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The Obsessive Viewer - Movie Review Podcast

Obsessive Viewer Podcasts

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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02:08:23

OV474 - Warfare (2025) & The Luckiest Man in America...

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2025/04/10

This week, Sam Watermeier joins me to review the new war film from Alex Garland and Ray Mendoza, Warfare in a feature review and then, in this week’s secondary review, we discuss the new Samir Oliveros movie, The Luckiest Man in America. We also discuss recent movie and TV news, screenings around Indianapolis, and more. Timestamps Show Start - 00:28 Introducing Sam - 02:37 Screening in Indy - 14:55 News Before the Reviews - 23:47 Feature Review Warfare (2025) - 40:20 Spoiler - 1:18:20 Secondary

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02:06:39

OV473 - Freaky Tales (2025) & A Working Man (2025) -...

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2025/04/04

This week, Brent Leuthold joins me to review the new anthology crime comedy from Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck, Freaky Tales in a feature review and then, in this week’s secondary review, I share my thoughts on the action movie A Working Man. We also discuss recent movie and TV news out of CinemaCon, Val Kilmer’s passing, screenings around Indianapolis, and more. Timestamps Show Start - 00:28 Introducing Brent - 02:34 Screening in Indy - 06:28 News Before the Reviews - 10:20 Feature Review Freaky

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01:48:06

OV472 - Death of a Unicorn (2025) & The Rule of Jenny...

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2025/03/31

This week, I ride solo to review the new A24 dark comedy Death of a Unicorn in a feature review and then, in this week’s secondary review, I share my thoughts on the thriller The Rule of Jenny Pen. I also discuss recent movie and TV news, Ash (2025), Stella, the Avengers: Doomsday cast, and more. Timestamps Show Start - 00:28 Screening in Indy - 06:03 News Before the Reviews - 11:47 Feature Review Death of a Unicorn (2025) - 24:40 Spoiler - 48:25 Secondary Review The Rule of Jenny Pen (2025) -

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01:46:26

OV471 - Novocaine (2025) & Borderline (2025) - Guest:...

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2025/03/22

This week, Brent Leuthold joins me to review the new action comedy Novocaine in a feature review and then, in this week’s secondary review, I share my thoughts on Jimmy Warden’s Borderline. I also discuss recent movie and TV news, Yellowjackets, Opus, 2004’s Twisted, and more. Timestamps Show Start - 00:28 Screening in Indy - 04:30 News Before the Reviews - 10:25 Feature Review Novocaine (2025) - 26:20 Spoiler - 52:14 Secondary Review Borderline (2025) - 1:12:38 Potpourri Yellowjackets

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01:51:44

OV470 - Mickey 17 (2025) & The Electric State (2025)...

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2025/03/13

This week, Brent Leuthold joins me to review the new Bong Joon Ho movie Mickey 17 in a feature review and then, in this week’s secondary review, I share my thoughts on the Russo Brothers’ new Netflix movie, The Electric State. We also discuss recent Spider-Man 4 and Ready Or Not casting news, and more. Timestamps Show Start - 00:28 Introducing Brent - 02:11 Screening in Indy - 08:04 News Before the Reviews - 13:00 Feature Review Mickey 17 (2025) - 23:44 Spoiler - 54:34 Secondary Review The

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02:05:08

OV469 - Last Breath (2025) & Riff Raff (2025) -...

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2025/03/06

This week, Sam Watermeier joins me to review the new survival thriller Last Breath in a feature review and then, in this week’s secondary review, we discuss the crime comedy Riff Raff. We also discuss the passing of Michelle Trachtenberg and Gene Hackman, more Scream 7 casting news, this year’s Oscar ceremony, and more. Timestamps Show Start - 00:28 Introducing Sam - 03:01 News Before the Reviews - 16:32 Feature Review Last Breath (2025) - 43:26 Spoiler - 1:06:15 Secondary Review Riff Raff

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02:22:27

OV468 - The Monkey (2025) & Grand Theft Hamlet (2025)...

