The Obsessive Viewer - Movie Review Podcast

In this special live episode of The Obsessive Viewer, the guys host the second annual Shocktober in Irvington , a one-night event screening of horror short films from local filmmakers benefitting the Irvington Historical Society . We had a really great turnout this year and we already can’t wait for Shocktober 3: Season of the Mike . Timestamps Show Start - 00:21 How’d it Go? - 01:15 What’s coming...

For the first time ever, it’s an Obsessive Viewer Commentary Track! Play the movie at 01:39 mark in the podcast. In honor of Back to the Future day, Matt and Mike recorded a commentary track for Back to the Future Part 2. In the commentary, they talk about the film, the franchise, what they got right/wrong about 2015, and more! Enjoy. Show Notes Obsessive Viewer - Check out plenty of reviews of mo...

This week Tiny and I share our thoughts on a couple of random picks from our Netflix lists. Tiny’s pick was The Source Family , a documentary about a hippy cult in the ‘60s. My pick was The Crow , the notorious supernatural revenge movie. For potpourri, Tiny talks up The Walking Dead premiere while I talk about some new Fall TV shows I sampled. Before all of that however, I gush about my experienc...

This week Tiny and I welcome our friend Robert Fekkes back for his 6th appearance on the podcast! This time, we talked about Ridley Scott’s latest film The Martian . In potpourri, we discuss Sicario , the lackluster Age of Ultron Blu-ray release, the fall TV season, Better Call Saul season 1, and horror movie The Den . Find back episodes of the podcast at http://ovpodcast.com and let us know what...

In this special episode of the podcast, Tiny and I chat with Michael Goldburg and Dave Chan, the men behind comedy/horror short film What’s Eating Dad? , which will be the opening short for our Shocktober in Irvington event on October 16th. In the episode, the guys tell us about the Film Festival circuit, behind the scenes info about the short, and their upcoming con-man comedy feature Sure-Fire ....

Despite planning to take a week off, we recorded an impromptu episode reviewing Mad Max: Fury Road . In Potpourri we discuss The Visit , The Mysteries of Laura , Pitch Perfect 2 , and The Bastard Executioner . Find back episodes of the podcast at http://ovpodcast.com and let us know what you think of the movie by tweeting us: @ObsessiveViewer ,  @ObsessiveTiny ,  @IAmMikeWhite . Timestamps Show St...

This week Matt and Tiny share their thoughts on the Whitey Bulger biopic Black Mass and then dive into some extended potpourri. Topics for this episode include Creep , White God , Get Hard , Review season 1, and more. Find back episodes of the podcast at http://ovpodcast.com and let us know what you think of the movie by tweeting us: @ObsessiveViewer ,  @ObsessiveTiny ,  @IAmMikeWhite .   Timestam...

This week Matt and Tiny share some of their memorable moments from sitcom television. Examples include scenes from How I Met Your Mother , Friends , Seinfeld and more. For potpourri, Tiny watched a “dam” good documentary and Matt shares his thoughts on Comet and We Are Your Friends . Find back episodes of the podcast at http://ovpodcast.com and let us know what you think of the movie by tweeting u...

This week on the podcast, Matt and Tiny give a review of Straight Outta Compton , the record-breaking N.W.A. biopic charting the ascent of the controversial rap group in the 1990s. For Potpourri, Tiny looks forward to Hard Knocks on HBO while Matt reviews No Escape and talks about Seinfeld’s writing. Find back episodes of the podcast at http://ovpodcast.com and let us know what you think of the mo...

For this special episode of the podcast, Matt talks to Allison Burnett , the writer and director of Ask Me Anything , an indie drama about a girl who blogs about her sex life in her one-year deferment from college after high school. Allison is also the author of Undiscovered Gyrl (the novel Ask Me Anything is based on), its sequel Another Girl among other things.   Find back episodes of the podcas...

In a special episode of the podcast, Matt chats with Kate Chaplin. Kate is a filmmaker who just wrapped filming on Wig’d Out here in Indianapolis. She’s also the host of Kate’s Take , a great podcast where she discusses how films have influenced her life. For Potpourri, Matt and Kate discuss LOST . Stay tuned after the outro to the episode for a LOST spoiler discussion segment. Find back episodes...

Our friend and frequent guest Robert Fekkes joins Tiny and I for a discussion about comedy sequels. We cover Dumb and Dumber To , Meet the Fockers , Next Friday , Horrible Bosses 2 and more. For potpourri, we talk about HBO’s Ballers , Foxcatcher , and Ask Me Anything . Find back episodes of the podcast at http://ovpodcast.com and let us know what you think of the movie by tweeting us: @ObsessiveV...

