In this episode, I welcome my friend Joe Shearer back to the show to review Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse! Become a patron for exclusive audio content at Patreon.com/ObsessiveViewer.   Timestamps  

• Show Start – 00:28
• Introducing the Guest – 01:30
• Summer Movie Talk - 02:50
• Joe's Recent Reviews - 26:42

  Review – 38:45   Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse – 46:09

• Spoiler Review – 1:11:48

 

• Closing the Ep – 1:55:00

  Related Links  

• My 2023 Chain Link Viewing Project List
• My 2023 Podcast and Writing Archive
• Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023)
• Free Time (2023)
• In A Good Way (2023)
• The Smell of Money (2023)
• Project Home (2023)
• 3D Printing the Future (2023)
• Not Just a Picky Eater (2023)
• Mike’s Band: As Good As It Gets
• Our Theme Song on Spotify

 

• Joe Shearer’s Letterboxd
• White Men Can't Jump (2023)
• Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie
• Unwelcome
• Mafia Mamma
• Joe’s Writing on Midwest Film Journal
• Medium Cool: A Movie Podcast

 

• Help Support the Podcast
• Official OV Merch 
• Obsessive Viewer 
• Obsessive Viewer Presents: Anthology
• Obsessive Viewer Presents: Tower Junkies 

    Mic Info  

• Matt: ElectroVoice RE20 into RØDEcaster Pro II (Firmware: 1.2.2). Processing: High Pass Filter, DeEsser, Compressor, and Master Compellor enabled. Recorded in the Living Room
• Joe: Tonor USB Microphone

  Episode Homepage: ObsessiveViewer.com/OV394

In this episode, I welcome my friends Brent Leuthold and Joe Shearer back to the show to review the new films Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 and BlackBerry!     Become a patron for exclusive audio content at Patreon.com/ObsessiveViewer.     Timestamps  

• Show Start – 00:28
• Introducing the Guests – 03:17

  Reviews – 19:38   Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 – 20:37

• Spoiler Review – 1:13:40

  BlackBerry – 1:57:44  

• Closing the Ep – 2:27:17

  Related Links  

• My 2023 Chain Link Viewing Project List
• My 2023 Podcast and Writing Archive
• Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023)
• Free Time (2023)
• In A Good Way (2023)
• The Smell of Money (2023)
• Project Home (2023): 3D Printing the Future (2023)
• Not Just a Picky Eater (2023)
• Mike’s Band: As Good As It Gets
• Our Theme Song on Spotify

 

• Joe Shearer’s Letterboxd
• Unwelcome
• Mafia Mamma
• Weird: The Al Yankovic Story
• No Sleep October: Silver Bullet
• Joe’s Writing on Midwest Film Journal
• Medium Cool: A Movie Podcast
• Brent Leuthold’s Letterboxd
• BlackBerry
• Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret.
• Beau is Afraid
• Awake in the Dark: EP. #76 - Beau is Afraid
• Brent’s Writing at AwakeInTheDark.com
• Brent’s Podcast: Awake in the Dark

 

• Help Support the Podcast
• Official OV Merch 
• Obsessive Viewer 
• Obsessive Viewer Presents: Anthology
• Obsessive Viewer Presents: Tower Junkies 

    Mic Info  

• Matt: ElectroVoice RE20 into RØDEcaster Pro II (Firmware: 1.2.1 BETA). Processing: High Pass Filter, DeEsser, Compressor, and Master Compellor enabled. Recorded in the Living Room
• Brent: Universal Audio SD-1 Microphone
• Joe: Tonor USB Microphone

  Episode Homepage: ObsessiveViewer.com/OV393

In this episode, Tiny and I catch each other up on what we've been watching lately. I also share my thoughts on some selections from this year's Indy Film Fest.     Become a patron for exclusive audio content at Patreon.com/ObsessiveViewer.     Timestamps    

• Show Start – 00:28
• News - 06:45

  Extended Potpourri   Matt: Matthew Perry's Memoir - 18:42 Tiny: American Manhunt: The Boston Marathon Bombing - 33:50 Matt: Junebug - 41:26 Matt: Free Time - 45:00 Matt: In a Good Way - 48:11 Tiny: Thirteen Lives - 51:29 Matt: The Smell of Money - 1:00:30 Matt: Project Home - 1:07:08 Tiny: Race: Bubba Wallace - 1:14:43 Matt: How I Met Your Father - 1:25:48   Related Links  

