This week, I welcome Sam Watermeier back to the show to review I Saw the TV Glow in both a non-spoiler and spoiler feature review. Then, in this week’s secondary review, we share our thoughts on Renny Harlin’s The Strangers: Chapter 1. We also talk about recent news regarding the Trump movie The Apprentice and the Scarlett Johansson’s OpenAI/ChatGPT feud.

 

Timestamps

• Show Start - 00:28
• News - 10:00

Feature Review

• I Saw the TV Glow (2024) - 34:06
• Spoiler - 1:00:05

Secondary Review

• The Strangers: Chapter 1 (2024) - 1:33:15

Potpourri

• Matt: The Greatest Hits (2024) (Hulu) - 1:59:45
• Sam: Polaroid (2019) (Hulu) - 2:01:34

 

• Closing the Ep - 2:03:35
• Patreon Clip - 2:05:26

 

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• Start Your Podcast with Libsyn Using Promo Code OBSESS
• Trump Campaign Vows To Sue ‘The Apprentice’ Filmmakers Over Scene Of Ivana Trump Rape By Then-Real Estate Mogul
• Scarlett Johansson Had To Threaten OpenAI With Legal Action To Get Soundalike Voice Taken Down, Wants “Appropriate Legislation” To Stop Such Deepfakes

 

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