OV334 - 2021 Golden Globe Nominees + Interview with The Swerve filmmaker Dean Kapsalis

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In this episode, Ben and I share our thoughts on the 2021 Golden Globe nominations and chat with Dean Kapsalis, whose cerebral character-driven psychological thriller The Swerve is currently available to stream on Amazon Prime Video.

This week’s stinger comes from our Patreon-exclusive recording: 109 - OV B-Roll - “Teasing Out the Taffy” - Top 5 Favorite Songs, Motion City Soundtrack, Blink 182, The Wallflowers, Band of Horses, Barenaked Ladies, Eagle-Eye Cherry, and Fastball - Jan 28, 2021

Timestamps

• Show Start - 00:31 

• 2021 Golden Globe Nominees - 02:42
• Dean Kapsalis Interview - 54:39 

• Closing the Ep - 1:35:33
• Stinger: "Teasing Out the Taffy" - 1:38:27
• Pre-Recorded Outro - 1:40:04

Matt’s Recent Reviews

• Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom (2020) – Dec 2
• The Midnight Sky (2020) – Dec 10
• The Lie (2020) – Dec 31

Ben’s Recent Reviews

• Ben's Happy Valley Essays - Midwest Film Journal
• Palmer (2021) - Feb 2

Related Links

• The Swerve - Amazon Prime
• The Swerve - IMDb
• The Swerve - Twitter
• Dean Kapsalis - Twitter
• Dean Kapsalis - IMDb 

• Nominations for the 78th Golden Globe Awards (2021) Announced
• ‘Promising Young Woman’ kerfuffle goes on: Critics condemn apology to Carey Mulligan - LA Times
• Chloé Zhao’s ‘Nomadland’ to Debut on Hulu and in Theaters - Variety 

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In this episode, Ben and I continue our journey through Roger Ebert’s Great Movies list with reviews of Akira Kurosawa’s Yojimbo (1961) and Jean-Pierre Melville’s Le Samourai (1967). We also discuss Tenet, Dazed and Confused, the latest news regarding Master of None season 3, and more.

This week’s stinger comes from our Patreon-exclusive recording: 108 - OV B-Roll - “Julanuary 19th” - Last Movie of the Trump Administration, Pet Sematary and The Dead Zone, Books About Filmmakers - Jan 19, 2020

Timestamps

• Show Start - 00:31
• Matt Gets a Gift - 05:10
• News - 10:44

Roger Ebert’s Great Movies - 17:27

• Yojimbo (1961) - 19:05
  • Spoiler Review - 46:10
• Le Samourai (1967) - 52:30
  • Spoiler Review - 1:09:17
• Selections for Part 7 - 1:21:03

Potpourri - 1:24:38

• Matt: Dazed and Confused (1993) - 1:25:04
• Ben: Tenet (2020) - 1:31:11 

• Closing the Ep - 1:47:08
• Stinger: "Julanuary 19th" - 1:48:20
• Pre-Recorded Outro - 1:50:13

Matt’s Recent Reviews 

• No Sleep October: The Mist (2007) - Guest Essay at Midwest Film Journal
• Totally Under Control (2020) - 5 stars
• Fail Safe (1964) - 5 stars
• Ma Rainey's Black Bottom (2020) - 4 stars

Ben’s Recent Reviews 

• Ben's Happy Valley Essays - Midwest Film Journal
• The Boys in the Band (2020) - 5 stars
• HIFF2020: The Outside Story (2020) - 3 stars
• HIFF2020: Picture Character (2020) - 5 stars
• HIFF2020: Molto Bella (2020) - 5 stars
• On the Rocks (2020) - 4 stars
• David Byrne’s American Utopia (2020) - 5 stars

Related Links

• Alex Garland Sets New Film ‘Men’ at A24, Jessie Buckley Tapped to Star - Variety
• Paramount+ will replace CBS All Access on March 4th - Engadget
• Aziz Ansari's 'Master of None' Reportedly Returning for Season 3, and Big Changes Are Ahead - Collider
• Nathalie Delon Dies: Glamorous French Actress Who Starred In ‘Le Samourai’ Opposite Husband Alain Delon Was 79 - Deadline 

• Roger Ebert's Great Movies Masterlist - Letterboxd
• Essay: Celebrating the Kurosawa-Mifune collaboration - October 25, 2002
• Great Movie: Yojimbo (1961) - April 10, 2005
• Great Movie: La Samourai (1967) - June 8, 1997 

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OV332 - 2020 Year in Review – Best Movies of the Year and Viewing Stats

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2020 is finally over and we’re here with The Obsessive Viewer’s 2020 Year in Review episode! It’s our annual episode where Tiny, Mike, and myself share our movie viewing stats for the year and our top ten favorite movies lists. So join us as we bid adieu to the shit storm that was 2020 and hope for a better 2021.

