OV489 - The Smashing Machine (2025) & The Strangers: Chapter 2 (2025) - Guest: Sam Watermeier

In this special episode, I’m joined in two interviews by director Andie Redwine and star Richard Propes to discuss their documentary The Tenderness Tour, which premiered at this year’s Heartland Film Festival. We discuss the process of creating the film, documenting Richard’s activism, the experience bringing the film to HIFF, the decades long history of The Tenderness Tour, and much more. You can donate to Richard's campaign to end medical debt here.   Timestamps   Show Start - 00:28   Filmmaker Interviews Andie Redwine - 03:58 Richard Propes - 1:08:22   Closing the Ep - 2:05:13 Patreon Clip - 2:07:31   Related Links The Tenderness Tour Documentary at HIFF34 Heartland Film Festival The Tenderness Tour Film Facebook Page The Tenderness Tour Merch The Tenderness Tour Website The Tenderness Tour Campaign on Undue Medical Debt   Richard's Film Journalism Work at TheIndependentCritic.com Richard's Letterboxd The Hallelujah Life by Richard Propes (Amazon Affiliate Link) Andie's Once Upon a Disney Podcast   My 2025 Podcast and Writing Archive My Film Festival Coverage on Patreon Book Reaction - The Long Walk by Stephen King - Chapters 1-2 - Sept 18, 2025 Book Reaction - The Long Walk by Stephen King - Chapters 3-5 - Sept 21, 2025 Book Reaction - The Long Walk by Stephen King - Chapters 6-7 - Sept 28, 2025 Book Reaction - The Long Walk by Stephen King - Chapters 8-10 - Oct 4, 2025 Patreon Special - Yojimbo (1961) at the Kan-Kan - Aug 27, 2025 Patreon Special - High and Low (1963) at the Kan-Kan - Aug 24, 2025 Immediate Reaction - Together (2025) - Jul 23, 2025 Patreon Companion Episodes Collection   Indianapolis Theaters Alamo Drafthouse Indy Kan-Kan  Living Room Theaters Keystone Art  Flix Brewhouse   Ways to Support Us Support Us on Patreon for Exclusive Content Official OV Merch Buy Me A Coffee Obsessive Viewer Obsessive Viewer Presents: Anthology Obsessive Viewer Presents: Tower Junkies As Good As It Gets - Linktree Start Your Podcast with Libsyn Using Promo Code OBSESS   Follow Us on Social Media My Letterboxd | YouTube | Facebook | Twitter Instagram | Threads | Bluesky | TikTok | Tiny’s Letterboxd   Mic Info Matt: ElectroVoice RE20 into RØDEcaster Pro II (Firmware: 1.6.6)   Episode Homepage: ObsessiveViewer.com/OV490   Next Week on the Podcast OV491 - HIFF2025: Filmmaker Interview

This week, Sam Watermeier joins me to review the new Benny Safdie movie, The Smashing Machine in a feature review and then, in this week’s secondary review, we talk about Renny Harlin’s, The Strangers: Chapter 2. We also discuss recent movie and TV news, screenings around Indianapolis, Heartland Film Festival, Robert Redford, Heat 2, and more. Timestamps Show Start - 01:29 Introducing Sam - 04:31 Screening in Indy - 10:49 News Before the Reviews - 17:54 Feature Review The Smashing Machine (2025) - 23:51 Spoiler - 1:06:57 Secondary Review The Strangers: Chapter 2 (2025) - 1:36:17 Closing the Ep - 2:03:00 Patreon Clip - 2:05:13 Related Links My Voice Work on The Endless Elsewhere Podcast My Guest Spot on Short Bites: A Stephen King Podcast OV429 - I Saw the TV Glow (2024) & The Strangers: Chapter 1 (2024) - Guest: Sam Watermeier Robert Redford, ‘Butch Cassidy’ and ‘All the President’s Men’ Icon, Dies at 89 ‘Heat 2’ Moves From Warner Bros. to Amazon MGM as Michael Mann’s Sequel Gains Traction   Sam’s Letterboxd Sam’s Writing on Midwest Film Journal Sam's Review of Arrow's Spawn 4K UHD Release Sam's Review of Are We Good? Sam's