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 Film Festival 2022 - 09:10  

• Home is Somewhere Else - 14:57
• It Happened One Weekend - 19:46
• Always, Lola - 23:42
• Because We're Family - 28:31
• Waiting for the Light to Change - 33:05
• The Moon & Back - 37:18
• The Wind and the Reckoning - 41:31
• Follow Her - 44:50
• Last Radio Call - 49:33
• What We Do Next - 52:18
• Teine Sa - the ancient ones - 57:22
• The Allnighter - 1:00:10

 

• Other HIFF2022 Movies We Want to See - 1:04:07
• Closing the Ep – 1:10:50

  Related Links  

• My 2022 Podcast and Writing Archive
• My Heartland Film Festival Reviews on NUVO
• NUVO: It Happened One Weekend (2022) – Oct 3
• NUVO: Because We’re Family (2022) – Oct 4
• NUVO: The Allnighter (2022) – Oct 5
• NUVO: The Moon & Back (2022) – Oct 6
• NUVO: Follow Her (2022) – Oct 7
• NUVO: What We Do Next (2022) – Oct 8
• NUVO: Our (Almost Completely True) Story - Oct 9
• Mike’s Band: As Good As It Gets
• Our Theme Song on Spotify

 

• The Movie State
  • HIFF 2022: WHAT WE DO NEXT, HOME IS SOMEWHERE ELSE, AND IT HAPPENED ONE WEEKEND
  • HIFF 2022: ME LITTLE ME, THE GROTTO, AND ALWAYS, LOLA
  • HIFF 2022: INTERVIEW WITH THE MOON AND BACK WRITER/DIRECTOR LEAH BLEICH
  • The Movie State's Heartland Film Festival Coverage

• Help Support the Podcast Official OV Merch: Our TeePublic Store
• Obsessive Viewer – The homepage for all the things we do.
• Obsessive Viewer Presents: Anthology – Matt’s solo podcast exploring science fiction anthology storytelling in television’s first golden age starting with The Twilight Zone.
• Obsessive Viewer Presents: Tower Junkies – Our spinoff podcast dedicated to Stephen King’s magnum opus, The Dark Tower and related topics.

  Mic Info  

• Matt: ElectroVoice RE20 into RØDEcaster Pro II - Processing: High Pass Filter, DeEsser, Compressor, and Master Compellor enabled (Recorded in the Living Room)
• Ben: Earthworks ICON via USB in Google Meet

  Episode Homepage: ObsessiveViewer.com/OV384

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 the Ep – 2:05:37

  Related Links  

• My 2022 Podcast and Writing Archive
• My Review of Fall (2022) – Aug 16
• My Review of Glorious (2022) – Aug 16
• My Review of Clerks III (2022) – Sept 8
• Mike’s Band: As Good As It Gets
• Our Theme Song on Spotify
• The Movie State

 

• Help Support the Podcast Official OV Merch: Our TeePublic Store
• Obsessive Viewer – The homepage for all the things we do.
• Obsessive Viewer Presents: Anthology – Matt’s solo podcast exploring science fiction anthology storytelling in television’s first golden age starting with The Twilight Zone.
• Obsessive Viewer Presents: Tower Junkies – Our spinoff podcast dedicated to Stephen King’s magnum opus, The Dark Tower and related topics.

  Mic Info  

• Frame Recording: ElectroVoice RE20, RØDEcaster Pro II, (Processing: DeEsser, High Pass Filter, Compressor, and Master Compellor enabled) - Recorded in the Living Room
• Episode 1: RØDE Podmic through RØDEcaster Pro II (DeEsser, Big Bottom, and High Pass Filter enabled) - Recorded in the Living Room
• Episode 2: ElectroVoice RE20 through RØDEcaster Pro II (DeEsser and High Pass Filter enabled) - Recorded in the Living Room

  Episode Homepage: ObsessiveViewer.com/OV383

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 2022 Podcast and Writing Archive
• My Review of Fall (2022) – Aug 16
• My Review of Glorious (2022) – Aug 16
• My Review of Clerks III (2022) – Sept 8
• Mike’s Band: As Good As It Gets
• Our Theme Song on Spotify
• The Movie State

