OV487 - Weapons (2025) & War of the Worlds (2025) - Guest: Sam Watermeier
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)
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