Review of The Strangers: Chapter 2 Sam's Quick Takes Reviews of Twinless and Lurker   My 2025 Podcast and Writing Archive Book Reaction - The Long Walk by Stephen King - Chapters 1-2 - Sept 18, 2025 Book Reaction - The Long Walk by Stephen King - Chapters 3-5 - Sept 21, 2025 Book Reaction - The Long Walk by Stephen King - Chapters 6-7 - Sept 28, 2025 Book Reaction - The Long Walk by Stephen King - Chapters 8-10 - Oct 4, 2025 Patreon Special - Yojimbo (1961) at the Kan-Kan - Aug 27, 2025 Patreon Special - High and Low (1963) at the Kan-Kan - Aug 24, 2025 Immediate Reaction - Together (2025) - Jul 23, 2025 Patreon Companion Episodes Collection   Indianapolis Theaters Heartland Film Festival The Tenderness Tour Documentary at HIFF34 Alamo Drafthouse Indy Kan-Kan  Living Room Theaters Keystone Art  Flix Brewhouse   Ways to Support Us Support Us on Patreon for Exclusive Content Official OV Merch Buy Me A Coffee Obsessive Viewer Obsessive Viewer Presents: Anthology Obsessive Viewer Presents: Tower Junkies As Good As It Gets - Linktree Start Your Podcast with Libsyn Using Promo Code OBSESS   Follow Us on Social Media My Letterboxd | YouTube | Facebook | Twitter Instagram | Threads | Bluesky | TikTok | Tiny’s Letterboxd   Mic Info Matt: ElectroVoice RE20 into RØDEcaster Pro II (Firmware: 1.6.6) Sam: Samson Q2U via USB in Google Meet   Episode Homepage: ObsessiveViewer.com/OV489   Next Week on the Podcast OV490 - Roofman (2025) & Bone Lake (2025)

This week, Brent Leuthold joins me to review the new Paul Thomas Anderson movie, One Battle After Another in a feature review and then, in this week’s secondary review, we talk about the new Shudder original, V/H/S Halloween. We also discuss recent movie and TV news and screenings around Indianapolis. Timestamps Show Start - 00:28 Introducing Brent - 03:10 Screening in Indy - 13:29 News Before the Reviews - 20:53 Feature Review One Battle After Another (2025) - 42:23 Spoiler - 1:16:59 Secondary Review V/H/S Halloween (2025) - 1:41:22 Closing the Ep - 2:11:44 Patreon Clip - 2:13:34   Related Links Heartland Film Festival The Tenderness Tour Documentary at HIFF34 Why Jimmy Kimmel’s show was yanked off the air ‘Simpsons’ Movie Sequel Sets Summer 2027 Release Date ‘The Social Network’ Follow-Up Sets 2026 Release Date and Official Title: ‘The Social Reckoning’ Brent’s Letterboxd Awake in the Dark Brent's Review of Eleanor the Great Brent's Review of One Battle After Another Brent's Review of Code 3 Brent's Review of Lurker  My 2025 Podcast and Writing Archive GP000 - Batman Day 2025 - Batman: Second Chances (Sept 1986-Oct 1987) + Batman: The Dumpster Slasher Trilogy (Batman #414, #421, #422) - Aug 15-30, 2025 Book Reaction - The Long Walk by Stephen King - Chapters 1-2 - Sept 18, 2025 Book Reaction - The Long Walk by Stephen King - Chapters 3-5 - Sept 21, 2025 Book Reaction - The Long Walk by Stephen King - Chapters 6-7 - Sept 28, 2025 Patreon Special - Yojimbo (1961) at the Kan-Kan - Aug 27, 2025 Patreon Special - High and Low (1963) at the Kan-Kan - Aug 24, 2025 Patreon Companion Episodes Collection Indianapolis Theaters Alamo Drafthouse Indy Kan-Kan  Living Room Theaters Keystone Art  Flix Brewhouse  Ways to Support Us Support Us on Patreon for Exclusive Content Official OV Merch Buy Me A Coffee Obsessive Viewer Obsessive Viewer Presents: Anthology Obsessive Viewer Presents: Tower Junkies As Good As It Gets - Linktree Start Your Podcast with Libsyn Using Promo Code OBSESS  Follow Us on Social Media My Letterboxd | YouTube | Facebook | Twitter Instagram | Threads | Bluesky | TikTok | Tiny’s Letterboxd   Mic Info Matt: ElectroVoice RE20 into RØDEcaster Pro II (Firmware: 1.6.6) Brent: Earthworks ICON Pro in Google Meet   Episode Homepage: ObsessiveViewer.com/OV488   Next Week on the Podcast OV489 - The Smashing Machine (2025) & Bone Lake (2025)