 

• Joe Shearer’s Letterboxd
• Joe’s Review of Lightyear (2022)
• Joe's Review of Bodies, Bodies, Bodies (2022)
• Joe's Review of Margaux (2022)
• Joe's Writing on Midwest Film Journal
• Medium Cool: A Movie Podcast

 

• Sam Watermeier's Letterboxd
• Sam's Review of The Bad Guys (2022)
• Sam's Review of Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (2022)
• Sam's Essay on A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
• Sam's Writing on Midwest Film Journal

 

• Help Support the Podcast Official OV Merch: Our TeePublic Store
• Obsessive Viewer – The homepage for all the things we do.
• Obsessive Viewer Presents: Anthology – Matt’s solo podcast exploring science fiction anthology storytelling in television’s first golden age starting with The Twilight Zone.
• Obsessive Viewer Presents: Tower Junkies – Our spinoff podcast dedicated to Stephen King’s magnum opus, The Dark Tower and related topics.

  Mic Info  

• Matt: ElectroVoice RE20, RØDEcaster Pro II, (Processing: DeEsser, High Pass Filter, Compressor, and Master Compellor enabled) - Recorded in the Living Room
• Sam: Samson Q2U via USB in Google Meet
• Joe: Tonor USB Microphone via USB in Google Meet

  Episode Homepage: ObsessiveViewer.com/OV382

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 – 14:43  

• M (1931) – 21:37
• Spoiler Review – 41:25
• The Color Purple (1985) – 59:39
• Spoiler Review – 1:18:03
• Magnolia (1999) – 1:36:44
• Spoiler Review – 1:55:44

  Our Picks for Part 16 – 2:25:17  

• Closing the Ep – 2:32:10

  Related Links  

• My 2022 Podcast and Writing Archive
• My Review of Fall (2022) – Aug 16
• My Review of Glorious (2022) – Aug 16
• My Review of Clerks III (2022) – Sept 8
• Mike’s Band: As Good As It Gets
• Our Theme Song on Spotify

 

• Our Ebert’s Great Movies Archive
• M (1931) - August 3, 1997
• The Color Purple (1985) - March 28, 2004
• Ebert's Original Review- December 20, 1985
• Magnolia (1999) - November 27, 2008
• The Obsessive Viewer’s Official Great Movies List

 

• The Movie State– Ben’s Website
• BATMAN: ONE BAD DAY – THE RIDDLER #1 – COMICS REVIEW
• SILK VOLUME 2: AGE OF THE WITCH – COMICS REVIEW
• THE RINGS OF POWER: SEASON 1, “A SHADOW OF THE PAST” & “ADRIFT” – TV REVIEW
• THE RINGS OF POWER: SEASON 1, “ADAR” – TV REVIEW

 

• Help Support the Podcast Official OV Merch: Our TeePublic Store
• Obsessive Viewer – The homepage for all the things we do.
• Obsessive Viewer Presents: Anthology – Matt’s solo podcast exploring science fiction anthology storytelling in television’s first golden age starting with The Twilight Zone.
• Obsessive Viewer Presents: Tower Junkies – Our spinoff podcast dedicated to Stephen King’s magnum opus, The Dark Tower and related topics.

  Mic Info  

• Matt: ElectroVoice RE20, RØDEcaster Pro II, (Processing: DeEsser, High Pass Filter, and Master Compellor enabled) - Recorded in the Living Room
• Tiny: Samson Q2U via USB in Google Meet
• Ben: Earthworks ICON via USB in Google Meet

  Episode Homepage: ObsessiveViewer.com/OV381

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 Dragon Series Premiere - 12:47
• Tiny: Downton Abbey Series - 23:35
• Matt: The Rehearsal Season 1 - 29:53
• Tiny: Uncharted (2022) - 40:32
• Matt: Glorious (2022) - 46:54
• Tiny: Severance Season 1 - 50:45
• Matt: Not Okay (2022) - 1:02:15

