The Obsessive Viewer - Movie Review Podcast

Welcome to The Obsessive Viewer's 2025 Year in Review episode! Mike and Tiny join me for our 13th year sharing our movie viewing stats for the year and our top ten favorite movies lists. We also share movie accomplishments, notable TV we watched in 2025, 2026 movies we're looking forward to, movie watching goals for 2026, honorable mentions, and more.
Video Versions of This Episode
2025 Year in Review: Part 1 - Stats & Honorable Mentions - Obsessive Viewer - Ep 500 [Video Podcast]
2025 Year in Review: Part 2 - Best Movies of the Year - Obsessive Viewer - Ep 500 [Video Podcast]
Timestamps
Show Start - 00:28
Introducing Tiny and Mike - 02:34
Thoughts on Our Years - 06:50
2025 Goals/Accomplishments - 15:14
Notable TV Watched in 2025 - 30:30
The Obsessive Viewer TV Show of the Year 2025 - 41:53
Stats and Stat Tracking
Our 2025 Viewing Stats - 42:32
Standouts & Movies We Missed - 1:11:46
Honorable Mentions - 1:26:03
Top Tens of 2025
Our Numbers Ten and Nine - 1:36:36
Our Numbers Eight and Seven - 1:59:50
Our Numbers Six and Five - 2:30:12
Our Numbers Four and Three - 2:58:56
Our Number Twos - 3:28:55 
Mike's Number One - 3:45:55
Tiny's Number One - 3:52:18
Matt's Number One - 3:57:01
The Obsessive Viewer Movie Of the Year 2025 - 4:03:05

2026 Movies We're Looking Forward To - 4:05:41
2026 Viewing Goals - 4:08:17  
Closing the Ep - 4:09:39
Patreon Clip - 4:12:12
Related Links
Matt's 2025 Podcast and Writing Archive
Matt's 2025 Letterboxd Stats
Tiny's 2025 Letterboxd Stats
Mike's 2025 Letterboxd Stats
Mike White: The No-Hit Wonder - Mike's Substack
As Good As It Gets – Linktree
Start Your Podcast with Libsyn Using Promo Code OBSESS
Podcast Episodes Featuring Reviews of Movies on Our Top Ten Lists
OV464 – Companion (2025) & Presence (2025) – Guest: Brent Leuthold – Jan 30
OV470 – Mickey 17 (2025) & The Electric State (2025) – Guest: Brent Leuthold – Mar 13
OV476 – Friendship (2025) & Hurry Up Tomorrow (2025) – May 28
Tower Junkies – 096 – Movie – The Life of Chuck (2025) – Guest: Kim C (The Year of Underrated Stephen King) – Jun 12
OV480 – 28 Years Later (2025) & F1: The Movie (2025) – Guest: Mitch Ringenberg – Jun 26
OV483 – Superman (2025) & M3GAN 2.0 (2025) – Guest: Mitch Ringenberg – Jul 17
OV486 – The Naked Gun (2025) & Happy Gilmore 2 (2025) – Aug 20
OV487 – Weapons (2025) & War of the Worlds (2025) – Guest: Sam Watermeier – Sept 14
OV488 – One Battle After Another (2025) & V/H/S/Halloween (2025) – Guest: Brent Leuthold – Oct 2
OV490 – HIFF2025: Filmmaker Interview – The Tenderness Tour (2025) Director Andie Redwine & Star Richard Propes – Oct 16
OV491 – HIFF2025: Filmmaker Interviews – A Simple Machine (2025) & Disposable Humanity (2025) – Oct 21
OV496 – Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery (2025) & Eternity (2025) – Guest: Brent Leuthold – Dec 12
OV497 – The Long Walk (2025) & The Plague (2025) – Guest: Joe Shearer – Dec 30
OV498 – IFJA Ten Best Films of 2025 – Guests: Andy Carr and Logan Sowash – Dec 31
Mike's Top Ten List 
Eternity
Sinners
Marty Supreme 
The Long Walk
The Life of Chuck 
Superman
The Ugly Stepsister
Weapons 
Companion
Friendship
Tiny's Top Ten List 
Eddington
Wake Up Dead Man
Superman
The Life of Chuck 
Mickey 17
Weapons
One Battle After Another
28 Years Later 
Sinners
The Naked Gun
Matt's Top Ten List 
The Life of Chuck
28 Years Later
Superman
Marty Supreme
Sinners
One Battle After Another
Weapons
Friendship
The Plague
Bob Trevino Likes It
Indianapolis Theaters
Alamo Drafthouse Indy
Kan-Kan 
Living Room Theaters
Keystone Art 
Flix Brewhouse 
Support Us on Patreon for Exclusive Content
Official OV Merch 
Obsessive Viewer
Obsessive Viewer Presents: Anthology
Obsessive Viewer Presents: Tower Junkies 
Follow Us on Social Media
My Letterboxd | YouTube | Facebook | Twitter/X
Instagram | Threads | Bluesky | TikTok | Tiny's Letterboxd 
Mic Info
Matt: ElectroVoice RE20 into RØDEcaster Pro II (Firmware: 1.6.8)
Mike: Blue Snowball via USB in Riverside.FM
Tiny: Podmic USB via USB in Riverside.FM
Episode Homepage: ObsessiveViewer.com/OV500
Next Week on the Podcast
OV501 - 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple (2026) & Primate (2026)