• My 2023 Chain Link Viewing Project List
• My 2023 Podcast and Writing Archive
• My Writing for NUVO.net
• My Review of Free Time
• My Review of In A Good Way
• My Review of The Smell of Money
• My Review of Project Home
• Mike’s Band: As Good As It Gets
• Our Theme Song on Spotify

 

• Help Support the Podcast
• Official OV Merch 
• Obsessive Viewer 
• Obsessive Viewer Presents: Anthology
• Obsessive Viewer Presents: Tower Junkies 

    Mic Info  

• Matt: ElectroVoice RE20 RØDEcaster Pro II Firmware: 1.2.0 BETA - (Processing: High Pass Filter, DeEsser, Compressor, and Master Compellor enabled), Recorded in the Living Room
• Tiny: Samson Q2U via USB in Google Meet

  Episode Homepage: ObsessiveViewer.com/OV392

In this episode, I welcome my friend Sam Watermeier back to the show to review the latest Scream film, Scream VI and the new Hulu original film, Boston Strangler. We also briefly discuss the Oscars.     Become a patron for exclusive audio content at Patreon.com/ObsessiveViewer.     Timestamps    

• Show Start – 00:28
• News - 11:25

  Reviews   Scream VI

• Non-Spoiler - 27:12
• Spoiler - 57:46

  Boston Strangler

• Non-Spoiler - 1:49:35

  Related Links  

• My 2023 Chain Link Viewing Project List
• My 2023 Podcast and Writing Archive
• My Review of Scream VI
• My Review of Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania
• Mike’s Band: As Good As It Gets
• Our Theme Song on Spotify

 

• Sam Watermeier’s Letterboxd
  • The Lost King
  • Ew, David!: Existenz
  • Boston Strangler
  • Cocaine Bear
  • Sam's Appearance on Medium Cool Podcast
  • New “Boston Strangler” and nine more films added to Quill’s Journalism Movies list
• Sam Watermeier’s Writing on Midwest Film Journal

 

• Help Support the Podcast
• Official OV Merch 
• Obsessive Viewer 
• Obsessive Viewer Presents: Anthology
• Obsessive Viewer Presents: Tower Junkies 

    Mic Info  

• Matt: ElectroVoice RE20 RØDEcaster Pro II Firmware: 1.1.4 - (Processing: High Pass Filter, DeEsser, Compressor, and Master Compellor enabled), Recorded in the Living Room
• Sam: Samson Q2U via USB in Google Meet

  Episode Homepage: ObsessiveViewer.com/OV391

In this episode, Tiny and I review the latest MCU film, Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania and the new Amazon Prime romantic comedy, Somebody I Used to Know. We also discuss recent entertainment news.     Become a patron for exclusive audio content at Patreon.com/ObsessiveViewer.     Timestamps    

• Show Start – 00:28
• News - 04:18

  Reviews   Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania

• Non-Spoiler - 25:41
• Spoiler - 56:55

  Somebody I Used to Know

• Non-Spoiler - 1:25:44
• Spoiler - 1:33:22

 

• Closing the Ep - 1:41:32

  Related Links  

• My 2023 Chain Link Viewing Project List
• My 2023 Podcast and Writing Archive
• My Review of Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania
• Mike’s Band: As Good As It Gets
• Our Theme Song on Spotify

 

• Patreon: Immediate Reaction - Somebody I Used to Know (2023)
• Patreon: Immediate Reaction - Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania (2023)
• Paramount+ Removes Jordan Peele’s ‘Twilight Zone,’ ‘Real World: Homecoming’ and More Titles
• Xfinity customers will have to pay to stream Peacock soon
• ‘You People’ Actor Claims Jonah Hill and Lauren London’s Pivotal Kiss Was Faked With CGI
• You People CGI Kiss Timestamp on Netflix: 1:48:27

 

• Help Support the Podcast
• Official OV Merch 
• Obsessive Viewer 
• Obsessive Viewer Presents: Anthology
• Obsessive Viewer Presents: Tower Junkies 

    Mic Info  

• Matt: ElectroVoice RE20 RØDEcaster Pro II Firmware: 1.1.4 - (Processing: High Pass Filter, DeEsser, Compressor, and Master Compellor enabled), Recorded in the Living Room
• Tiny: Samson Q2U via USB in Google Meet