This week’s stinger comes from our Patreon-exclusive recording: 107 - OV B-Roll - “Wedgie Having, Candy-Free Nose Pickers” - VR Troopers, NYE 2020, New Line Etiquette, and Our Life Narrators - Jan 21, 2020

Timestamps

• Show Start - 00:45
• Fuck 2020 - 01:49

Stats and Stat Tracking

• Thoughts on Our Years - 06:34
• Mike’s Patreon and Video Podcast - 18:41
• Mike’s 2020 Stats - 22:58
• Tiny’s 2020 Stats - 30:11
• Matt’s 2020 Stats - 34:39

Honorable Mentions and Movies We Missed

• Movies We Missed - 57:20
• Honorable Mentions - 1:03:05

Top Tens of 2020

Robert Fekkes’ Top Movies of 2020 - 1:07:23

• Numbers Ten to Six - 1:08:15

Kyrsten Lyster’s Top Movies of 2020 - 1:59:50

• Numbers Five to Two - 2:00:29

Ben Sears’ Top Ten Movies of 2020 - 2:36:26

• Our Number Ones - 2:37:22

The Obsessive Viewer 2020 Movie of the Year - 2:48:54

• Closing the Ep - 2:49:55
• Film Journalism and Podcast Stats in 2020 - 2:53:35
• Stinger: "Wedgie Having, Candy-Free Nose Pickers" - 3:05:27
• Pre-Recorded Outro - 3:06:44

Related Links

• OV034 –2013 Year in Review, Top Movies and Viewing Stats
• OV089 – 2014 in ReviewPart I – Viewing Stats and Worst Movies
• OV090 – 2014 in ReviewPart II – Best Movies of 2014
• OV148 – 2015 in Review– Best and Worst Movies of the Year and Viewing Stats
• OV199 – 2016 Year in Review– Best and Worst Movies of the Year and Viewing Stats
• OV231 – 2017 Year in Review– Best and Worst Movies of the Year and Viewing Stats
• OV266 – 2018 Year in Review– Best and Worst Movies of the Year and Viewing Stats
• OV306 – 2019 Year in Review – Best Movies of the Year and Viewing Stats 

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OV331 - Ebert's Great Movies Part 5 - JFK (1991) & Mulholland Drive (2001) - Elliot Page, Warner Bros Movies on HBOMax

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In this episode, Ben and I continue our journey through Roger Ebert’s Great Movies list with reviews of Oliver Stone’s JFK (1991) and David Lynch’s Mulholland Drive (2001). We also discuss the recent Elliot Page news and the surprising news regarding Warner Bros and HBOMax.

This week’s stinger comes from our Patreon-exclusive recording: 102 - OV B-Roll - “Mister Sir” - Marathons, Movies We’d Screen in Theaters, Tepid Tenet Expectations, Private Screenings - Dec 3, 2020

Timestamps

• Show Start - 00:30
• News - 07:01
• COVID Check-In - 25:00

Roger Ebert’s Great Movies - 33:40

• JFK (1991) - 35:49
• Mulholland Drive (2001) - 1:24:27
  • Spoiler Review - 1:47:58

Selections for Part 6 - 2:06:50

• Closing the Ep - 2:11:46
• Stinger: "Mister Sir" - 2:15:47
• Pre-Recorded Outro - 2:16:58

Matt’s Recent Reviews

• No Sleep October: The Mist (2007) - Guest Essay at Midwest Film Journal
• Totally Under Control (2020) - 5 stars
• Fail Safe (1964) - 5 stars
• Ma Rainey's Black Bottom (2020) - 4 stars 