This week, Mitch Ringenberg joins me to kick off 2026 with a review of the first season of IT: Welcome to Derry. We also discuss some things Mitch has watched recently including the worst biopic he's seen and more.
Watch the Video Version of the Episode Here
Timestamps
Show Start - 00:28

Introducing Mitch - 03:15

Screening in Indy - 23:56

Feature Review
IT: Welcome to Derry (Season 1) - 24:59
Spoiler - 58:36 
Closing the Ep - 2:03:16
Patreon Clip - 2:05:33
 
Related Links
'It: Welcome to Derry' Hits 5.8 Million Viewers and 'I Love L.A.' Reaches 1 Million, Two Series Highs for HBO

Mitch's Letterboxd
Mitch's Writing on Midwest Film Journal 
My 2026 Podcast and Writing Archive
The Long Walk Book Reactions on Patreon
IT: Welcome to Derry Episode Reactions on Patreon
Patreon Potpourri - 035 - "Awards Season 2025" - Splitsville (2025), Bob Trevino Likes It (2025), If I Had Legs I'd Kick You (2025), and The Perfect Neighbor (2025) - Nov 17-Dec 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: 1.6.8)
Mitch: Blue Yeti in Riverside FM
 
Episode Homepage: ObsessiveViewer.com/OV499
 
Next Week on the Podcast
OV500 - 2025 Year in Review - Best Movies of the Year and Viewing Stats

In this final episode of 2025, I welcome my friends and IFJA colleagues Andy Carr and Logan Sowash from Odd Trilogies to the show to help me close out the year with a breakdown of the Indiana Film Journalists Association's Ten Best Films of 2025.
Watch the Video Version of the Episode Here
Timestamps
Show Start - 00:28
Introducing the Guests - 02:30
IFJA Thoughts - 08:38
Best Film Finalists
Bob Trevino Likes It - 15:12
Hamnet - 23:00
The Life of Chuck - 32:25
Marty Supreme - 43:36
No Other Choice - 56:26
Train Dreams - 1:06:15
Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery - 1:16:17
Weapons - 1:21:30
 
Runner-Up: One Battle After Another - 1:28:37
Winner: Sinners - 1:32:38 
 
Movies We Would Have Wanted in the List - 1:41:10
Closing the Ep - 1:45:10
Patreon Clip - 1:48:07
 
Related Links
'Sinners' tops list of Indiana Film Journalists Association awards
Nominations announced for 2025 Indiana Film Journalists Association Awards
 
Andy's Letterboxd
Logan's Letterboxd
Odd Trilogies
Odd Trilogies - 116: The Silent Night, Deadly Night Trilogy
Odd Trilogies - 115: Robert Zemeckis' CGI Trilogy
Odd Trilogies - 114: The Odd Oz Trilogy
Logan's Review of Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning
Andy's Essay on "The Willem Dafoe Drip Check"
 
My 2025 Podcast and Writing Archive
The Long Walk Book Reactions on Patreon
IT: Welcome to Derry Episode Reactions on Patreon
Patreon Potpourri - 035 - "Awards Season 2025" - Splitsville (2025), Bob Trevino Likes It (2025), If I Had Legs I'd Kick You (2025), and The Perfect Neighbor (2025) - Nov 17-Dec 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: 1.6.8)
Andy: Samson Q2U via USB in Riverside FM
Logan: Blue Yeti in Riverside FM
 
