The Obsessive Viewer - Movie Review Podcast

In this episode, I welcome my friends Brent Leuthold and Joe Shearer back to the show to review the new "spooktacular Shocktober" releases Halloween Ends and V/H/S/99 !     Become a patron for exclusive audio content at Patreon.com/ObsessiveViewer .     Timestamps     Show Start – 00:28 Introducing the Guests - 01:57 Recent Trailers - 12:05     Reviews - 19:08     Halloween Ends - 19:44 Spoiler -...

In this episode, Ben and I share our thoughts on some of the films playing at this year's Heartland Film Festival both virtually and in-person in Indianapolis October 6th-16th. For more information on Heartland Film Festival, visit HeartlandFilm.org .   Become a patron for exclusive audio content at Patreon.com/ObsessiveViewer .   Timestamps   Show Start – 00:28 The Movie State - 02:52   Heartland...

In this special episode, I am releasing the first 2 episodes of my Patreon-Exclusive episode reviews of Netflix's Dark here on the main feed. To hear my thoughts on the rest of the series, you'll need to sign up to our Patreon at the $2 or higher levels at Patreon.com/ObsessiveViewer .   Timestamps   Show Start – 00:28   Dark, Episode 1 - Secrets - 09:30 Dark, Episode 2 - Lies - 1:12:51   Closing...

In this episode, I welcome my friends Sam Watermeier and Joe Shearer back to the show to review the new releases Clerks III and Blonde .   Become a patron for exclusive audio content at Patreon.com/ObsessiveViewer .   Timestamps   Show Start – 00:28   Clerks III (2022) – 03:15 Spoiler Review – 39:06 Blonde (2022) –  1:08:10 Spoiler Review – 1:22:26   Closing the Ep – 1:38:54   Related Links   My 2...

In this episode, we continue our journey through Roger Ebert's "Great Movies" list with reviews of M , The Color Purple , and Magnolia ! We also discuss Robert Zemekis, Pinocchio , and the recent passing of Jean-Luc Godard.   Become a patron for exclusive audio content at Patreon.com/ObsessiveViewer .   Timestamps   Show Start – 00:28 Robert Zemekis and Pinocchio – 07:25   Ebert's Great Movies – 1...

In this episode, Tiny and I go back and forth in an Extended Potpourri episode where we share our thoughts on The Rehearsal , Uncharted , Glorious , House of the Dragon , and more.     Become a patron for exclusive audio content at Patreon.com/ObsessiveViewer .     Timestamps     Show Start – 00:28     Extended Potpourri - 02:20     Tiny: The Terminal List Season 1 - 03:46 Matt: House of the Drago...

In this episode, Ben and I review the new acrophobic thriller, Fall (currently in theaters) and round out the episode with a review of J.J. Perry's Day Shift (available on Netflix).   Become a patron for exclusive audio content at Patreon.com/ObsessiveViewer .   Timestamps   Show Start – 00:28 Spielberg Talk - 04:25   Reviews - 14:17   Fall (2022) - 14:50 Non-Spoiler Review - 15:40 Spoiler Review...

In this episode, we continue our journey through Roger Ebert's "Great Movies" list with reviews of The Red Shoes , The Godfather Part II , and Dark City ! We also discuss the recent news regarding changes at Warner Bros and HBOMax.   Become a patron for exclusive audio content at Patreon.com/ObsessiveViewer .   Timestamps   Show Start – 00:28 Batgirl and HBOMax News - 02:08 Ebert's Great Movies –...

In this episode, I am joined by my friends and IFJA colleagues Andy Carr and Joe Shearer to review B.J. Novak's film, Vengeance ( currently in theaters) and round out the episode with a review of Dan Trachtenberg's Prey (Hulu).   Become a patron for exclusive audio content at Patreon.com/ObsessiveViewer .   Timestamps   Show Start – 00:28   Reviews - 08:02   Vengeance (2022) - 08:14 Non-Spoiler Re...

In this episode Tiny and I review Jordan Peele's latest, Nope (in theaters) and round out the episode with a review of Hannah Marks' Don't Make Me Go (Amazon Prime).     Become a patron for exclusive audio content at Patreon.com/ObsessiveViewer .     Mic Info Matt: ElectroVoice RE20 with RØDEcaster Pro (DeEsser enabled) and Klark Teknik Mic Booster CM-2 Tiny: Samson Q2U via USB in Google Meet    ...

In this episode Tiny, Ben, and I review Thor: Love and Thunder and the new Happy Madison Netflix movie, Hustle . Become a patron for exclusive content at Patreon.com/ObsessiveViewer .     Mic Info: ElectroVoice RE20 with RØDEcaster Pro and Klark Teknik Mic Booster CM-2     Timestamps   Show Start – 00:28   Reviews - 11:37   Thor: Love and Thunder - 12:58 Spoiler Review - 1:00:28   Hustle - 1:32:06...

In this special episode, I am releasing all of my Patreon-Exclusive episode reviews of Stranger Things 4, Vol. 1 on the main feed. Listen to me share the highs and lows of the seven episodes that were released on May 27 in preparation for Vol. 2, which releases on July 1st. To hear my thoughts on Vol. 2, you'll need to sign up to our Patreon at the $2 or higher levels at Patreon.com/ObsessiveViewe...

In this episode, I welcome my friends Andy Carr ( Odd Trilogies Podcast ) and Brent Leuthold ( AwakeInTheDark.com ) back to the show to review Scott Derrickson's The Black Phone and Cooper Raiff's Cha Cha Real Smooth .   Timestamps Show Start – 00:28 Introducing Andy and Brent - 01:24   Featured Reviews - 05:45   The Black Phone (2022) Non-Spoiler - 07:40 Spoiler - 45:08   Cha Cha Real Smooth (202...