  Episode Homepage: ObsessiveViewer.com/OV390

In this episode, I welcome my friend Nick Rogers (from MidwestFilmJournal.com) onto the show to review M. Night Shyamalan's new film, Knock at the Cabin and the new Netflix comedy, You People. For potpourri, Nick shares his thoughts on 1976's The Big Racket while I unveil my Chain Link Viewing Project and share my thoughts on 1991's Stone Cold.     Become a patron for exclusive audio content at Patreon.com/ObsessiveViewer.     Timestamps    

• Show Start – 00:28
• Introducing the Guest - 02:50

  Reviews - 17:46   Knock at the Cabin/History with M. Night - 18:26

• Non-Spoiler - 30:19
• Spoiler - 50:40

  You People - 1:09:40

• Non-Spoiler - 1:11:04
• Spoiler - 1:21:13

  Potpourri

• Nick: The Big Racket (1976) - 1:29:58
• Matt: Stone Cold (1991) - 1:33:00

 

• Closing the Ep - 1:39:09

  Related Links  

• My 2023 Chain Link Viewing Project List
• My 2023 Podcast and Writing Archive
• My Review of Avatar: The Way of Water
• My Review of Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
• My Review of Windfall
• My Review of Clerks III
• Mike’s Band: As Good As It Gets
• Our Theme Song on Spotify

 

• Nick Rogers' Letterboxd
  • Knock at the Cabin
  • Class of 1993: Matinee
  • Women Talking
  • Plane
• Nick's Class of Series
• Nick's Writing on Midwest Film Journal

   

• Help Support the Podcast
• Official OV Merch 
• Obsessive Viewer 
• Obsessive Viewer Presents: Anthology
• Obsessive Viewer Presents: Tower Junkies 

    Mic Info  

• Matt: ElectroVoice RE20 - RØDEcaster Pro II (Firmware: 1.1.2) - Processing: High Pass Filter, DeEsser, Compressor, and Master Compellor enabled
• Nick: Internal Laptop Mic via Google Meet

    Episode Homepage: ObsessiveViewer.com/OV389

Happy New Year and welcome to The Obsessive Viewer’s 2022 Year in Review episode! It’s our annual episode where Tiny, Mike, and I share our movie viewing stats for the year and our top ten favorite movies lists. So join us as we reflect on another year in our TENTH Year in Review episode!   Become a patron at Patreon.com/ObsessiveViewer to support the show and get instant access to tons of exclusive podcast content.   Timestamps  

• Show Start - 00:28
• Thoughts on Our Years - 06:45

  Stats and Stat Tracking  

• Mike’s 2022 Stats - 13:45
• Tiny’s 2022 Stats - 18:55
• Matt’s 2022 Stats - 23:06

  Honorable Mentions and Movies We Missed  

• Movies We Missed - 39:11
• Honorable Mentions - 45:30

  Top Tens of 2022  

• Numbers Ten to Six - 57:40
• Numbers Five to Two - 1:50:40
• Our Number Ones - 2:35:26

 

• 2023 Movies We're Looking Forward To - 2:45:20
• The Obsessive Viewer Top Ten in Ten Years of Podcasting - 2:49:12
• Closing the Ep - 2:57:06

  Links to Coverage from Our Guests Over the Year  

• Ben Sears - The Movie State - Best of 2022
• Sam Watermeier - The Whale
• Brent Leuthold - Brent's Top 10 Films of 2022
• Andy Carr - Odd Trilogies Podcast: Logan & Andy's Top 10 of 2022
• Joe Shearer - Weird: The Al Yankovic Story
• Mitch Ringenberg - Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery

  Matt's Top Ten of 2022  

1. Marcel the Shell with Shoes On
2. RRR
3. After Yang
4. Scream
5. Everything Everywhere All At Once
6. Aftersun
7. Decision to Leave
8. Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
9. TÁR
10. The Whale

  Tiny's Top Ten of 2022  

1. Marcel the Shell with Shoes On
2. The Northman
3. All Quiet on the Western Front
4. Weird: The Al Yankovic Story
5. RRR
6. Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
7. After Yang
8. Top Gun: Maverick
9. Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
10. Bullet Train

  Mike's Top Ten of 2022  

1. Scream
2. Top Gun: Maverick
3. Everything Everywhere All At Once
4. X
5. Vengeance
6. The Whale
7. The Menu
8. Pearl
9. Bodies Bodies Bodies
10. RRR