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2025/02/27

This week, Mitch Ringenberg joins me to review the Oz Perkins movie The Monkey in a feature review and then, in this week’s secondary review, we discuss the documentary Grand Theft Hamlet, which is now available on PVOD and on MUBI. We also talk a bit about the passing of George Armitage, Clayface director news, On Cinema at the Cinema, Severance season 2, and more. Timestamps Show Start - 00:28 Introducing Mitch - 02:15 Early 2025 Genre Movies - 03:41 News Before the Reviews - 13:40 Severance

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02:14:49

OV467 - Captain America: Brave New World (2025) & One...

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2025/02/21

This week, Brent Leuthold joins me to review the new MCU movie Captain America: Brave New World in a feature review and then, in this week’s secondary review, I share my thoughts on One of Them Days, which is now available on PVOD. We also talk a bit about the passing of character actor Biff Wiff, big James Bond franchise news, and more. Timestamps Show Start - 00:28 Introducing Brent - 02:17 Playing in Indianapolis - 06:57 News Before the Reviews - 09:51 Feature Review Captain America: Brave New

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02:09:04

OV466 - Heart Eyes (2025) & The Gorge (2025) - Guest:...

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2025/02/13

This week, Sam Watermeier joins me once again to review the new Valentine's Day slasher movie Heart Eyes in a feature review and then, in this week’s secondary review, I share my thoughts on the new Scott Derrickson film, The Gorge. We also talk a bit about the Super Bowl trailers and commercials, A24’s Friendship trailer, But I’m a Cheerleader, Home Improvement, and more. Timestamps Show Start - 00:28 Introducing Sam - 02:34 Playing in Indianapolis - 08:45 News Before the Reviews - 14:35

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02:08:06

OV465 - You’re Cordially Invited (2025) & Love Me...

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2025/02/06

This week, Sam Watermeier joins me to review the new comedy You’re Cordially Invited in a feature review and then, in this week’s secondary review, I share my thoughts on the sci-fi romance, Love Me. We also talk a bit about Scream 7 casting news, Arlington Road, Them, and more. Timestamps Show Start - 00:28 Introducing Sam - 02:30 Playing in Indianapolis - 10:28 Scream 7 Casting News - 12:57 Feature Review You’re Cordially Invited (2025) - 33:19 Spoiler - 59:06 Secondary Review Love Me

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02:06:01

OV464 - Companion (2025) & Presence (2025) - Guest:...

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2025/01/30

This week, Brent Leuthold joins me to review the new thriller Companion in a feature review and then, in this week’s secondary review, we discuss Steven Soderbergh’s latest film, Presence. We also talk a bit about the 2025 Oscar nominations, AMC’s Screen Unseen and Scream Unseen screenings, and more. Timestamps Show Start - 00:28 Introducing Brent - 02:43 Playing in Indianapolis - 10:36 Brent’s Standout Theater Experiences - 12:07 Oscar Nominations - 19:58 Feature Review Companion (2025) -

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01:55:14

OV463 - Wolf Man (2025) & Back in Action (2025) -...

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2025/01/23

This week, Nick Rogers joins me to review Leigh Whannell’s Wolf Man in a feature review and then we chat about Back in Action in a non-spoiler secondary review. We also pay tribute to David Lynch and discuss Grand Theft Hamlet. For Potpourri, Nick talks about some foreign language 2024 movies he’s catching up on and I share my first viewing thoughts on Brian De Palma’s Carlito’s Way. Timestamps Show Start - 00:28 Introducing Nick - 02:20 Grand Theft Hamlet (2025) - 06:48 Playing in Indianapolis

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04:23:33

OV462 - 2024 Year in Review - Best Movies of the Year...

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2025/01/16

Welcome to The Obsessive Viewer’s 2024 Year in Review episode! Mike and Tiny join me for our 12th 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 2024, 2025 movies we’re looking forward to, movie watching goals for 2025, honorable mentions, and more. Timestamps Show Start - 00:28 Thoughts on Our Years - 04:28 Notable TV Watched in 2024 - 27:00 Stats and Stat Tracking Our 2024 Viewing Stats -

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01:26:32

OV461 - Better Man (2024) & September 5 (2024) -...

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2025/01/09

This week, Nick Rogers joins me to review the Robbie Williams biopic, Better Man in a feature review and then we chat about September 5 in a non-spoiler secondary review. For Potpourri, Nick talks about Vulture’s Stunt Awards, Rebel Ridge, and Life After Fighting. I then share my thoughts on my first time watching Clint Eastwood’s Unforgiven. Timestamps Show Start - 00:28 Introducing Nick - 02:14 Playing in Indianapolis - 09:21 Feature Review Better Man (2024) - 13:37 Spoiler - 31:28

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02:01:12

OV460 - Nosferatu (2024) & Babygirl (2024) - Guest:...

