In this episode, I welcome my friend Kim C from The Year of Underrated Stephen King Podcast onto the show to chat about the magic of Mike Flanagan and his latest limited series, Midnight Mass.   Timestamps

• Show Start - 00:34

Midnight Mass - 18:06

• Non-Spoiler - 20:30
• Spoiler - 1:05:56 

• Closing the Ep - 1:36:16
• Patreon Stinger - 1:38:59
• Pre-Recorded Outro - 1:40:44

Related Links

• The Year of Underrated Stephen King 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.

  Episode Homepage: ObsessiveViewer.com/OV354

In this episode, Ben and I review Clint Eastwood’s latest film, Cry Macho and the feature film adaptation of the Tony Award winning musical, Dear Evan Hansen. We also briefly discuss the Emmys, a busy October at the movies, and more.

Timestamps

• Show Start - 00:30
• Emmys - 06:42
• Upcoming Movies - 18:49

Cry Macho

• Non-Spoiler - 31:11
• Spoiler - 51:31 

Dear Evan Hansen

• Non-Spoiler - 1:06:31
• Spoiler - 1:42:21 

• Closing the Ep - 2:03:41
• Patreon Clip - 2:06:32
• Pre-Recorded Outro - 2:07:45

Related Links

• Emmys Producer Speaks Out Against Seth Rogen’s ‘Frustrating’ Covid Jokes, ‘Disrespectful’ Scott Frank
• Paranormal Activity lives: Reboot film creeping onto Paramount+ just in time for Halloween 

• Matt’s Review: John and the Hole (2021)
• Matt's Review: The Night House (2021)
• Matt's Review: Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021) 

• Ben's Review: Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021)
• Ben's Review: Anne at 13,000 Ft. (2021)
• Ben's Review: Mogul Mowgli (2021)
• Ben’s Happy Valley Essays - Midwest Film Journal
• Ben’s Di$ney Essays - Midwest Film Journal 

• Help Support the Podcast
• Archive: Ben Sears
• Archive: Matt Hurt
• Official OV Merch: Our TeePublic Store 

• Obsessive Viewer - The homepage for all the things we do. Facebook - @ObsessiveViewer - @ObsessiveTiny - @IAmMikeWhite - @nerdster330 - @burger_lurker
• Obsessive Viewer Presents: Anthology - Matt’s solo podcast exploring science fiction anthology storytelling in television’s first golden age starting with The Twilight Zone. Apple Podcasts - Google Podcasts - Stitcher - Twitter
• Obsessive Viewer Presents: Tower Junkies - Our spinoff podcast dedicated to Stephen King’s magnum opus, The Dark Tower and related topics. Apple Podcasts - Google Podcasts - Stitcher - Twitter
• Loudlike “Mistakes We Must Make” EP on iTunes - Our theme song is “An Eclipse of Events.” Grab Loudlike’s EP and hear the full version of our theme.
• Patreon: As Good As It Gets– Mike’s band’s patreon inspired by the old Fan Club Memberships from the 80s and 90s.

Episode Homepage: http://www.obsessiveviewer.com/OV353

In this episode, I welcome my friend and colleague from the Indiana Film Journalists Association, Sam Watermeier to the show to discuss James Wan’s latest film, Malignant in all its crazy glory. We also discuss the upcoming Heartland Film Festival, Sam’s involvement with the Heartland Horror category, and some recent movies he’s seen.

Timestamps

• Show Start - 00:26
• Introducing Sam - 02:05
• Heartland Horror - 09:36
• 30th Heartland Film Festival - 18:57

Malignant - 31:00

• Non-Spoiler - 32:40
• Spoiler - 51:10

Potpourri - 1:25:15

• Sam: The Eyes of Tammy Faye - 1:26:06
• Sam: The Card Counter - 1:27:55
• Matt: The Simpsons & Creepshow - 1:30:40 

• Closing the Ep - 1:31:25
• Patreon Clip - 1:33:19
• Pre-Recorded Outro - 1:34:30

Related Links

• Heartland International Film Festival - 30th Anniversary
• Midwest Film Journal
• Sam’s Reviews on MFJ
• Sam’s The Card Counter Review
• Sam’s The Eyes of Tammy Faye Review 

• Matt’s Review: John and the Hole (2021)
• Matt's Review: The Night House (2021)
• Matt's Review: Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021) 

• Ben's Review: Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021)
• Ben's Review: Anne at 13,000 Ft. (2021)
• Ben's Review: Mogul Mowgli (2021)
• Ben’s Happy Valley Essays - Midwest Film Journal
• Ben’s Di$ney Essays - Midwest Film Journal 