Ben’s Recent Reviews

• Ben's Happy Valley Essays - Midwest Film Journal
• The Boys in the Band (2020) - 5 stars
• HIFF2020: The Outside Story (2020) - 3 stars
• HIFF2020: Picture Character (2020) - 5 stars
• HIFF2020: Molto Bella (2020) - 5 stars
• On the Rocks (2020) - 4 stars
• David Byrne’s American Utopia (2020) - 5 stars

Related Links

• ‘Juno’ Oscar Nominee Comes Out As Non-Binary, Transgender Person: “My Joy Is Real, But It Is Also Fragile,” Elliot Page Says - Deadline
• Laverne Cox says 'it's not safe if you're a trans person' after attack - BBC
• Warner Bros. to Debut Entire 2021 Film Slate, Including ‘Dune’ and ‘Matrix 4,’ Both on HBO Max and In Theaters - Variety
• Rudy Giuliani’s Star Voter Fraud Witness at Michigan Hearing | NowThis 

• Roger Ebert's Great Movies Masterlist - Letterboxd
• Review: JFK (1991) - December 20, 1991
• Great Movie: JFK (1991) - April 29, 2002
• Review: Mulholland Drive (2001) - October 12, 2001
• Great Movie: Mulholland Drive (2001) - November 11, 2012 

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OV330 - Love and Monsters (2020) - Songbird trailer, I Think You Should Leave, Aunty Donna, The Return of LOSTPoint

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In this episode, Kyrsten and I review the new monster-pocalypse Dylan O’Brien film, Love and Monsters! We also catch up on some things we’ve been watching, discuss the potential tastelessness of the upcoming COVID-themed thriller, Songbird, and finally return to our LOSTPoint series where we watch episodes of LOST and the Canadian police show Flashpoint. 

This week’s stinger comes from our Patreon-exclusive recording: 099 - OV B-Roll - “Matt’s Ice Cream & Hot Chocolate Buffet and Kitty Emporium” - Trump’s Ghost Campaign, Restaurants in 2020, Hard Candy, and True Crime Podcasts - Nov 15, 2020

Timestamps

• Show Start - 00:39
• Checking in and Catching up - 02:24
• Songbird (2020) trailer and News - 07:30
• I Think You Should Leave/Aunty Donna - 18:30

Love and Monsters (2020) - 26:15

• Non-Spoiler - 27:33
• Spoiler - 44:45

LOSTPoint - 1:07:50

• Flashpoint (S02E03-05 - Haunting the Barn - Business as Usual) - 1:09:10
• Flashpoint S02E06 - The Fortress - 1:16:26
• LOST (S01E12-14 - Whatever the Case May Be - Special) - 1:22:04
• LOST S02E15 - Homecoming - 1:32:29 

• Closing the Ep - 1:44:10
• Stinger: "Matt’s Ice Cream & Hot Chocolate Buffet and Kitty Emporium" - 1:48:02
• Pre-Recorded Outro - 1:49:22

Matt’s Recent Reviews

• HIFF2020: In Case of Emergency (2020) - 5 stars
• HIFF2020: All for My Mother (2019) - 5 stars
• HIFF2020: Song Without a Name (2019) - 4 stars
• HIFF2020: 76 Days (2020) - 4 stars
• No Sleep October: The Mist (2007) - Guest Essay at Midwest Film Journal
• Totally Under Control (2020) - 5 stars
• Fail Safe (1964) - 5 stars

Ben's Recent Reviews

• The Boys in the Band (2020) - 5 stars
• HIFF2020: The Outside Story (2020) - 3 stars
• HIFF2020: Picture Character (2020) - 5 stars
• HIFF2020: Molto Bella (2020) - 5 stars
• On the Rocks (2020) - 4 stars
• David Byrne’s American Utopia (2020) - 5 stars

Related Links

• Songbird (2020) Trailer - YouTube
• Rapture Theatre
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• Ben's Wheeler Mission Drumstick Dash 2020 Fundraiser 

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OV329 - The Friday the 13th Franchise (1980-2009)

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In honor of Mike’s birthday coinciding with Friday the 13th, he and I cracked open the new Scream Factory Friday the 13th blu-ray collection and shared our thoughts on the franchise title by title.