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2025/01/02

Happy New Year! This week, I’m joined by Andy Carr to review Robert Eggers’ Nosferatu. Then, in this week’s secondary review, I share my thoughts on Halina Reijn’s Babygirl. We also discuss Grand Prix (1966), Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (2024), Happiness (1998), and Jailbreak: Love on the Run (2024) in this week’s Potpourri section. Timestamps Show Start - 00:28 Introducing Andy - 03:02 Playing in Indianapolis - 09:47 Goals for 2025 - 14:00 Feature Review Nosferatu (2024) - 20:25 Spoiler - 51:28

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01:54:28

OV459 - IFJA Ten Best Films of 2024 - Guests: Andy...

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2024/12/26

This week, I welcome my friends and IFJA colleagues Andy Carr and Joe Shearer back to the show to help me close out the year with a breakdown of the Indiana Film Journalists Association’s Ten Best Films of 2024. Timestamps Show Start - 00:28 Introducing the Guests - 02:42 Spotlight on Our Work in 2024 - 08:09 Movies We’d Add to the List - 18:35 Best Film Finalists - 28:50 Civil War - 29:15 Conclave - 37:06 A Different Man - 45:43 I Saw the TV Glow - 53:51 Exit Joe - 1:01:16 Mars Express -

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01:57:29

OV458 - Mufasa: The Lion King (2024) & Juror #2...

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2024/12/19

This week, Tiny and I review Barry Jenkins’ new film, Mufasa: The Lion King in a non-spoiler and spoiler feature review. Then, in this week’s secondary review, I’m joined by Sam Watermeier for a review of Clint Eastwood’s Juror #2. Timestamps Show Start - 00:28 Lola’s First Movie - 04:05 News - 08:50 Feature Review Mufasa: The Lion King (2024) - 17:15 Spoiler - 36:05 Secondary Review Introducing Sam - 53:47 Juror #2 (2024) - 1:00:33 Spoiler - 1:28:50 Closing the Ep - 1:53:38 Patreon

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01:42:53

OV457 - A Complete Unknown (2024) & Y2K (2024) -...

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2024/12/15

This week, I’m joined by Mitch Ringenberg to review the new James Mangold movie, A Complete Unknown. Then, in this week’s secondary review, I share my thoughts on Kyle Mooney’s Y2K. We also discuss news regarding the death of Sony’s Spider-Man universe, the trailer for 28 Years Later, the IFJA Award nominations, and more. Timestamps Show Start - 00:28 Introducing Mitch - 02:13 News Before the Reviews - 06:39 IFJA Nominees - 21:22 Feature Review A Complete Unknown (2024) - 37:18 Spoiler -

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01:44:08

OV456 - Bonus Ep - FYC Potpourri 2024 - Guest: Joe...

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2024/12/11

In this special bonus episode, I welcome Joe Shearer back to the show to talk about the movies he and I have been watching in preparation for the Indiana Film Journalists Association’s year-end awards. Timestamps Show Start - 00:28 Introducing Joe - 01:37 About the IFJA - 03:57 FYC Potpourri Joe: Saturday Night - 10:50 Matt: The People’s Joker - 15:09 Joe: The Apprentice - 26:10 Matt: A Different Man - 36:42 Joe: Skincare - 47:07 Matt: I Like Movies - 52:56 Joe: Wicked Little Letters - 1:06:24

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01:47:32

OV455 - Wicked: Part 1 (2024) & The Order (2024) -...

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2024/12/05

This week, I finally review Wicked: Part 1. Then, in this week’s secondary review, I’m joined by Sam Watermeier for a review of The Order. I also talk about news regarding Harry Potter casting, movie news, and more. Timestamps Show Start - 00:28 Playing in Indianapolis - 03:25 News - 04:57 Feature Review Wicked: Part 1 (2024) - 14:54 Spoiler - 44:20 Secondary Review Introducing Sam - 55:11 The Order (2024) - 1:01:39 Closing the Ep - 1:44:02 Patreon Clip - 1:45:21 Related Links Start

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