• Help Support the Podcast
• Archive: Ben Sears
• Archive: Matt Hurt
• Official OV Merch: Our TeePublic Store 

• Obsessive Viewer - The homepage for all the things we do. Facebook - @ObsessiveViewer - @ObsessiveTiny - @IAmMikeWhite - @nerdster330 - @burger_lurker
• Obsessive Viewer Presents: Anthology - Matt’s solo podcast exploring science fiction anthology storytelling in television’s first golden age starting with The Twilight Zone. Apple Podcasts - Google Podcasts - Stitcher - Twitter
• Obsessive Viewer Presents: Tower Junkies - Our spinoff podcast dedicated to Stephen King’s magnum opus, The Dark Tower and related topics. Apple Podcasts - Google Podcasts - Stitcher - Twitter
• Loudlike “Mistakes We Must Make” EP on iTunes - Our theme song is “An Eclipse of Events.” Grab Loudlike’s EP and hear the full version of our theme.
• Patreon: As Good As It Gets– Mike’s band’s patreon inspired by the old Fan Club Memberships from the 80s and 90s.

Episode Homepage: http://www.obsessiveviewer.com/OV352

In this episode, Tiny, Ben, and I continue our journey through Roger Ebert’s Great Movies List. In this installment, we discuss Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey, Tarkovsky’s Solaris, and Lumet’s Dog Day Afternoon. We also pay tribute to Michael K Williams, discuss the trailer for The Matrix Resurrections, and share our thoughts on the latest Christopher Nolan news.

Timestamps

• Show Start - 00:33
• Christopher Nolan’s next movie - 07:47
• Tribute to Michael K Williams - 13:09
• The Matrix Resurrections trailer - 27:42

Ebert’s Great Movies Part 10 - 48:05

• 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) - 50:01
• Solaris (1972) - 1:22:42
• Dog Day Afternoon (1975) - 1:58:28 

• Picks for Part 11 - 2:22:46
• Closing the Ep - 2:27:45
• Patreon Clip - 2:29:49
• Pre-Recorded Outro - 2:32:40

Related Links

• Michael K. Williams, Omar From ‘The Wire,’ Is Dead at 54
• Christopher Nolan Bombshell: Director Talking To Multiple Studios On Film He’ll Direct About J. Robert Oppenheimer & Development Of The A-Bomb In WWII
• The Matrix Resurrections Trailer 

• Ebert’s Great Movies Episode Archive
• Ebert’s Essay: 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
• Ebert’s Essay: Solaris (1972)
• Ebert’s Essay: Dog Day Afternoon (1975) 

• Matt’s Review: John and the Hole (2021)
• Matt's Review: The Night House (2021)
• Matt's Review: Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021) 

• Ben's Review: Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021)
• Ben's Review: Anne at 13,000 Ft. (2021)
• Ben's Review: Mogul Mowgli (2021)
• Ben’s Happy Valley Essays - Midwest Film Journal
• Ben’s Di$ney Essays - Midwest Film Journal 

• Help Support the Podcast
• Archive: Ben Sears
• Archive: Matt Hurt
• Official OV Merch: Our TeePublic Store 

• Obsessive Viewer - The homepage for all the things we do. Facebook - @ObsessiveViewer - @ObsessiveTiny - @IAmMikeWhite - @nerdster330 - @burger_lurker
• Obsessive Viewer Presents: Anthology - Matt’s solo podcast exploring science fiction anthology storytelling in television’s first golden age starting with The Twilight Zone. Apple Podcasts - Google Podcasts - Stitcher - Twitter
• Obsessive Viewer Presents: Tower Junkies - Our spinoff podcast dedicated to Stephen King’s magnum opus, The Dark Tower and related topics. Apple Podcasts - Google Podcasts - Stitcher - Twitter
• Loudlike “Mistakes We Must Make” EP on iTunes - Our theme song is “An Eclipse of Events.” Grab Loudlike’s EP and hear the full version of our theme.
• Patreon: As Good As It Gets– Mike’s band’s patreon inspired by the old Fan Club Memberships from the 80s and 90s.

Episode Homepage: http://www.obsessiveviewer.com/OV351

In this episode, Mike and I review CODA (currently on AppleTV+) and Candyman (currently in theaters. We also discuss the Spider-Man: No Way Home trailer and mounting MCU fatigue!