   

• Closing the Ep – 1:08:57

    Related Links    

• My 2022 Podcast and Writing Archive
• My Review of Glorious (2022)
• Mike's Band: As Good As It Gets
• Our Theme Song on Spotify
• The Movie State- Ben's Website

   

• Help Support the Podcast Official OV Merch: Our TeePublic Store
• Obsessive Viewer – The homepage for all the things we do.
• Obsessive Viewer Presents: Anthology – Matt’s solo podcast exploring science fiction anthology storytelling in television’s first golden age starting with The Twilight Zone.
• Obsessive Viewer Presents: Tower Junkies – Our spinoff podcast dedicated to Stephen King’s magnum opus, The Dark Tower and related topics.

    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

    Episode Homepage: ObsessiveViewer.com/OV380

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 - 42:31

  Day Shift (2022) - 1:00:07

• Non-Spoiler Review - 1:01:07
• Spoiler Review - 1:18:27

 

• Closing the Ep – 1:27:41

Related Links  

• My 2022 Podcast and Writing Archive
• My Review of Summering (2022)
• My Review of Day Shift (2022)
• Mike's Band: As Good As It Gets
• Our Theme Song on Spotify

 

• The Movie State- Ben's Website
• A League of Their Own - TV Review
• Twelve Percent Dread: Interview With Writer and Artist Emily McGovern
• Luck - Movie Review

 

• Help Support the Podcast Official OV Merch: Our TeePublic Store
• Obsessive Viewer – The homepage for all the things we do.
• Obsessive Viewer Presents: Anthology – Matt’s solo podcast exploring science fiction anthology storytelling in television’s first golden age starting with The Twilight Zone.
• Obsessive Viewer Presents: Tower Junkies – Our spinoff podcast dedicated to Stephen King’s magnum opus, The Dark Tower and related topics.

  Mic Info

• Matt: ElectroVoice RE20 with RØDEcaster Pro (DeEsser enabled) and Klark Teknik Mic Booster CM-2
• Ben: Earthworks ICON via USB in Google Meet

  Episode Homepage: ObsessiveViewer.com/OV379

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 – 17:15  

• The Red Shoes (1948) - 23:05
• Spoiler Review - 46:26
• The Godfather Part II (1974) - 56:55
• Spoiler Review - 1:28:04
• Dark City (1998) - 1:58:23
• Spoiler Review - 2:12:07

Our Picks for Part 15 – 2:26:00  

• Closing the Ep – 2:30:48

Related Links  

• Why Warner Bros. Killed ‘Batgirl’: Inside the Decision Not to Release the DC Movie

 

• My 2022 Podcast and Writing Archive
• My Review of Nope
• My Review of Don't Make Me Go
• Mike's Band: As Good As It Gets
• Our Theme Song on Spotify

 

• Our Ebert’s Great Movies Archive
• The Red Shoes (1948) - January 1, 2005
• The Godfather Part II (1974) - October 2, 2008
• Dark City (1998) - November 6, 2005
• The Obsessive Viewer's Official Great Movies List

 

• The Movie State– Ben’s Website
• Twelve Percent Dread: Interview With Writer and Artist Emily McGovern
• Luck - Movie Review
• Twelve Percent Dread - Comic Review
• Ben's Appearance on Awake in the Dark Podcast Ep 70: Nope

 

• Help Support the Podcast Official OV Merch: Our TeePublic Store
• Obsessive Viewer – The homepage for all the things we do.
• Obsessive Viewer Presents: Anthology – Matt’s solo podcast exploring science fiction anthology storytelling in television’s first golden age starting with The Twilight Zone.
• Obsessive Viewer Presents: Tower Junkies – Our spinoff podcast dedicated to Stephen King’s magnum opus, The Dark Tower and related topics.

