The Obsessive Viewer - Movie Review Podcast

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

In this episode, Mike and I catch up and share stories about returning to the theater post vaccine, as well as our thoughts on Nomadland, and Together Together. We also discuss trailers for Spiral: From the Book of Saw, The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It, and Venom: Let There Be Carnage.

Timestamps

• Show Start - 00:35
• Mike's Kickstarter - 12:34

Extended Potpourri - 30:12

• Back to the Movie Theater - 31:08
• Fatherhood and Movies - 37:57
• Mike's Son's First Theater Experience - 44:11
• Mike's Kids and ET - 49:58
• White Men Podcasting - 54:10
• Trailer: Spiral: From the Book of Saw (2021) - 1:05:18
• Trailer: The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It (2021) - 1:16:35
• Together Together (2021) - 1:18:46
• Nomadland (2020) and the Oscars - 1:23:17
• Trailer: Venom: Let There Be Carnage (2021) - 1:36:53

• Closing the Ep - 1:39:00
• Patreon Clip - 1:41:11
• Pre-Recorded Outro - 1:42:25

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/OV344

In this episode, Ben, Tiny, and I continue our series reviewing the films from Roger Ebert's Great Movies list. In this edition, we cover Charlie Chaplin's The Circus, John Ford's The Searchers, and Stanley Kubrick's Paths of Glory.

Timestamps

• Show Start - 00:43
• Oscars - 04:00
• Marvel Phase 4 Announcements - 13:33

Roger Ebert's Great Movies - 18:25

• The Circus (1928) - 22:30
• The Searchers (1956) - 50:29
• Paths of Glory (1957) - 1:23:56

• Selections for Part 9 - 1:50:16

Potpourri - 1:54:40

• Tiny: The Last Dance - 1:55:01
• Ben: Small Axe - 2:04:27
• Matt: Indy Film Fest: Welcome to Monterey - 2:08:52
• Ben: Indy Film Fest: Humor Shorts Block (David) - 2:12:30

• Closing the Ep - 2:13:46
• Patreon Clip - 2:15:29
• Pre-Recorded Outro - 2:16:22

Related Links

• The Living Room Theater
• Indy Film Fest 2021
• Marvel just revealed every Phase 4 movie including 'Black Panther: Wakanda Forever' - Mashable

• Ebert's Great Movies Essays
• Great Movies Essay: The Circus (1928) - Oct 20, 2010
• Great Movies Essay: The Searchers (1956) - Nov 25, 2001
• Great Movies Essay: Paths of Glory (1957) - Feb 25, 2005

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

• Ben's Happy Valley Essays – Midwest Film Journal

• 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/OV343

In this "parking lot special" bonus episode, Tiny and I record our immediate thoughts on the new Mortal Kombat movie moments after seeing it together in the theater after a stretch of 491 days of not seeing a movie in the theater together.

Timestamps

• Show Start - 00:41
• Back to the Movie Theater - 01:39

Mortal Kombat (2021) - 05:00

• Our History with Mortal Kombat - 05:58
• Non-Spoiler - 10:28
• Spoiler - 15:57

• Closing the Ep - 26:20
• Patreon Clip - 27:25
• Pre-Recorded Outro - 29:52

Related Links

• 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/OV342

In this episode, Tiny, Ben, and I review Q: Into the Storm. We also discuss the new Shang-Chi trailer, my return to the movie theater, and round out the episode with a potpourri section in which we talk about Voyagers, Promising Young Woman, Infinite Train, and Invincible.