Timestamps

• Show Start - 00:28
• Spider-Man: No Way Home trailer - 12:19

CODA (2021) - 35:37

• Non-Spoiler - 36:41
• Spoiler - 1:04:32

Candyman (2021) - 1:16:04 

• Non-Spoiler - 1:17:18
• Spoiler - 1:46:12 

• Closing the Ep - 2:02:22
• Patreon Clip - 2:04:03
• Pre-Recorded Outro - 2:04:56

Related Links

• Matt's Review: Settlers (2021)
• Matt's Review: Freaky (2020)
• Matt’s Review: Jungle Cruise (2021)
• Matt’s Review: John and the Hole (2021)
• Matt's Review: The Night House (2021)
• Matt's Review: Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021) 

• Ben’s Review: Jungle Cruise (2021)
• Ben's Review: Nine Days (2020)
• Ben's Review: CODA (2021)
• Ben's Review: Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021)
• Ben's Review: Anne at 13,000 Ft. (2021)
• Ben's Review: Mogul Mowgli (2021)
• Ben’s Happy Valley Essays - Midwest Film Journal
• Ben’s Di$ney Essays - Midwest Film Journal 

• Help Support the Podcast
• Archive: Ben Sears
• Archive: Matt Hurt
• Official OV Merch: Our TeePublic Store 

• Obsessive Viewer - The homepage for all the things we do. Facebook - @ObsessiveViewer - @ObsessiveTiny - @IAmMikeWhite - @nerdster330 - @burger_lurker
• Obsessive Viewer Presents: Anthology - Matt’s solo podcast exploring science fiction anthology storytelling in television’s first golden age starting with The Twilight Zone. Apple Podcasts - Google Podcasts - Stitcher - Twitter
• Obsessive Viewer Presents: Tower Junkies - Our spinoff podcast dedicated to Stephen King’s magnum opus, The Dark Tower and related topics. Apple Podcasts - Google Podcasts - Stitcher - Twitter
• Loudlike “Mistakes We Must Make” EP on iTunes - Our theme song is “An Eclipse of Events.” Grab Loudlike’s EP and hear the full version of our theme.
• Patreon: As Good As It Gets– Mike’s band’s patreon inspired by the old Fan Club Memberships from the 80s and 90s.

Episode Homepage: http://www.obsessiveviewer.com/OV350

In this “parking lot special” episode, Tiny and I review M. Night Shyamalan’s latest film, Old immediately following a theater screening of the film.

Timestamps

• Show Start - 00:28
• Our Theater Experience - 01:49
• Quick Potpourri - 07:10

Old (2021) - 08:45

• Non-Spoiler - 16:09
• Spoiler - 32:21 

• Closing the Ep - 1:05:43
• Patreon Clip - 1:06:27
• Pre-Recorded Outro - 1:07:43

Related Links

• Matt's Review: Fear Street Part One: 1994 (2021)
• Matt's Review: Fear Street Part Two: 1978 (2021)
• Matt’s Review: Fear Street Part Three: 1666 (2021)
• Matt’s Review: Old (2021) 

• Ben’s Review: Old (2021)
• Ben's Review: Pig (2021)
• Ben’s Happy Valley Essays - Midwest Film Journal
• Ben’s Di$ney Essays - Midwest Film Journal 

• Help Support the Podcast
• Archive: Ben Sears
• Archive: Matt Hurt
• Official OV Merch: Our TeePublic Store 

• Obsessive Viewer - The homepage for all the things we do. Facebook - @ObsessiveViewer - @ObsessiveTiny - @IAmMikeWhite - @nerdster330 - @burger_lurker
• Obsessive Viewer Presents: Anthology - Matt’s solo podcast exploring science fiction anthology storytelling in television’s first golden age starting with The Twilight Zone. Apple Podcasts - Google Podcasts - Stitcher - Twitter
• Obsessive Viewer Presents: Tower Junkies - Our spinoff podcast dedicated to Stephen King’s magnum opus, The Dark Tower and related topics. Apple Podcasts - Google Podcasts - Stitcher - Twitter
• Loudlike “Mistakes We Must Make” EP on iTunes - Our theme song is “An Eclipse of Events.” Grab Loudlike’s EP and hear the full version of our theme.
• Patreon: As Good As It Gets– Mike’s band’s patreon inspired by the old Fan Club Memberships from the 80s and 90s.

Episode Homepage: http://www.obsessiveviewer.com/OV349

In this episode, Ben, and I review season 1 of Disney+’s Loki. We also discuss Werewolves Within, Summer of Soul, Bo Burnham: Inside, Master of None, and The Tomorrow War.

