OV492 - Shelby Oaks (2025) & Frankenstein (2025) - Guests: Brent Leuthold and Joe Shearer
This week, Brent Leuthold and Joe Shearer join me to review the new Chris Stuckmann movie, Shelby Oaks in a feature review and then, in this week's secondary review, Brent and I talk about Guillermo del Toro's Frankenstein. We also discuss screenings around Indianapolis, movie trivia nights, and more. Timestamps Show Start - 00:28 Introducing Brent and Joe - 03:01 Screening in Indy - 22:45 Feature Review Shelby Oaks (2025) - 32:10 Spoiler - 1:28:24 Secondary Review Frankenstein (2025) - 1:59:52 Closing the Ep - 2:26:29 Patreon Clip - 2:28:40 Related Links My Voice Work on The Endless Elsewhere Podcast My Guest Spot on Short Bites: A Stephen King Podcast Indianapolis LGBT Film Festival Back in the spotlight: decoding the Katy Perry and Justin Trudeau romance Brent's Letterboxd Brent's Review of Frankenstein (2025) Brent's Review of Black Phone 2 (2025) Brent's Review of Tron: Aries (2025) Joe's Letterboxd Joe's Essay on Creepshow (1982) Joe's Essay on Creepshow 2 (1987) Joe's Review of Roofman (2025) My 2025 Podcast and Writing Archive Immediate Reaction - Frankenstein (2025) - Oct 15, 2025 Livestream Immediate Reaction - Shelby Oaks (2025) - Oct 26, 2025 Immediate Reaction - The Hand That Rocks the Cradle (2025) - Oct 24, 2025 Immediate Reaction - A House of Dynamite (2025) - Oct 15, 2025 TV Reaction - The Paper - Season 1 - Oct 15, 2025 Book Reaction - The Long Walk by Stephen King - Chapters 8-10 - Oct 4, 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 Riverside FM Joe: Tonor USB Microphone in Riverside FM Episode Homepage: ObsessiveViewer.com/OV492 Next Week on the Podcast OV493 - Bugonia (2025) & Black Phone 2 (2025)
In this special episode, I share my experience at this year's Heartland Film Festival (HIFF34) before playing two filmmaker interviews I conducted. In the first interview, I chat with director/editor/writer Mark Hoffman and producer Alyssa Roehrenbeck about their film A Simple Machine. Then, I talk with director/cinematographer/writer Cameron Mitchell and co-writer David Mitchell about their documentary, Disposable Humanity. Timestamps Show Start - 00:28 Thoughts on HIFF34 - 03:18 HIFF34 Awards - 05:43 What I Saw at HIFF34 - 09:39 Filmmaker Interviews A Simple Machine (2025) - 19:35 Disposable Humanity (2025) - 45:56 Closing the Ep - 1:51:19 Patreon Clip - 1:56:42 Related Links A Simple Machine (2025) A Simple Machine - Website A Simple Machine - Instagram Video Version of My A Simple Machine Interview Disposable Humanity (2025) Disposable Humanity - Website Disposable Humanity - Instagram Video Version of My Disposable Humanity Interview 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 My 2025 Podcast and Writing Archive My Film Festival Coverage on Patreon Immediate Reaction - HIFF34: A Simple Machine (2025) - Oct 16, 2025 Immediate Reaction - HIFF34: Winter Fantasy (2025) - Oct 15, 2025 Immediate Reaction - HIFF34: The Tenderness Tour (2025) - Oct 13, 2025 Immediate Reaction - HIFF34: Is This Thing On? (2025) - Oct 12, 2025 Immediate Reaction - HIFF34: Rental Family (2025) - Oct 9, 2025 Book Reaction - The Long Walk by Stephen King - Chapters 1-2 - Sept 18, 2025 Patreon Special - Yojimbo (1961) at the Kan-Kan - Aug 27, 2025 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) RØDE Wireless ME into iPad Episode Homepage: ObsessiveViewer.com/OV491 Next Week on the Podcast OV492 - Shelby Oaks (2025) & The Hand That Rocks the Cradle (2025)
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OV490 - HIFF2025: Filmmaker Interview - The Tenderness Tour (2025) Director Andie Redwine & Star Richard Propes
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
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OV489 - The Smashing Machine (2025) & The Strangers: Chapter 2 (2025) - Guest: Sam Watermeier
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)
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OV488 - One Battle After Another (2025) & V/H/S/Halloween (2025) - Guest: Brent Leuthold
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)
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