  The Obsessive Viewer Top 20 Movies in Ten Years of Podcasting  

1. Avengers: Endgame (2019)
2. Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021)
3. Doctor Sleep (2019)
4. Arrival  (2016)
5. It (2017)
6. Hereditary (2018)
7. Eighth Grade (2018)
8. Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015)
9. Captain America: The Winter SoldIer (2014)
10. Star Trek Into Darkness (2013)
11. Marcel the Shell with Shoes On (2022)
12. Green Room (2016)
13. Invisible Man, The (2020)
14. RRR (2022)
15. Gravity (2013)
16. Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)
17. Marriage Story (2019)
18. Scream (2022)
19. Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017)
20. Top Gun: Maverick (2022)

  Related Links  

• 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
• Mike: Blue Snowball via USB in Google Meet

  Links to Select Coverage Over the Year  

• My Complete 2022 Archive
• My Top Ten Movies of 2022 and Thoughts on the Year
• OV363 – Scream (2022)
• OV367 – Everything Everywhere All At Once – X, Summer Movie Preview, and OV’s New Theme Song
• OV368 – Extended Potpourri – Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, Euphoria, Language Lessons, The Gilded Age, The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent, and The Adam Project
• OV370 – Top Gun: Maverick (2022) & Watcher (2022) – Guest: Brent Leuthold (AwakeInTheDark.com)
• OV372 – The Northman (2022) & Jurassic World: Dominion (2022) – Happiness (1998), and Lightyear (2022) – Guest: Sam Watermeier (Midwest Film Journal)
• OV377 – Vengeance (2022) & Prey (2022) – Guests: Andy Carr (Odd Trilogies Podcast) & Joe Shearer (Medium Cool Podcast and Midwest Film Journal)
• OV386 – Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery (2022) & Smile (2022) – Guests: Andy Carr (Odd Trilogies Podcast & Film Yap) and Mitch Ringenberg (Midwest Film Journal)
• OV387 – IFJA Ten Best Films of 2022 – Guest: Sam Watermeier (Midwest Film Journal)

  Past Year in Review Episodes  

• OV034 – 2013 Year in Review, Top Movies and Viewing Stats
• OV089 – 2014 in Review Part I – Viewing Stats and Worst Movies
• OV090 – 2014 in Review Part 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
• OV332 – 2020 Year in Review – Best Movies of the Year and Viewing Stats
• OV361 – 2021 Year in Review – Best Movies of the Year and Viewing Stats

  Episode Homepage: ObsessiveViewer.com/OV388  

In this episode, I welcome my friend Sam Watermeier back to the show to help me close out the year with a breakdown of the Indiana Film Journalists Association top films of 2022. We also go over Sam's personal top ten list.     Become a patron for exclusive audio content at Patreon.com/ObsessiveViewer.     Timestamps    

• Show Start – 00:28
• Introducing the Guest - 01:39
• Sam's Favorites of 2022 - 16:29
• Sam's Top Movie of 2022: The Whale - 28:55

  The IFJA Top Ten - 40:48  

• TÁR - 43:32
• After Yang - 51:28
• Patreon Potpourri - 014 - "Sci-Fi Duos" - Dual (2022) & After Yang (2022) - Jul 6, 2022
• Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery - 1:11:15
• 007 - November 2022 - Monthly First Viewings and Stats - Dec 3, 2022
• The Banshees of Inisherin - 1:16:02
• Decision to Leave - 1:26:21
• Patreon Potpourri - 017 - "2022 Movies" - Decision to Leave, Good Night Oppy, Weird: The Al Yankovic Story, and Bodies Bodies Bodies - Nov 5, 2022
• Women Talking - 1:37:45
• 007 - November 2022 - Monthly First Viewings and Stats - Dec 3, 2022
• Marcel the Shell with Shoes On - 1:41:13
• Top Gun: Maverick - 1:45:42

 

• Runner-Up: RRR - 1:53:57
• Winner: Everything Everywhere All At Once - 1:58:09

 

• 2023 Movies We're Looking Forward to - 2:05:32
• Closing the Ep - 2:12:52

  Related Links  

• My 2022 Podcast and Writing Archive
• My Review of Avatar: The Way of Water
• My Review of Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
• My Review of Windfall
• My Review of Clerks III
• Mike’s Band: As Good As It Gets
• Our Theme Song on Spotify

 

• Sam Watermeier's Letterboxd
• Sam Watermeier's Writing on Midwest Film Journal
• The Whale
• The Fabelmans
• A Christmas Story Christmas
• TÁR

 