Timestamps

• Show Start - 00:33
• Ben’s Pig Review - 03:55
• Anthony Bourdain AI Controversy - 07:38

Loki: Season 1 - 15:55

• Non-Spoiler - 29:07
• Spoiler - 47:39

Potpourri - 1:11:23

• Matt: Werewolves Within - 1:11:47
• Ben: Summer of Soul - 1:16:15
• Matt: Bo Burnham: Inside - 1:21:34
• Ben: Master of None: Moments in Love - 1:30:41
• Matt: The Tomorrow War - 1:36:36 

• Closing the Ep - 1:45:40
• Patreon Clip - 1:46:23
• Pre-Recorded Outro - 1:48:26 

Related Links 

• The Living Room Theater
• Indy Film Fest 2021
• Matt's Review: Fear Street Part One: 1994 (2021)
• Matt's Review: Fear Street Part Two: 1978 (2021)
• Matt's Review: Fear Street Part Three: 1666 (2021)
• Ben's Review: Pig (2021)
• Ben’s Happy Valley Essays - Midwest Film Journal
• Ben’s Di$ney Essays - Midwest Film Journal 

• Help Support the Podcast
• Archive: Ben Sears
• Archive: Matt Hurt
• Official OV Merch: Our TeePublic Store
• Ben Sears Photography 

• Obsessive Viewer - The homepage for all the things we do. Facebook - @ObsessiveViewer - @ObsessiveTiny - @IAmMikeWhite - @nerdster330 - @burger_lurker
• Obsessive Viewer Presents: Anthology - Matt’s solo podcast exploring science fiction anthology storytelling in television’s first golden age starting with The Twilight Zone. Apple Podcasts - Google Podcasts - Stitcher - Twitter
• Obsessive Viewer Presents: Tower Junkies - Our spinoff podcast dedicated to Stephen King’s magnum opus, The Dark Tower and related topics. Apple Podcasts - Google Podcasts - Stitcher - Twitter
• Loudlike “Mistakes We Must Make” EP on iTunes - Our theme song is “An Eclipse of Events.” Grab Loudlike’s EP and hear the full version of our theme.
• Patreon: As Good As It Gets– Mike’s band’s patreon inspired by the old Fan Club Memberships from the 80s and 90s.

Episode Homepage: http://www.obsessiveviewer.com/OV348

In this episode, Tiny, Ben, and I continue our review series of the movies listed on Roger Ebert’s Great Movies list of essays. In this installment, we discuss Star Wars, Do the Right Thing, and Spirited Away.

Timestamps

• Show Start - 00:45
• Ben’s Writing - 05:42
• Upcoming Happy Madison Productions - 15:10
• Emmy Nominations - 20:37

Ebert’s Great Movies - 24:39

• Star Wars (1977) - 26:11
• Do the Right Thing (1989)
  • Non-Spoiler - 1:07:28
  • Spoiler - 1:27:19
• Spirited Away (2001) - 1:42:40 

• Picks for Part 10 - 2:06:22
• Closing the Ep - 2:11:36
• Patreon Clip - 2:12:23
• Pre-Recorded Outro - 2:14:37

Related Links

• The Living Room Theater
• Indy Film Fest 2021
• Matt's Review: Fear Street Part One: 1994 (2021)
• Matt's Review: Fear Street Part Two: 1978 (2021)
• Ben’s Happy Valley Essays - Midwest Film Journal
• Ben’s Di$ney Essays - Midwest Film Journal 

• Ebert’s Great Movies Essays
• Great Movies Essay: Star Wars (1977) - Jun 28, 1999
• Great Movies Essay: Do the Right Thing (1989) - May 27, 2001
• Great Movies Essay: Spirited Away (2001) - Jul 12, 2012 

• Help Support the Podcast
• Archive: Ben Sears
• Archive: Matt Hurt
• Official OV Merch: Our TeePublic Store
• Ben Sears Photography 

• Obsessive Viewer - The homepage for all the things we do. Facebook - @ObsessiveViewer - @ObsessiveTiny - @IAmMikeWhite - @nerdster330 - @burger_lurker
• Obsessive Viewer Presents: Anthology - Matt’s solo podcast exploring science fiction anthology storytelling in television’s first golden age starting with The Twilight Zone. Apple Podcasts - Google Podcasts - Stitcher - Twitter
• Obsessive Viewer Presents: Tower Junkies - Our spinoff podcast dedicated to Stephen King’s magnum opus, The Dark Tower and related topics. Apple Podcasts - Google Podcasts - Stitcher - Twitter
• Loudlike “Mistakes We Must Make” EP on iTunes - Our theme song is “An Eclipse of Events.” Grab Loudlike’s EP and hear the full version of our theme.
• Patreon: As Good As It Gets– Mike’s band’s patreon inspired by the old Fan Club Memberships from the 80s and 90s.