Tiny and I talked out our feelings about True Detective Season 2 in what was originally intended as a Potpourri recording for OV122 . But we got longwinded and I decided to cut it into its own Bonus Episode. Enjoy and let us know what you thought of True Detective Season 2.   Find back episodes of the podcast at http://ovpodcast.com and let us know what you think of the movie by tweeting us: @Obse...

Mike killed a deer before we sat down to discuss how we feel about the movies released in the first half of 2015. Find back episodes of the podcast at http://ovpodcast.com and let us know what you think of the movie by tweeting us: @ObsessiveViewer ,  @ObsessiveTiny ,  @IAmMikeWhite . Check out my side project solo podcast: Obsessive Viewer Presents: Anthology - a podcast exploring science fiction...

This week we played a version of our Fake Movie Game , only this time we pitched Fake Sequels . One host pitches a title and the other two hosts pick an alternate genre and then pitch the plot for the new movie. Then for Potpourri, I talk about Seinfeld and Fifty Shades of Grey . Tiny shares his thoughts on Faults . And Mike watches Annie Hall for the first time. *I mistakenly refer to Session 9 a...

In this special episode of the podcast, I (Matt) premiere my solo side-project podcast: Anthology. In this pilot episode, I introduce the concept for the podcast, its origin, and give some background on The Twilight Zone and my feelings about the show. I also review and analyze The Twilight Zone’s first two episodes: Where is Everbody? & One for the Angels . Anthology will be added to iTunes soon....

Mike returns to the podcast this week (for a few episodes! We have a classic Extended Potpourri for you in which I break down my experience at Indy Film Fest, Tiny shares a couple documentaries, and Mike talks Scream, Love & Mercy and much more. Of course, check the show notes for timestamps for all of our discussions in this episode. Find back episodes of the podcast at http://ovpodcast.com and l...

This week Tiny and I are joined by our good friend Pat Kuhn from The Nerds You’re Looking For podcast for the first time since his guest appearance in OV21 . In this episode we break down how we felt about Marvel’s latest MCU movie Ant-Man before getting into our potpourri section where we talk Trainwreck , Fifty Shades of Grey , and Indy Film Fest here in Indianapolis. Find back episodes of the p...

Recorded April 19th, 2015 - It’s our 3rd Vault Movies episode. In this episode, we each offer a movie into our proverbial “film vault.” This time The Shawshank Redemption , Star Wars , and 28 Days Later are entered into the vault. Stay tuned after the episode for a sneak preview of a new solo podcast I’ve been working on. Obsessive Viewer Presents: Anthology - a podcast exploring science fiction a...

Recorded Thursday, June 25th, 2015 - Tiny and I recorded our thoughts on Game of Thrones season 5 as a bonus episode. Here we break down our feelings on the GoT finale and season 5 as a whole. We spoil the hell out of the show, so beware. Find back episodes of the podcast at http://ovpodcast.com and let us know what you think of the movie by tweeting us: @ObsessiveViewer ,  @ObsessiveTiny ,  @IAmM...

Indy PopCon has come to an end and we have a ton of recorded content for your enjoyment. In this third and final PopCon 2015 episode, Tiny and I reflect on this year’s convention, how Markiplier stole Matt’s thunder, and finally answer the question we asked everyone. After our talk, you’ll find all of the interviews we conducted at our booth with people attending the convention. We asked PopCon vi...

Indy PopCon has come to an end and we have a ton of recorded content for your enjoyment. In this second episode, we interviewed John Graham from FIGID Press and INDYpendent Show . He does a lot of great work to foster creativity in the Indianapolis area. The interview took place on Saturday, June 27th, 2015 at 12:00pm . After the interview, you’ll find all of the interviews we conducted at our boo...

Indy PopCon has come to an end and we have a ton of recorded content for your enjoyment. In this first episode, we interviewed the guys from Billy and Brandon Watch Movies . They were given a block of time on the Podcast Stage at the convention and asked us to come on and interview them. The interview took place on Friday, June 26th, 2015 at 6:00pm . Find back episodes of the podcast at http://ovp...

This week Tiny and I celebrate the two-year anniversary of the podcast with a discussion about our favorite “second seasons” of TV. We talk about The Office , The Wire , Lost , Breaking Bad and more. In lieu of potpourri, we reminisce on our 2nd year as podcasters. In the episode, I incorrectly name October 5th as Back to the Future Day. It’s October 21st. I’m ashamed and deserve to have my car co...

This week Tiny and I welcome our friend Matt Quiett from The Nerd’s Domain podcast for a review of Jurassic World . We also talk about the just announced reboot Halloween Returns , Pitch Perfect 2 , Archer Vice , Band of Brothers and more!   Find back episodes of the podcast at http://ovpodcast.com and let us know what you think of the movie by tweeting us: @ObsessiveViewer ,  @ObsessiveTiny ,  @I...