This week, Sam Watermeier joins me to review the new Zach Cregger movie, Weapons in a feature review and then, in this week’s secondary review, I talk about the new “ScreenLife” movie, War of the Worlds. We also discuss recent movie and TV news, screenings around Indianapolis, Batman, Batman Returns, The Shield and more. Timestamps Show Start - 00:28 Introducing Sam - 02:16 Screening in Indy - 10:32 News Before the Reviews - 19:10 Feature Review Weapons (2025) - 34:42 Spoiler - 58:05 Secondary Review Exit Sam - 1:34:11 War of the Worlds (2025) Spoiler Review - 1:39:34 Potpourri Heartland Film Festival 2025 - 2:08:10 Batman (1989)/Batman Returns (1992) - 2:08:45 The Gotham Project on Patreon - 2:11:17 The Shield Rewatch - 2:15:22   Closing the Ep - 2:29:15 Patreon Clip - 2:30:59   Related Links ‘The Running Man’ Dashes A Week Later, 18hz’s ‘Primate’ Busting Out In January 2026 NBCUniversal Lands ‘Jason Bourne’ And ‘Treadstone’ Rights From Author Robert Ludlum Following Massive Bidding War Jeff Bezos Reportedly “Obsessed” With Casting Wife Lauren Sánchez In Major Role In Amazon MGM’s New ‘James Bond’: “This Isn’t Just Fantasy Casting” MaybrookMissing.com ‘Weapons’ – Warner Bros. Reportedly Considering an Aunt Gladys Prequel Movie   Sam’s Letterboxd Sam’s Writing on Midwest Film Journal Sam's Review of Weapons Sam's Review of The Bad Guys 2 Sam's Review of I Know What You Did Last Summer (2025) Sam's Appearance on Odd Trilogies Podcast ep 102: The Schwarzenegger-Reitman Comedies   My 2025 Podcast and Writing Archive Patreon Special - Yojimbo (1961) at the Kan-Kan - Aug 27, 2025 Patreon Special - High and Low (1963) at the Kan-Kan - Aug 24, 2025 199 - OV B-Roll - “Rewatching Prospective Top Tens” - Random Conversation, WTF Ending, Podcasts - Aug 14, 2025 198 - OV B-Roll - “Crack of the Bat Podcast” - 2025’s Brickyard 400, Watching Podcasts and the Evolution of the Format, and MattHurtAI - Aug 7, 2025 197 - OV B-Roll - “No A/C, Probably ADHD” - LinkedIn Lunatics, MLMs, and Working From Home - Jul 31, 2025 Immediate Reaction - Together (2025) - Jul 23, 2025 Patreon Companion Episodes Collection   Indianapolis Theaters Alamo Drafthouse Indy Kan-Kan  Living Room Theaters Keystone Art  Flix Brewhouse   Ways to Support Us Support Us on Patreon for Exclusive Content Official OV Merch Buy Me A Coffee Obsessive Viewer Obsessive Viewer Presents: Anthology Obsessive Viewer Presents: Tower Junkies As Good As It Gets - Linktree Start Your Podcast with Libsyn Using Promo Code OBSESS   Follow Us on Social Media My Letterboxd | YouTube | Facebook | Twitter Instagram | Threads | Bluesky | TikTok | Tiny’s Letterboxd   Mic Info Matt: ElectroVoice RE20 into RØDEcaster Pro II (Firmware: 1.6.6) Sam: Samson Q2U via USB in Google Meet   Episode Homepage: ObsessiveViewer.com/OV487   Next Week on the Podcast OV488 - Highest 2 Lowest (2025) & Swiped (2025)  