This week’s stinger comes from our Patreon-exclusive recording: 098 - OV B-Roll - “The Erosion of Truth” - Liberal Patreon Tiers, Mike’s Band’s Patreon, The Haunting of Bly Manor - Nov 9, 2020

Timestamps

• Show Start - 00:32
• As Good As It Gets Patreon - 04:29

Friday the 13th Franchise - 07:46

• Friday the 13th (1980) - 46:00
• Friday the 13th Part 2 (1981) - 1:02:06
• Friday the 13th Part III (1982) - 1:15:56
• Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter (1984) - 1:26:17
• Friday the 13th: A New Beginning (1985) - 1:34:07
• Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives (1986) - 1:44:41
• Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood (1988) - 1:51:16
• Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan (1989) - 1:58:16
• Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday (1993) - 2:03:02
• Jason X (2002) - 2:10:32
• Freddy vs Jason (2003) - 2:16:54
• Friday the 13th (2009) - 2:24:14
• What Next? - 2:27:52 

• Closing the Ep - 2:31:15
• Stinger: "The Erosion of Truth" - 2:34:00
• Pre-Recorded Outro - 2:36:27

Matt’s Recent Reviews

• HIFF2020: In Case of Emergency (2020) - 5 stars
• HIFF2020: All for My Mother (2019) - 5 stars
• HIFF2020: Song Without a Name (2019) - 4 stars
• HIFF2020: 76 Days (2020) - 4 stars
• No Sleep October: The Mist (2007) - Guest Essay at Midwest Film Journal
• Totally Under Control (2020) - 5 stars
• Fail Safe (1964) - 5 stars

Ben’s Recent Reviews

• The Boys in the Band (2020) - 5 stars
• HIFF2020: The Outside Story (2020) - 3 stars
• HIFF2020: Picture Character (2020) - 5 stars
• HIFF2020: Molto Bella (2020) - 5 stars
• On the Rocks (2020) - 4 stars
• David Byrne’s American Utopia (2020) - 5 stars

Related Links

• Friday the 13th Collection Blu-Ray - Amazon Associate Link
• 10 Years Without Jason, Can We Now Admit ‘Friday the 13th’ 2009 Was Damn Good? - Mike’s Article
• Read Nick Antosca's Friday The 13th: 3-D Script Now!
• As Good As It Gets Patreon - Patreon
• OV075 - The Halloween Franchise (1978-2009)

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OV328 - Ebert's Great Movies Part 4: Rear Window (1954) & Vertigo (1958) - Heartland Film Fest Hitchcock Night, Awards Season 2020, Picture Character, Sophie Jones, and The Outside Story

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In this episode, Ben and I continue our journey through Roger Ebert’s Great Movies list with a special Heartland Film Festival edition of our review series. We discuss two Hitchcock films on the list that were part of Heartland’s lineup of special drive-in screenings. First, we review 1954’s Rear Window and then follow it with 1958’s Vertigo.

This week’s stinger comes from our Patreon-exclusive recording: 096 - OV B-Roll - “Carving Out Time to B Positive” - Criterion Shopping, Patreon Restructuring, Time (2020), B Positive, TV Homes - Nov 10, 2020

Timestamps

• Show Start - 00:32
• HIFF2020 - 01:50
• Awards Season 2020 - 09:30

Roger Ebert’s Great Movies - 22:06

• Hitchcock Night at HIFF2020 - 23:27
• Rear Window (1954) - 30:40
• Vertigo (1958) - 58:20

Rebecca and Selections for Part 5 - 1:21:08

• Closing the Ep - 1:24:30
• Stinger: “Carving Out Time to B Positive” - 1:27:47
• Pre-Recorded Outro - 1:30:32

Matt’s Recent Reviews

• HIFF2020: In Case of Emergency (2020) - 5 stars
• HIFF2020: All for My Mother (2019) - 5 stars
• HIFF2020: Song Without a Name (2019) - 4 stars
• HIFF2020: 76 Days (2020) - 4 stars
• No Sleep October: The Mist (2007) - Guest Essay at Midwest Film Journal
• Totally Under Control (2020) - 5 stars
• Fail Safe (1964) - 5 stars

Ben’s Recent Reviews

• Ben’s Happy Valley Essay Series - Midwest Film Journal
• HIFF2020: The Outside Story (2020) - 3 stars
• HIFF2020: Picture Character (2020) - 5 stars
• HIFF2020: Molto Bella (2020) - 5 stars

