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) - 28:46
• Spoiler - 59:05

 

Secondary Review

• Presence (2025) - 1:28:06
• Spoiler - 1:43:43

 

• Closing the Ep - 2:01:43
• Patreon Clip - 2:03:40

 

Related Links

• 2025 Oscar Nominations List
• Why ‘Queer’ and ‘I Saw the TV Glow’ Are the Kind of LGBTQ+ Movies That Deserve Awards Attention

 

• My 2025 Podcast and Writing Archive
• Patreon Companion Episodes Collection
• Companion Ep - OV464 - Erin Brockovich (2000) - Jan 27, 2025
• Immediate Reaction - The Brutalist (2024) IMAX Screening - Jan 26, 2025
• Patreon - Severance Episode Reviews

 

• Brent’s Letterboxd
• Awake in the Dark
• Brent’s Review of Presence (2025)
• Brent’s Review of Wolf Man (2025)
• Brent’s Review of Den of Thieves 2: Pantera (2025)
• Brent's Top 10 Films of 2024

 

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Next Week on the Podcast

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