Recorded August 7, 2025: This week, Tiny and I review The Naked Gun in a feature review and then, in this week’s secondary review, I talk about Happy Gilmore 2. We also discuss recent movie and TV news, screenings around Indianapolis, and more.   Timestamps Show Start - 00:28 Screening in Indy - 08:13 News Before the Reviews - 12:00 Feature Review The Naked Gun (2025) - 32:21 Spoiler - 53:58 Exit Tiny - 1:00:55 Secondary Review Matt’s Mea Culpa - 1:02:24 Happy Gilmore 2 (2025) - 1:04:35   Closing the Ep - 1:31:30 Patreon Clip - 1:32:52   Related Links Jeremy Strong Circling Mark Zuckerberg Role in ‘The Social Network Part II’ Hulu App to Be Phased Out as Disney Is ‘Fully Integrating’ Service Into Disney+ AMC Theatres Looks To Shorten Preshow Following Studios’ Ire – The Dish James Gunn to Direct Next Movie in the ‘Super-Family’ at DC Studios After ‘Superman’ Success ‘The Batman 2’ Is ‘Preparing to Begin Shooting Next Spring,’ Warner Bros. Discovery Announces   My 2025 Podcast and Writing Archive 198 - OV B-Roll - “Crack of the Bat Podcast” - 2025’s Brickyard 400, Watching Podcasts and the Evolution of the Format, and MattHurtAI - Aug 7, 2025 Immediate Reaction - Together (2025) - Jul 23, 2025 Patreon Special - 28 Days Later (2002) at Alamo Drafthouse - May 23, 2025 Patreon Companion Episodes Collection Patreon - Severance Episode Reviews   Indianapolis Theaters Alamo Drafthouse Indy Kan-Kan  Living Room Theaters Keystone Art  Flix Brewhouse   Ways to Support Us Support Us on Patreon for Exclusive Content Official OV Merch Buy Me A Coffee Obsessive Viewer Obsessive Viewer Presents: Anthology Obsessive Viewer Presents: Tower Junkies As Good As It Gets - Linktree Start Your Podcast with Libsyn Using Promo Code OBSESS   Follow Us on Social Media My Letterboxd | YouTube | Facebook | Twitter Instagram | Threads | Bluesky | TikTok | Tiny’s Letterboxd   Mic Info Matt: ElectroVoice RE20 into RØDEcaster Pro II (Firmware: 1.6.5) Tiny: Samson Q2U via USB in Google Meet   Episode Homepage: ObsessiveViewer.com/OV486   Next Week on the Podcast OV487 - Weapons (2025) & War of the Worlds (2025)  

This week, Brent Leuthold joins me to review the new MCU movie, The Fantastic Four: First Steps in a feature review and then, in this week’s secondary review, I talk about the Alison Brie/Dave Franco horror movie Together. We also discuss recent movie and TV news, screenings around Indianapolis, and more.   Timestamps Show Start - 00:28 Introducing Brent - 02:11 Screening in Indy - 11:43 News Before the Reviews - 13:56 Feature Review The Fantastic Four: First Steps (2025) - 32:13 Spoiler - 59:16 Secondary Review Together (2025) - 1:23:51 Spoiler - 1:40:16   Closing the Ep - 1:46:31 Patreon Clip - 1:47:33   Related Links As Good As It Gets new album COLORS on 12" VINYL RELEASE Amazon’s Alexa Fund Invests in ‘Netflix of AI’ Start-Up Fable, Which Launches Showrunner: A Tool for User-Directed TV Shows ‘Mrs. Doubtfire’ Star Matthew Lawrence Wants AI To Revive Robin Williams’ “Iconic” Voice DreamWorks Includes AI Training Warning In The Bad Guys 2 End Credits Alison Brie and Dave Franco Face Copyright Suit Over $17 Million Sundance Hit ‘Together’: ‘A Blatant Rip-Off’ Dave Franco and Alison Brie’s ‘Together’ Director Responds to Idea Theft Lawsuit and Calls It ‘Deeply Unsettling’   Brent’s Letterboxd Awake in the Dark Brent's Review of The Fantastic Four: First Steps Brent's Essay on Wild at Heart for Midwest Film Journal's Willem Dafoe Series Brent's Review of Eddington   My 2025 Podcast and Writing Archive Immediate Reaction - Together (2025) - Jul 23, 2025 Patreon Special - 28 Days Later (2002) at Alamo Drafthouse - May 23, 2025 Patreon Companion Episodes Collection Patreon - Severance Episode Reviews Indianapolis Theaters Alamo Drafthouse Indy Kan-Kan  Living Room Theaters Keystone Art  Flix Brewhouse Ways to Support Us Support Us on Patreon for Exclusive Content Official OV Merch Buy Me A