Related Links 

• Roger Ebert's Great Movies Masterlist - Letterboxd
• Rear Window (1954) - Ebert’s Essay
• Vertigo (1958) - Ebert’s Essay
• Bright Wall/Dark Room November 2015: "Possessed: 'Vertigo' Through Her Eyes" by Lauren Wilford - RogerEbert.com 

• Bee Window - Indianapolis Commercial 1994 - YouTube
• Dismissive Jimmy Stewart - YouTube 

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OV327 - HIFF2020: 76 Days (2020), In Case of Emergency (2020), Belly of the Beast (2020), and When My Time Comes (2020)

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Recorded October 15, 2020: In this episode, Tiny and I review some of the stuff we watched at the 29th Annual Heartland Film Festival! We covered the documentaries 76 Days, In Case of Emergency, Belly of the Beast, and When My Time Comes. We also touch on The Comey Rule, All In: The Fight for Democracy and more.

This week’s stinger comes from our Patreon-exclusive recording: 095 - OV B-Roll - “I Real Good Kitty” - Friday the 13th, Kyle Rittenhouse, Gun Rights, Trick ‘r Treat, Halloween(x3), Apostle, and Drive in Movies - Oct 15, 2020

Timestamps

• Show Start - 00:47
• Housekeeping - 02:00
• Recommendations - 08:00 

HIFF2020 - 16:48

• 76 Days (2020) - 21:28
• In Case of Emergency (2020) - 46:42
• Belly of the Beast (2020) - 51:11
• When My Time Comes (2020) - 1:08:44 

• Closing the Ep - 1:13:16
• Stinger: "I Real Good Kitty" - 1:13:53
• Pre-Recorded Outro - 1:15:02

Matt’s Recent Reviews

• HIFF2020: In Case of Emergency (2020) - 3.5 stars
• HIFF2020: All for My Mother (2019) - 3.5 stars
• HIFF2020: Song Without a Name (2019) - 4 stars
• HIFF2020: 76 Days (2020) - 4 stars
• No Sleep October: The Mist (2007) - Guest Essay at Midwest Film Journal
• Totally Under Control (2020) - 4.5 stars
• Fail Safe (1964) - 5 stars

Contributor Ben Sears’ Recent Reviews

• The Boys in the Band (2020) - 3.5 stars
• HIFF2020: The Outside Story (2020) - 3 stars
• HIFF2020: Picture Character (2020) - 3.5 stars
• HIFF2020: Molto Bella (2020) - 3.5 stars
• On the Rocks (2020) - 4 stars
• David Byrne’s American Utopia (2020) - 5 stars

Related Links

• MTV Documentary Films Acquires Toronto Docu ’76 Days’ On COVID Outbreak In Wuhan, China - Deadline
• As Good As It Gets Patreon - Patreon
• Comedy Bang Bang: A Tear Down - YouTube
• The Kingcast - 11 - The Gunslinger with Damien Echols 

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OV326 - Ebert's Great Movies Part 3: The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920) & 8 1/2 (1963) - Heartland Film Festival 2020 Preview, and Extended Patreon Clip (Feels Good Man & Possessor)

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Recorded September 22, 2020: In the latest installment of our Ebert’s Great Movies Review Series, our newly promoted recurring co-host Ben Sears joins me to discuss the classic horror/German Expressionist film The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (2020) and the Frederico Fellini film 8 ½ (1963) from Ebert’s “Great Movies” list. We also chat about the upcoming Heartland Film Festival,

This week’s stinger comes from our Patreon-exclusive recording: 092 - OV B-Roll - “Whole Foods Hot Chocolate and Oatmilk” - Class Action Park (2020), Possessor (2020), HIFF2020 Screenings, Ted Lasso, and Hoops - Sept 22, 2020

Timestamps

• Show Start - 00:29
• Ben’s Promotion - 01:33
• Heartland Film Festival 2020 - 03:08 

Roger Ebert’s Great Movies - 26:55

• The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920) - 29:10
• 8 1/2 (1963) - 45:30 

• Selections for Part 4 (or Part 5?) - 1:13:34 

• Closing the Ep - 1:21:23
• Stinger: "Whole Foods Hot Chocolate and Oatmilk" - 1:22:21
• Pre-Recorded Outro - 1:30:38