Episode Homepage: http://www.obsessiveviewer.com/OV347

In this episode, Tiny and I review Black Widow. We also talk about some Patreon and general website stuff, F9: The Fast Saga, and Netflix’s Fear Street trilogy.

Timestamps

• Show Start - 00:34
• Matt’s Recent Reviews - 05:13

Black Widow - 08:50

• Non-Spoiler - 17:03
• Spoiler - 41:07 

• Closing the Ep - 1:15:08
• Patreon Clip - 1:16:06
• Pre-Recorded Outro - 1:17:16

Related Links

• The Living Room Theater
• Indy Film Fest 2021
• Ben's Column: America: The Motion Picture (2021)
• Matt's Review: F9: The Fast Saga (2021)
• Matt's Review: Fear Street Part One: 1994 (2021)
• Matt's Review: Fear Street Part Two: 1978 (2021)  

• Help Support the Podcast
• Archive: Ben Sears
• Archive: Matt Hurt
• Official OV Merch: Our TeePublic Store
• Ben Sears Photography 

• Obsessive Viewer - The homepage for all the things we do. Facebook - @ObsessiveViewer - @ObsessiveTiny - @IAmMikeWhite - @nerdster330 - @burger_lurker
• Obsessive Viewer Presents: Anthology - Matt’s solo podcast exploring science fiction anthology storytelling in television’s first golden age starting with The Twilight Zone. Apple Podcasts - Google Podcasts - Stitcher - Twitter
• Obsessive Viewer Presents: Tower Junkies - Our spinoff podcast dedicated to Stephen King’s magnum opus, The Dark Tower and related topics. Apple Podcasts - Google Podcasts - Stitcher - Twitter
• Loudlike “Mistakes We Must Make” EP on iTunes - Our theme song is “An Eclipse of Events.” Grab Loudlike’s EP and hear the full version of our theme.
• Patreon: As Good As It Gets– Mike’s band’s patreon inspired by the old Fan Club Memberships from the 80s and 90s.
• That’s My Brudda with Mike & Kevin– Mike and his brother’s YouTube channel for their home movie video podcast all about nostalgia and the 80s and 90s.

Episode Homepage: http://www.obsessiveviewer.com/OV346

In this episode, Ben and I review A Quiet Place Part II and Cruella. We also talk about Ben’s first press screening experience and our thoughts on this year’s Indy Film Fest.

Timestamps

• Show Start - 00:35
• Ben’s First Press Screening - 06:15

A Quiet Place Part II - 19:55

• Non-Spoiler - 24:52
• Spoiler - 39:32

Cruella - 56:50

• Non-Spoiler - 1:03:30
• Spoiler - 1:16:28

Indy Film Fest 2021 - 1:29:45

• Closing the Ep - 1:46:00
• Patreon Clip - 1:51:10
• Pre-Recorded Outro - 1:52:14

Related Links

• As Good As It Gets - Kickstarter
• As Good As It Gets - Patreon
• As Good As It Gets - Official Homepage
• The Living Room Theater
• Indy Film Fest 2021 

• Buy an Obsessive Viewer Mask
• Help Support the Podcast
• Archive: Ben Sears
• Archive: Matt Hurt
• Official OV Merch: Our TeePublic Store
• Ben Sears Photography 

• Obsessive Viewer - The homepage for all the things we do. Facebook - @ObsessiveViewer - @ObsessiveTiny - @IAmMikeWhite - @nerdster330 - @burger_lurker
• Obsessive Viewer Presents: Anthology - Matt’s solo podcast exploring science fiction anthology storytelling in television’s first golden age starting with The Twilight Zone. Apple Podcasts - Google Podcasts - Stitcher - Twitter
• Obsessive Viewer Presents: Tower Junkies - Our spinoff podcast dedicated to Stephen King’s magnum opus, The Dark Tower and related topics. Apple Podcasts - Google Podcasts - Stitcher - Twitter
• Loudlike “Mistakes We Must Make” EP on iTunes - Our theme song is “An Eclipse of Events.” Grab Loudlike’s EP and hear the full version of our theme.
• Patreon: As Good As It Gets– Mike’s band’s patreon inspired by the old Fan Club Memberships from the 80s and 90s.
• That’s My Brudda with Mike & Kevin– Mike and his brother’s YouTube channel for their home movie video podcast all about nostalgia and the 80s and 90s.

Episode Homepage: http://www.obsessiveviewer.com/OV345