Coffee Obsessive Viewer Obsessive Viewer Presents: Anthology Obsessive Viewer Presents: Tower Junkies As Good As It Gets - Linktree Start Your Podcast with Libsyn Using Promo Code OBSESS Follow Us on Social Media My Letterboxd | YouTube | Facebook | Twitter Instagram | Threads | Bluesky | TikTok | Tiny’s Letterboxd Mic Info Matt: ElectroVoice RE20 into RØDEcaster Pro II (Firmware: 1.6.5) Brent: Earthworks ICON Pro in Google Meet   Episode Homepage: ObsessiveViewer.com/OV485   Next Week on the Podcast OV486 - The Naked Gun (2025) & TBD (2025)

This week, Sam Watermeier joins me to review the new slasher legacy sequel/reboot, I Know What You Did Last Summer in a feature review and then, in this week’s secondary review, I talk about the new dark comedy Oh, Hi! We also discuss recent movie and TV news, screenings around Indianapolis, and more. Timestamps Show Start - 00:28 Introducing Sam - 02:35 Screening in Indy - 13:51 News Before the Reviews - 20:00 Feature Review I Know What You Did Last Summer (2025) - 39:42 Spoiler - 1:16:02 Exit Sam - 1:42:18 Secondary Review Oh, Hi! (2025) - 1:43:44 Closing the Ep - 2:01:46 Patreon Clip - 2:03:25 Related Links As Good As It Gets new album COLORS on 12" VINYL RELEASE Patreon Potpourri - 010 - "Scream Imitators" - I Know What You Did Last Summer (1997), I Still Know What You Did Last Summer (1998), Urban Legend (1998), and Valentine (2001) - Feb 4, 2022 The Late Show with Stephen Colbert to End in May 2026, Citing Financial Reasons  New ‘Wonder Woman’ Movie Sets ‘Supergirl’ Writer Ana Nogueira to Pen Script I Know What You Did Last Summer star makes huge horror blunder in saying the original movie walked so Wes Craven’s Scream could run Malcolm-Jamal Warner Drowns: ‘The Cosby Show’ & ‘The Resident’ Actor Was 54 Ozzy Osbourne Dies: Black Sabbath Frontman, Solo Singer & Reality TV Star Was 76  Hulk Hogan Dies: Pro Wrestling Icon & Actor Was 71 Sam’s Letterboxd Sam’s Writing on Midwest Film Journal Sam's Review of I Know What You Did Last Summer (2025) Sam's Review of Sovereign Sam's Review of M3GAN 2.0 Sam's Review of 28 Years Later Sam's Appearance on Odd Trilogies Podcast ep 102: The Schwarzenegger-Reitman Comedies  Midwest Film Journal's Dafoe? Dafriend Essay Series My 2025 Podcast and Writing Archive Immediate Reaction - The Life of Chuck (2025) - May 29, 2025 Immediate Reaction - Together (2025) - Jul 23, 2025 Patreon Companion Episodes Collection Companion Ep - OV477 - Final Destination 1-5 Retrospective - May 24-25, 2025 Patreon - Severance Episode Reviews Indianapolis Theaters Alamo Drafthouse Indy Kan-Kan  Living Room Theaters Keystone Art  Flix Brewhouse Ways to Support Us Support Us on Patreon for Exclusive Content Official OV Merch Buy Me A Coffee Obsessive Viewer Obsessive Viewer Presents: Anthology Obsessive Viewer Presents: Tower Junkies As Good As It Gets - Linktree Start Your Podcast with Libsyn Using Promo Code OBSESS Follow Us on Social Media My Letterboxd | YouTube | Facebook | Twitter Instagram | Threads | Bluesky | TikTok | Tiny’s Letterboxd Mic Info Matt: ElectroVoice RE20 into RØDEcaster Pro II (Firmware: 1.5.4) Sam: Samson Q2U via USB in Google Meet Episode Homepage: ObsessiveViewer.com/OV484   Next Week on the Podcast OV485 - The Fantastic Four: First Steps (2025) & Together (2025)