Matt’s Recent Reviews

• The Trial of the Chicago 7 (2020) - 3.5 stars

Ben's Recent Reviews

• Dick Johnson is Dead (2020) - 4 stars 

Related Links

• Great Movies Homepage - RogerEbert.com
• Roger Ebert's Great Movies Masterlist - Letterboxd
• The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920) - Ebert’s Essay
• 8 1/2 (1963) - Ebert’s Essay 

• Criterion's Essential Fellini Box Set - Amazon Associate Link
• In Reel Life, Director Michael Goldburg 

• Matt's Letterboxd Litterbox 2020 List
• Ben's Wheeler Mission Drumstick Dash 2020 Fundraiser 

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• Fekkes’ Instagram: Nerdster330
• Kyrsten’s Twitter: @Burger_Lurker
• Mike’s Band: As Good As It Gets
• Ben’s Letterboxd: BenSears
• Ben Sears Photography

• 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. 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
• Shocktober in Irvington - Our yearly event screening of short horror films from Indianapolis filmmakers to support the Irvington Historical Society
• 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.

Episode Homepage: http://www.obsessiveviewer.com/OV326

OV325 - The Social Dilemma (2020) & The Babysitter: Killer Queen (2020) - RIP Chadwick Boseman, The Batman, Dune, The Great Hack, The Social Network

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In this episode, Tiny and I review the newly released documentary The Social Dilemma and McG’s sequel The Babysitter: Killer Queen. We also discuss Chadwick Boseman’s tragic passing and his legacy, COVID-19 check-ins, The Batman and Dune trailers and more.

This week’s stinger comes from our Patreon-exclusive recording: 091 - OV B-Roll - “Contactless Delivery” - Da 5 Bloods, The Boys Season 2, Sorkin - Sept 16, 2020

Timestamps

• Show Start - 00:30
• COVID Check In - 02:22
• Chadwick Boseman - 09:59
• Trailers - 23:38 

Reviews - 54:20

• The Social Dilemma (2020) - 54:34
• The Babysitter: Killer Queen (2020) - 1:43:11 

• Closing the Ep - 2:02:20
• Stinger: "Contactless Delivery" - 2:04:00
• Pre-Recorded Outro - 2:05:54

Matt’s Recent Reviews

• Love, Guaranteed (2020) - 2.5 stars
• All In: The Fight for Democracy (2020) - 4 stars
• Enola Holmes (2020) - 3 stars
• King Kong vs Godzilla (1962) - 3.5 stars
• Mothra (1961) - 2 stars
• Mothra vs Godzilla (1964) - 4 stars
• Rodan (1956) - 3.5 stars 

Contributor Ben Sears’ Recent Reviews

• Tenet (2020) - 3.5 stars
• Cuties (2020) - no rating

Related Links

• BUY AN OBSESSIVE VIEWER PODCASTS MASK!
• Ryan Coogler, 'Black Panther' director, pays tribute to Chadwick Boseman - CNN
• Chadwick Boseman talks about inspiring kids with terminal cancer while filming Black Panther Legend - YouTube
• ‘The Batman’ Resumes Production After Shutdown Over Robert Pattinson’s Positive COVID-19 Test - Variety
• Anti-mask protestors parade around Florida Target singing 'We're Not Gonna Take It' - USA Today
• The Expanse's 9th and Final Book Is Titled Leviathan Falls - Gizmodo
• Gen Z Is Making Fun Of Millennials And Honestly We Deserve It - Buzzfeed 

• Matt's Letterboxd Litterbox 2020 List
• Ben Sears Photography
• Ben's Wheeler Mission Drumstick Dash 2020 Fundraiser 

• Help Support the Podcast
• Our Facebook: The Obsessive Viewer
• Archive: Ben Sears
• Archive: Matt Hurt (2013)
• Featured Review Series
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• Tiny’s Letterboxd: ObsessiveTiny
• Mike’s Twitter: @IAmMikeWhite
• Mike’s Letterboxd: IAmMikeWhite
• Fekkes’ Instagram: Nerdster330
• Kyrsten’s Twitter: @Burger_Lurker
• Mike’s Band: As Good As It Gets 

• 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. 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
• Shocktober in Irvington - Our yearly event screening of short horror films from Indianapolis filmmakers to support the Irvington Historical Society
• 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.

Episode Homepage: http://www.obsessiveviewer.com/OV325