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OV429 – I Saw the TV Glow (2024) & The Strangers: Chapter 1 (2024) – Guest: Sam Watermeier – The Obsessive Viewer – Movie Review Podcast

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This week, I welcome Sam Watermeier back to the show to review I Saw the TV Glow in both a non-spoiler and spoiler feature review. Then, in this week’s secondary review, we share our thoughts on Renny Harlin’s The Strangers: Chapter 1. We also talk about recent news regarding the Trump movie The Apprentice and the Scarlett Johansson’s OpenAI/ChatGPT feud.

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Mic Info

• Matt: ElectroVoice RE20 into RØDEcaster Pro II (Firmware: 1.3.4)
• Sam: Samson Q2U via USB in Google Meet

Timestamps

• Show Start – 00:28
• News – 10:00

Feature Review

• I Saw the TV Glow (2024) – 34:06
• Spoiler – 1:00:05

Secondary Review

• The Strangers: Chapter 1 (2024) – 1:33:15

Potpourri

• Matt: The Greatest Hits (2024) (Hulu) – 1:59:45
• Sam: Polaroid (2019) (Hulu) – 2:01:34

• Closing the Ep – 2:03:35
• Patreon Clip – 2:05:26

Related Links

• Start Your Podcast with Libsyn Using Promo Code OBSESS
• Trump Campaign Vows To Sue ‘The Apprentice’ Filmmakers Over Scene Of Ivana Trump Rape By Then-Real Estate Mogul
• Scarlett Johansson Had To Threaten OpenAI With Legal Action To Get Soundalike Voice Taken Down, Wants “Appropriate Legislation” To Stop Such Deepfakes

• Sam’s Letterboxd
• Sam’s Writing on MidwestFilmJournal.com
• Sam’s Review of I Saw the TV Glow
• Sam’s Review of Unfrosted
• Sam’s Review of Challengers
• Sam’s Review of Sasquatch Sunset

• As Good As It Gets – Linktree
• My 2024 Podcast and Writing Archive
• One Year of Criterion Channel – Dec 24, 2023 – Dec 23, 2024
• Movies I Own But Haven’t Watched/Rated Yet

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