This week, Mitch Ringenberg joins me to review the new James Gunn movie, Superman in a feature review and then, in this week’s secondary review, I talk about M3GAN 2.0. We also discuss recent movie and TV news, screenings around Indianapolis, and more. Timestamps Show Start - 00:28 Introducing Mitch - 02:25 Screening in Indy - 14:15 News Before the Reviews - 17:32 Feature Review Superman (2025) - 32:37 Spoiler - 1:20:30 Secondary Review M3GAN 2.0 (2025) - 2:02:32   Closing the Ep - 2:13:28 Patreon Clip - 2:14:42   Related Links Emmy Nominations 2025: ‘Severance’ Leads All Shows With 27 Nods, ‘The Penguin,’ ‘The Studio’ and ‘White Lotus’ Close Behind Superman Isn't Trying to Be Political. We Just Have Real-Life Supervillains Now. Heartland Film - IndyShorts International Film Festival   Mitch’s Letterboxd Mitch’s Writing on Midwest Film Journal Mitch's Review of The Penguin's 4K Release   My 2025 Podcast and Writing Archive Patreon Special - 28 Days Later (2002) at Alamo Drafthouse - May 23, 2025 Immediate Reaction - Clown in a Cornfield (2025) - May 16-21, 2025 Immediate Reaction - The Life of Chuck (2025) - May 29, 2025 Patreon Companion Episodes Collection Companion Ep - OV477 - Final Destination 1-5 Retrospective - May 24-25, 2025 Patreon - Severance Episode Reviews   Indianapolis Theaters Alamo Drafthouse Indy Kan-Kan  Living Room Theaters Keystone Art  Flix Brewhouse   Ways to Support Us Support Us on Patreon for Exclusive Content Official OV Merch Buy Me A Coffee Obsessive Viewer Obsessive Viewer Presents: Anthology Obsessive Viewer Presents: Tower Junkies As Good As It Gets - Linktree Start Your Podcast with Libsyn Using Promo Code OBSESS   Follow Us on Social Media My Letterboxd | YouTube | Facebook | Twitter Instagram | Threads | Bluesky | TikTok | Tiny’s Letterboxd   Mic Info Matt: ElectroVoice RE20 into RØDEcaster Pro II (Firmware: 1.5.4) Mitch: Blue Yeti via Google Meet   Episode Homepage: ObsessiveViewer.com/OV483   Next Week on the Podcast OV484 - Eddington (2025) & Daniela Forever (2025)  

This week, Keegan King joins me to review the new Disney/Pixar movie, Elio in a feature review and then, in this week’s secondary review, we talk about A Minecraft Movie. We also discuss recent movie and TV news, screenings around Indianapolis, and more. Timestamps Show Start - 00:28 Introducing Keegan - 02:11 Screening in Indy - 04:43 News Before the Reviews - 08:18 Feature Review Elio (2025) - 23:03 Spoiler - 59:01 Secondary Review A Minecraft Movie (2025) - 1:26:25 Potpourri Keegan: The Bear - 1:59:19 Matt: Spaceballs & The Naked Gun - 2:03:23   Closing the Ep - 2:05:48 Patreon Clip - 2:06:46   Related Links The Waiting Game is screening in Indianapolis July 10 at 7p at the beautiful Kan-Kan Theater! Denis Villeneuve’s ‘Dune 3’ Gets Official Title, Will Be Shot With Imax Cameras AMC Theatres to Offer 50% Off Tickets on Tuesdays and Wednesdays Michael Madsen, ‘Reservoir Dogs’ and ‘Kill Bill’ Actor, Dies at 67 AMC Theatres Is Putting More Commercials Before Screenings. It Cheapens the Moviegoing Experience and Hurts the Film Business Introducing The Last of Us Part II Remastered Chronological Experience, out today Heartland Film - IndyShorts International Film Festival   Keegan's Letterboxd   My 2025 Podcast and Writing Archive Patreon Special - 28 Days Later (2002) at Alamo Drafthouse - May 23, 2025 Immediate Reaction - Clown in a Cornfield (2025) - May 16-21, 2025 Immediate Reaction - The Life of Chuck (2025) - May 29, 2025 Patreon Companion Episodes Collection Companion Ep - OV477 - Final Destination 1-5 Retrospective - May 24-25, 2025 Patreon - Severance Episode Reviews   Indianapolis Theaters Alamo Drafthouse Indy Kan-Kan  Living Room Theaters Keystone Art  Flix Brewhouse   Ways to Support Us Support Us on Patreon for Exclusive