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A weekly podcast reviewing one or two new release titles every episode with an occasional free-for-all segment at the end we call Potpourri. Proudly presented by ObsessiveViewer.com. A full archive of The Obsessive Viewer Podcast (as well as written reviews) can be found at ObsessiveViewer.com.

  1. OV496 - Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery (2025) & Eternity (2025) - Guest: Brent Leuthold

    DEC 12

    OV496 - Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery (2025) & Eternity (2025) - Guest: Brent Leuthold

    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)

    2h 24m

  2. NOV 26

    OV495 - Wicked: For Good (2025) & Good Boy (2025)

    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)

    1h 41m
  3. OV494 - Predator: Badlands (2025) & Predator: Killer of Killers (2025) - Guest: Sam Watermeier

    NOV 13

    OV494 - Predator: Badlands (2025) & Predator: Killer of Killers (2025) - Guest: Sam Watermeier

    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)

    2h 15m
  4. OV493 - Bugonia (2025) & Black Phone 2 (2025) - Guest: Keegan King

    NOV 6

    OV493 - Bugonia (2025) & Black Phone 2 (2025) - Guest: Keegan King

    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)

    2h 15m
  5. OV492 - Shelby Oaks (2025) & Frankenstein (2025) - Guests: Brent Leuthold and Joe Shearer

    OCT 30

    OV492 - Shelby Oaks (2025) & Frankenstein (2025) - Guests: Brent Leuthold and Joe Shearer

    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)

    2h 31m
  6. OV491 - HIFF2025: Filmmaker Interviews - A Simple Machine (2025) & Disposable Humanity (2025)

    OCT 21

    OV491 - HIFF2025: Filmmaker Interviews - A Simple Machine (2025) & Disposable Humanity (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)

    1h 59m
  7. OV490 - HIFF2025: Filmmaker Interview - The Tenderness Tour (2025) Director Andie Redwine & Star Richard Propes

    OCT 16

    OV490 - HIFF2025: Filmmaker Interview - The Tenderness Tour (2025) Director Andie Redwine & Star Richard Propes

    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

    2h 10m

  8. OCT 9

    OV489 - The Smashing Machine (2025) & The Strangers: Chapter 2 (2025) - Guest: Sam Watermeier

    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)

    2h 8m
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A weekly podcast reviewing one or two new release titles every episode with an occasional free-for-all segment at the end we call Potpourri. Proudly presented by ObsessiveViewer.com. A full archive of The Obsessive Viewer Podcast (as well as written reviews) can be found at ObsessiveViewer.com.

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