Episode Homepage: ObsessiveViewer.com/OV498
 
Next Week on the Podcast
OV499 - IT: Welcome to Derry (Season 1)

This week, Joe Shearer joins me to review Francis Lawrence's Stephen King adaptation, The Long Walk in a feature review and then, in this week's secondary review, we share our thoughts on Charlie Polinger's The Plague. Joe and I also discuss movie events around Indianapolis, and pay tribute to Rob Reiner and James Ransone.
Watch the Video Version of this Episode Here
Timestamps
Show Start - 00:28
Introducing Joe - 02:28
Remembering Rob Reiner - 17:47
Remembering James Ransone - 28:51
Feature Review
The Long Walk (2025) - 33:00
Spoiler - 1:03:05
Secondary Review
The Plague (2025) - 1:22:55

Closing the Ep - 1:43:47
Patreon Clip - 1:46:47
Related Links
Rob Reiner, 'When Harry Met Sally,' 'The Princess Bride' and 'Stand by Me' Director and 'All in the Family' Actor, Dies at 78 in Apparent Homicide
James Ransone, 'The Wire' and 'It: Chapter Two' Actor, Dies at 46
Joe's Letterboxd
Joe's Writing on Midwest Film Journal
Joe's 2010 Rob Reiner Interview for "Flipped" at Heartland
Joe's 2017 Rob Reiner Interview for "LBJ" at Heartland
Joe's Review of The Plague
Joe's Review of Five Nights at Freddy's 2
Joe's Glengarry Glen Ross Essay
Joe's The Firm Essay
My 2025 Podcast and Writing Archive
The Long Walk Book Reactions on Patreon
IT: Welcome to Derry Episode Reactions on Patreon
Patreon Potpourri - 035 - "Awards Season 2025" - Splitsville (2025), Bob Trevino Likes It (2025), If I Had Legs I'd Kick You (2025), and The Perfect Neighbor (2025) - Nov 17-Dec 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: 1.6.8)
Joe: Tonor USB Microphone in Riverside FM
 
Episode Homepage: ObsessiveViewer.com/OV497
 
Next Time on the Podcast
OV498 - IFJA Top Ten Films of 2025

This week, Brent Leuthold joins me to review the new Rian Johnson movie, Wake Up Dead Man in a feature review and then, in this week's secondary review, we share our thoughts on Eternity. Brent and I also discuss screenings around Indianapolis, movie news, and more.
Watch the Video Version of this Episode Here
Timestamps
Show Start - 00:28
Introducing Brent - 02:28
Screening in Indy - 09:35
News Before the Reviews - 17:14
Feature Review
Wake Up Dead Man (2025) - 41:18
Spoiler - 1:28:53
Secondary Review
Eternity (2025) - 1:53:52

Closing the Ep - 2:18:11
Patreon Clip - 2:21:06
 
Related Links
Nominations Announced for the 2025 Indiana Film Journalists Association Awards
Paramount Skydance launches hostile bid for WBD 'to finish what we started,' CEO Ellison tells CNBC
 
Brent's Letterboxd
Awake in the Dark
Brent's Review of Wake Up Dead Man
Brent's Review of Eternity
Brent's Review of 100 Nights of Hero
Brent's Essay on The Truman Show for MFJ
 
My 2025 Podcast and Writing Archive
TV Reaction - It: Welcome to Derry S01E01: The Pilot - Nov 9, 2025
Video Reaction - It: Welcome to Derry S01E01: The Pilot - Nov 9, 2025
Immediate Reaction - Frankenstein (2025) - Oct 15, 2025
Immediate Reaction - The Hand That Rocks the Cradle (2025) - Oct 24, 2025
Immediate Reaction - A House of Dynamite (2025) - Oct 15, 2025
Book Reaction - The Long Walk by Stephen King - Chapters 8-10 - Oct 4, 2025
Book Reaction - The Long Walk by Stephen King - Chapters 11-13 - Nov 1, 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: 1.6.8)
Brent: Earthworks ICON Pro in Riverside FM
 
Episode Homepage: ObsessiveViewer.com/OV496
 
Next Week on the Podcast
OV497 - It: Welcome to Derry (Season 1)