontman, Solo Singer & Reality TV Star Was 76  Hulk Hogan Dies: Pro Wrestling Icon & Actor Was 71 Sam's Letterboxd Sam's Writing on Midwest Film Journal Sam's Review of I Know What You Did Last Summer (2025) Sam's Review of Sovereign Sam's Review of M3GAN 2.0 Sam's Review of 28 Years Later Sam's Appearance on Odd Trilogies Podcast ep 102: The Schwarzenegger-Reitman Comedies  Midwest Film Journal's Dafoe? Dafriend Essay Series My 2025 Podcast and Writing Archive Immediate Reaction - The Life of Chuck (2025) - May 29, 2025 Immediate Reaction - Together (2025) - Jul 23, 2025 Patreon Companion Episodes Collection Companion Ep - OV477 - Final Destination 1-5 Retrospective - May 24-25, 2025 Patreon - Severance Episode Reviews Indianapolis Theaters Alamo Drafthouse Indy Kan-Kan  Living Room Theaters Keystone Art  Flix Brewhouse Ways to Support Us Support Us on Patreon for Exclusive Content Official OV Merch Buy Me A Coffee Obsessive Viewer Obsessive Viewer Presents: Anthology Obsessive Viewer Presents: Tower Junkies As Good As It Gets - Linktree Start Your Podcast with Libsyn Using Promo Code OBSESS Follow Us on Social Media My Letterboxd | YouTube | Facebook | Twitter Instagram | Threads | Bluesky | TikTok | Tiny's Letterboxd Mic Info Matt: ElectroVoice RE20 into RØDEcaster Pro II (Firmware: 1.5.4) Sam: Samson Q2U via USB in Google Meet Episode Homepage: ObsessiveViewer.com/OV484   Next Week on the Podcast OV485 - The Fantastic Four: First Steps (2025) & Together (2025)

This week, Mitch Ringenberg joins me to review the new James Gunn movie, Superman in a feature review and then, in this week's secondary review, I talk about M3GAN 2.0. We also discuss recent movie and TV news, screenings around Indianapolis, and more. Timestamps Show Start - 00:28 Introducing Mitch - 02:25 Screening in Indy - 14:15 News Before the Reviews - 17:32 Feature Review Superman (2025) - 32:37 Spoiler - 1:20:30 Secondary Review M3GAN 2.0 (2025) - 2:02:32   Closing the Ep - 2:13:28 Patreon Clip - 2:14:42   Related Links Emmy Nominations 2025: 'Severance' Leads All Shows With 27 Nods, 'The Penguin,' 'The Studio' and 'White Lotus' Close Behind Superman Isn't Trying to Be Political. We Just Have Real-Life Supervillains Now. Heartland Film - IndyShorts International Film Festival   Mitch's Letterboxd Mitch's Writing on Midwest Film Journal Mitch's Review of The Penguin's 4K Release   My 2025 Podcast and Writing Archive Patreon Special - 28 Days Later (2002) at Alamo Drafthouse - May 23, 2025 Immediate Reaction - Clown in a Cornfield (2025) - May 16-21, 2025 Immediate Reaction - The Life of Chuck (2025) - May 29, 2025 Patreon Companion Episodes Collection Companion Ep - OV477 - Final Destination 1-5 Retrospective - May 24-25, 2025 Patreon - Severance Episode Reviews   Indianapolis Theaters Alamo Drafthouse Indy Kan-Kan  Living Room Theaters Keystone Art  Flix Brewhouse   Ways to Support Us Support Us on Patreon for Exclusive Content Official OV Merch Buy Me A Coffee Obsessive Viewer Obsessive Viewer Presents: Anthology Obsessive Viewer Presents: Tower Junkies As Good As It Gets - Linktree Start Your Podcast with Libsyn Using Promo Code OBSESS   Follow Us on Social Media My Letterboxd | YouTube | Facebook | Twitter Instagram | Threads | Bluesky | TikTok | Tiny's Letterboxd   Mic Info Matt: ElectroVoice RE20 into RØDEcaster Pro II (Firmware: 1.5.4) Mitch: Blue Yeti via Google Meet   Episode Homepage: ObsessiveViewer.com/OV483   Next Week on the Podcast OV484 - Eddington (2025) & Daniela Forever (2025)