Timestamps

• Show Start - 00:35
• Politics in Science Fiction - 05:00
• Shang-Chi Trailer - 09:28
• Black Widow News - 13:12
• Matt Returns to the Movie Theater - 19:30
• Indy Film Fest 2021 - 26:25

Q: Into the Storm

• Non-Spoiler Review - 29:44
• Spoiler Review - 1:07:57

Potpourri

• Matt: Voyagers (2021) - 1:34:10
• Tiny: Promising Young Woman (2020) - 1:42:55
• Ben: Infinite Train - 1:51:04
• Ben: Invincible - 1:55:30

• Closing the Ep - 1:59:18
• Patreon Clip - 2:00:19
• Pre-Recorded Outro - 2:01:20

Related Links

• Matt's Appearance on The Outer Limits Podcast
• Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings Trailer
• 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/OV341

In this episode, Tiny, Ben, and I review Shiva Baby and Godzilla vs Kong. We also discuss the big Knives Out sequel news and round out the episode with a potpourri section in which we talk about The Father, The Little Things, and Superstore.

Timestamps

• Show Start - 00:35
• Knives Out sequel news - 05:05

• Shiva Baby (Non-Spoiler) - 14:46

Godzilla vs Kong

• Exclusive Interview - 39:34
• Non-Spoiler Review - 48:45
• Spoiler Review - 1:20:45

Potpourri

• Ben: The Father (2020) - 1:41:32
• Tiny: The Little Things (2021) - 1:47:07
• Matt: Superstore - 1:53:06

• Closing the Ep - 1:57:20
• Patreon Clip - 1:59:09
• Pre-Recorded Outro - 2:00:00

Related Links

• Matt's Appearance on The Outer Limits Podcast
• 'Knives Out' Sequels: The Whodunit Behind Netflix's $469M Power Play - THR

• 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/OV340

In this episode, Fekkes and I discuss the highly anticipated and controversial Snyder Cut of Justice League.

Timestamps

• Show Start - 00:28
• On Fandom - 06:54

Zack Snyder's Justice League

• DCEU Overview - 19:34
• Non-Spoiler - 31:35
• Spoiler - 1:02:45

• Closing the Ep - 1:46:30
• Patreon Clip - 1:48:40
• Pre-Recorded Outro - 1:49:58

Related Links

• Ben's Review of The Snyder Cut
• Ezra Miller Appears to Choke Woman in Video - Variety
• Everything Zack Snyder has said about the story for his Justice League 2 and 3 - Polygon
• A billboard you might have missed in 'Zack Snyder's Justice League' has a double meaning for fans - Insider

• OV007 – Man of Steel, Batman vs. Superman & Marvel vs. DC
• OV160 – Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice Review– Zootopia, Ghostbusters (2016) Trailer, and A Faster Horse
• OV182 – Sausage Party Review– Suicide Squad, Eye in the Sky, 100 Years: The Movie You Will Never See, and Ben-Hur's Box Office Results
• OV211 – Wonder Woman– Alamo Drafthouse Backlash, Baywatch, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2, and more Dark Tower Discussion
• OV226 – Thor: Ragnarok & Justice League – The Incredibles 2 Teaser, Too Funny to Fail, and Commercial-Free Hulu

• 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/OV339

In this episode, Ben and I discuss this year's Academy Award nominees. We also celebrate Ben's recent acceptance into the IFJA.

Timestamps

• Show Start - 00:28
• Ben and the IFJA - 01:23
• Thoughts on the Oscars and Awards Season - 11:05

Academy Award Nominees

• Overall Thoughts on Nominees - 15:45
• Expectations for the Ceremony - 20:07
• Nominee Rundown - 22:18
• Best Picture Nominees - 2:02:00

• Closing the Ep - 2:08:15
• Pre-Recorded Outro - 2:10:52

Related Links

• Oscars 2021 Nominees List
• 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/OV338

In this episode, Fekkes and I review the new documentary The Last Blockbuster and discuss the two South Park specials.

Timestamps

• Show Start - 00:29
• Welcome Back, Fekkes - 01:00
• Snyder Cut & MCU - 06:11

Reviews

• South Park Specials - 17:48
• The Last Blockbuster (2020) - 31:38
• Gina Carano & The Mandalorian - 1:06:27

• Closing the Ep - 1:17:41
• Pre-Recorded Outro - 1:19:49

Related Links

• 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/OV337