• Help Support the Podcast
• Official OV Merch 
• Obsessive Viewer 
• Obsessive Viewer Presents: Anthology
• Obsessive Viewer Presents: Tower Junkies 

    Mic Info  

• Matt: ElectroVoice RE20 - RØDEcaster Pro II (Firmware: 1.0.9 BETA) - Processing: High Pass Filter, DeEsser, Compressor, and Master Compellor enabled
• Sam: Samson Q2U via Google Meet

    Episode Homepage: ObsessiveViewer.com/OV387

In this episode, I welcome my friends Andy Carr and Mitch Ringenberg back to the show to review Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery and Smile! Then, in a Potpourri segment, Andy and I briefly talk about The Menu and Bones and All.     Become a patron for exclusive audio content at Patreon.com/ObsessiveViewer.     Timestamps    

• Show Start – 00:28
• Introducing the Guests - 01:10

    Reviews - 07:30     Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery - 07:53

• Spoiler Review - 34:50

    Smile - 01:01:53

• Spoiler Review - 01:11:36

    Potpourri - 01:32:13    

• Andy: The Menu (2022) - 1:33:10
• Matt: Bones and All (2022) - 1:34:45

   

• Closing the Ep – 1:39:50

  Related Links    

• My 2022 Podcast and Writing Archive
• My Review of Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
• My Review of Windfall
• My Review of Clerks III
• My Review of Glorious
• My Review of Fall
• Mike’s Band: As Good As It Gets
• Our Theme Song on Spotify

   

• Mitch Ringenberg's Letterboxd
• Mitch Ringenberg's Writing on Midwest Film Journal
• Aftersun
• No Sleep October: Halloween II (2009)
• Heartland 2022: Heartland Horror Roundup
• Recurring Nightmares: A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master
• Glorious
• Prey
• The Black Phone
• Men

 

• Andy Carr's Letterboxd
• Odd Trilogies Podcast
• Ep 56 - The Rise of Henry Selick
• Ep 55 - David Gordon Green's Halloween Trilogy
• Ep 54 - The Blair Witch Trilogy
• Ep 53 - The Clerks Trilogy
• Ep 52 - The Hobbit Trilogy
• Andy Carr's Writing on FilmYap
• Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
• Decision to Leave
• Black Adam

 

• Help Support the Podcast
• Official OV Merch 
• Obsessive Viewer 
• Obsessive Viewer Presents: Anthology
• Obsessive Viewer Presents: Tower Junkies 

    Mic Info  

• Matt: ElectroVoice RE20 into RØDEcaster Pro II - Processing: High Pass Filter, DeEsser, Compressor, and Master Compellor enabled (Recorded in the Living Room)
• Andy: Samson Q2U via Google Meet
• Mitch: Headset Mic via Google Meet

    Episode Homepage: ObsessiveViewer.com/OV386

In this episode, I welcome my friends Brent Leuthold and Joe Shearer back to the show to review the new "spooktacular Shocktober" releases Halloween Ends and V/H/S/99!     Become a patron for exclusive audio content at Patreon.com/ObsessiveViewer.     Timestamps    

• Show Start – 00:28
• Introducing the Guests - 01:57
• Recent Trailers - 12:05

    Reviews - 19:08     Halloween Ends - 19:44

• Spoiler - 1:18:02

    V/H/S/99 - 1:54:50

• Spoiler - 1:55:54

   

• Closing the Ep – 2:22:53

    Related Links    

• My 2022 Podcast and Writing Archive
• 'V/H/S/85’ – Franchise Rewinds Back to the 1980s! - Bloody Disgusting
• Mike’s Band: As Good As It Gets
• Our Theme Song on Spotify

   

• Joe Shearer’s Letterboxd
• Heartland 2022: Art and Pep
• Heartland 2022: The Best We’ve Got: The Carl Erskine Story
• Heartland 2022: The Fire That Took Her
• Heartland 2022: Butterfly in the Sky
• Heartland 2022: Till
• Joe’s Writing on Midwest Film Journal
• Medium Cool: A Movie Podcast

   

• Brent Leuthold's Letterboxd
• Halloween Ends
• Smile
• Amsterdam
• Midwest Film Journal - Recurring Nightmares: Wes Craven's New Nightmare
• Black Adam
• Brent's Writing at AwakeInTheDark.com
• Brent's Podcast, Awake in the Dark

   

• 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)
• Brent: Earthworks ICON Pro
• Joe: Tonor USB Microphone

    Episode Homepage: ObsessiveViewer.com/OV385