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
• Ben: Earthworks ICON via USB in Google Meet

  Episode Homepage: ObsessiveViewer.com/OV378

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 Review - 09:13
• Spoiler Review - 36:57

  Prey - 53:35

• Non-Spoiler Review - 54:43
• Spoiler Review - 1:10:53

 

• Closing the Ep – 1:31:10

Related Links  

• My 2022 Podcast and Writing Archive
• My Review of Nope
• My Review of Don't Make Me Go
• My Review of Gone in the Night
• Mike's Band: As Good As It Gets
• Our Theme Song on Spotify
• The Movie State- Ben's Website

 

• Joe Shearer's Letterboxd
• Joe's Review of X (2022)
• Joe's Review of Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers (2022)
• Joe's Review of Lightyear (2022)
• Medium Cool: A Movie Podcast

 

• Andy Carr's Letterboxd
• Andy's Review of Where the Crawdads Sing
• Andy's Review of Nope (2022)
• Odd Trilogies Podcast

 

• Help Support the Podcast Official OV Merch: Our TeePublic Store
• Obsessive Viewer – The homepage for all the things we do.
• Obsessive Viewer Presents: Anthology – Matt’s solo podcast exploring science fiction anthology storytelling in television’s first golden age starting with The Twilight Zone.
• Obsessive Viewer Presents: Tower Junkies – Our spinoff podcast dedicated to Stephen King’s magnum opus, The Dark Tower and related topics.

  Mic Info  

• Matt: ElectroVoice RE20 with RØDEcaster Pro (DeEsser enabled) and Klark Teknik Mic Booster CM-2
• Andy: Samson Q2U via USB in Google Meet
• Joe: Tonor USB Microphone via USB in Google Meet

  Episode Homepage: ObsessiveViewer.com/OV377

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 

  Timestamps  

• Show Start – 00:28

  Reviews - 07:32   Nope - 09:43

• Non-Spoiler Review - 17:39
• Spoiler Review - 52:04

Don't Make Me Go - 1:25:46

• Non-Spoiler Review - 1:28:36
• Spoiler Review - 1:37:25 

• Closing the Ep – 1:57:40

  Related Links

• My 2022 Podcast and Writing Archive
• My Review of Nope
• My Review of Don't Make Me Go
• Mike's Band: As Good As It Gets
• Our Theme Song on Spotify 

• Ben's Review of Nope
• Andy Carr's Review of Nope
• Mitch Ringenberg's Review of Nope
• Jordan Peele Shuts Down Fan Who Called Him the Best Horror Director of All Time: I Won’t ‘Tolerate John Carpenter Slander’ 

• The Movie State- Ben's Website
• The Gray Man - Review
• The Sea Beast - Review
• Marcel the Shell with Shoes On - Review

• Help Support the Podcast Official OV Merch: Our TeePublic Store
• Obsessive Viewer – The homepage for all the things we do.
• Obsessive Viewer Presents: Anthology – Matt’s solo podcast exploring science fiction anthology storytelling in television’s first golden age starting with The Twilight Zone.
• Obsessive Viewer Presents: Tower Junkies – Our spinoff podcast dedicated to Stephen King’s magnum opus, The Dark Tower and related topics.

  Episode Homepage: ObsessiveViewer.com/OV376

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

 

• Closing the Ep – 1:50:18

  Related Links  

• My 2022 Podcast and Writing Archive
• Mike's Band: As Good As It Gets
• Our Theme Song on Spotify

 

• The Movie State- Ben's Website
• • BEST MOVIES OF 2022 SO FAR
  • BEST TV SHOWS OF 2022 SO FAR
  • BEST MOVIE PERFORMANCES OF 2022 SO FAR
  • BEST MOVIE SCENES OF 2022 SO FAR

 

• Help Support the Podcast Official OV Merch: Our TeePublic Store
• Obsessive Viewer – The homepage for all the things we do.
• Obsessive Viewer Presents: Anthology – Matt’s solo podcast exploring science fiction anthology storytelling in television’s first golden age starting with The Twilight Zone.
• Obsessive Viewer Presents: Tower Junkies – Our spinoff podcast dedicated to Stephen King’s magnum opus, The Dark Tower and related topics.

  Episode Homepage: ObsessiveViewer.com/OV375