Content Official OV Merch Buy Me A Coffee Obsessive Viewer Obsessive Viewer Presents: Anthology Obsessive Viewer Presents: Tower Junkies As Good As It Gets - Linktree Start Your Podcast with Libsyn Using Promo Code OBSESS   Follow Us on Social Media My Letterboxd | YouTube | Facebook | Twitter Instagram | Threads | Bluesky | TikTok | Tiny’s Letterboxd   Mic Info Matt: ElectroVoice RE20 into RØDEcaster Pro II (Firmware: 1.5.4) Keegan: Amazon Basics Microphone via Google Meet   Episode Homepage: ObsessiveViewer.com/OV482   Next Week on the Podcast OV483 - Superman (2025) & M3GAN 2.0 (2025)  

This week, Brent Leuthold joins me to review the latest installment in the Jurassic Park/World franchise, Jurassic World: Rebirth in a feature review and then, in this week’s secondary review, I talk about the new Netflix sequel, The Old Guard 2. We also discuss recent movie and TV news, screenings around Indianapolis, and more.   Timestamps Show Start - 00:28 Introducing Brent - 02:11 Screening in Indy - 12:08 News Before the Reviews - 18:10 Feature Review Jurassic World: Rebirth (2025) - 45:19 Spoiler - 1:25:06 Secondary Review Akira Kurosawa: A Retrospective - 1:51:05 The Old Guard 2 (2025) - 1:54:03   Closing the Ep - 2:09:57 Patreon Clip - 2:11:21   Related Links The Waiting Game is screening in Indianapolis July 10 at 7p at the beautiful Kan-Kan Theater! ‘Last of Us’ Shocker: Neil Druckmann Exits HBO Series Ahead of Season 3 ‘The Bear’ Renewed for Season 5 by FX AMC Theatres Is Putting More Commercials Before Screenings. It Cheapens the Moviegoing Experience and Hurts the Film Business Akira Kurosawa: A Retrospective Movie Review: Jurassic World (2015) OV111 - Jurassic World, Halloween Returns, Pitch Perfect 2, and Archer Vice (Guest: Matt Quiett from Nerd’s Domain) OV241 - Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom - AMC A-List v MoviePass, Mindhunter Season 1, Sicario 2, and the Vegas Wager (Guest: Robert Fekkes) OV372 – The Northman (2022) & Jurassic World: Dominion (2022) – Happiness (1998), and Lightyear (2022) – Guest: Sam Watermeier (Midwest Film Journal) OV322 – Palm Springs (2020) & The Old Guard (2020) – Fekkes’ COVID Experience, Mulan and the Rise of PVOD, The Green Mile, and Bowfinger   Brent’s Letterboxd Awake in the Dark Brent's Review of Jurassic World Rebirth Brent's Review of M3GAN 2.0 Brent's Review of F1: The Movie Brent's Review of The Life of Chuck   My 2025 Podcast and Writing Archive Patreon Special - 28 Days Later (2002) at Alamo Drafthouse - May 23, 2025 Immediate Reaction - Clown in a Cornfield (2025) - May 16-21, 2025 Immediate Reaction - The Life of Chuck (2025) - May 29, 2025 Patreon Companion Episodes Collection Companion Ep - OV477 - Final Destination 1-5 Retrospective - May 24-25, 2025 Patreon - Severance Episode Reviews   Indianapolis Theaters Alamo Drafthouse Indy Kan-Kan  Living Room Theaters Keystone Art  Flix Brewhouse   Ways to Support Us Support Us on Patreon for Exclusive Content Official OV Merch Buy Me A Coffee Obsessive Viewer Obsessive Viewer Presents: Anthology Obsessive Viewer Presents: Tower Junkies As Good As It Gets - Linktree Start Your Podcast with Libsyn Using Promo Code OBSESS Follow Us on Social Media My Letterboxd | YouTube | Facebook | Twitter Instagram | Threads | Bluesky | TikTok | Tiny’s Letterboxd   Mic Info Matt: ElectroVoice RE20 into RØDEcaster Pro II (Firmware: 1.5.4) Brent: Earthworks ICON Pro in Google Meet   Episode Homepage: ObsessiveViewer.com/OV481   Next Week on the Podcast OV482 - Elio (2025 & A Minecraft Movie (2025)