In this episode, I welcome my friend Sam Watermeier from Midwest Film Journal back to the show to review Robert Eggers' The Northman and Colin Trevorrow's Jurassic World Dominion . We also discuss one of Sam's favorite films, Todd Solondz's 1998 film, Happiness and I give a brief review of Pixar's latest, Lightyear .   Timestamps   Show Start – 00:28 Introducing Sam - 01:04   Featured Reviews - 10...

In this episode, we continue our journey through Roger Ebert's "Great Movies" list with reviews of Dr. Strangelove , Persona , and The Godfather !   Timestamps   Show Start – 00:28 Joker Sequel News -  02:32   Ebert's Great Movies - 09:30   Dr. Strangelove (1964) - 11:50 Persona (1966) -  38:53 The Godfather (1972) - 1:18:45   Our Picks for Part 14 - 1:54:58   Closing the Ep – 1:58:46   Related Li...

In this episode, I welcome my friend Brent from AwakeInTheDark.com onto the show to review Top Gun: Maverick and the new Shudder thriller, Watcher .   Timestamps Show Start – 00:40 Introducing Brent - 01:37 Top Gun: Maverick - 09:30 Non-Spoiler - 13:46 Spoiler - 34:30 Watcher - 1:10:02 Non-Spoiler - 1:11:20 Spoiler - 1:21:07   Closing the Ep – 1:34:37 Related Links My 2022 Podcast and Writing Arch...

In this episode, Tiny, Ben, and I discuss the trailer for Avatar: The Way of Water and review the latest Alex Garland film, Men. We also discuss the new Netflix documentary, Our Father .     Timestamps   Show Start – 00:40 David Cronenberg and Other Topics - 03:18 Avatar: The Way of Water trailer - 14:13   Men - 29:14   Non-Spoiler - 30:28 Spoiler - 49:55   Our Father - 1:05:24   Closing the Ep –...

In this extended potpourri episode, Tiny and I discuss a handful of recent movies and shows we've watched.   Timestamps   Show Start – 00:40 Non-Movie Banter - 02:34   Extended Potpourri - 09:35   Matt: Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022) - 10:52 Tiny: Euphoria - 23:19 Matt: Language Lessons (2021) - 47:20 Tiny: The Gilded Age - 55:03 Matt: The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent (2...

In this episode, Mike and I review the new film Everything Everywhere All At Once and discuss the upcoming summer movie season and premiere our brand new theme song, A Little Mad Sometimes (Theme from The Obsessive Viewer Podcast) by Mike's band, As Good As It Gets!   Timestamps   Show Start – 00:41 All About the New Theme Song - 02:07 Summer Movie Preview - 33:22   Everything Everywhere All At On...

In this episode, Tiny, Ben, and I continue our journey through Roger Ebert's Great Movies List . In this installment, we discuss Rebel Without a Cause , The Conversation , and My Neighbor Totoro .   Timestamps   Show Start – 00:37 Housekeeping/Feedback - 02:20   Ebert's Great Movies – 14:08   Rebel Without a Cause (1955) – 16:08 The Conversation (1974) – 43:40 My Neighbor Totoro (1988) – 1:05:49  ...

In this episode, I'm joined by my friend Sam Watermeier from Midwest Film Journal to review Matt Reeves' The Batman in a non-spoiler and spoiler discussion!   Timestamps   Show Start - 00:30 Introducing Sam - 02:02   The Batman   History with Batman - 16:42 The Batman (2022) Non-Spoiler - 28:10 The Batman (2022) Spoiler - 57:05   Closing the Ep – 1:58:54 Pre-Recorded Outro – 2:01:42   Related Link...

In this episode, Tiny, Ben, and I continue our journey through Roger Ebert's Great Movies List . In this installment, we discuss Hitchcock's Psycho , Connery's 3rd outing as Bond, Goldfinger , and Ridley Scott's Alien . We also discuss the 2022 Academy Award nominations and debate the merits of music biopics and toxic fandom.   Timestamps Show Start - 00:35 Ben's Site: The Movie State - 02:45 Acad...

In this episode, Mike and I gush over the latest installment in one of our favorite franchises of all time. In non-spoiler and spoiler sections, we discuss all things Scream (2022) !   Timestamps   Show Start - 00:30   Scream   History with the Franchise - 09:38 Scream (2022) Non-Spoiler - 28:02 Scream (2022) Spoiler - 54:47   Closing the Ep – 02:07:53 Pre-Recorded Outro – 2:12:12   Related Links...

In this episode, I welcome my friend Sam Watermeier (Midwest Film Journal) back to the show to review The Matrix Resurrections ! I also share the podcast's and my writing stats for 2021 and countdown my Honorable Mentions.   Timestamps   Show Start - 00:30   The Matrix   History with the Franchise - 09:46 The Matrix Resurrections Non-Spoiler - 23:30 The Matrix Resurrections Spoiler - 38:18    2021...

Happy New Year and welcome to The Obsessive Viewer's 2021 Year in Review episode! It's our annual episode where Tiny, Mike, and I share our movie viewing stats for the year and our top ten favorite movies lists. So join us as we reflect on another odd pandemic year and hope for a better year in 2022.      Timestamps   Show Start - 00:36   Stats and Stat Tracking   Letterboxd - 04:18 Thoughts on Ou...