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OV506 – Obsession (2026) & The Drama (2026) – Guest: Sam Watermeier – The Obsessive Viewer – Movie Review Podcast

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This week, Sam Watermeier joins me to review the new Curry Barker horror film, Obsession in a feature review. Then we review the Kristoffer Borgli film, The Drama in this week’s secondary review. We also discuss recent news and Indianapolis movie events.

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Timestamps

• Show Start – 00:28
• Introducing Sam – 01:56
• News and Film Events – 06:06

Feature Review

• Obsession (2026) – 21:40
• Spoiler – 1:09:50

Secondary Review

• The Drama (2026) Spoiler – 1:48:47

• Closing the Ep – 2:13:09
• Patreon Clip – 2:15:48

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