Monthly Archives: February 2015

The Obsessive Viewer Podcast – Ep 96 – Post Oscars Potpourri, Kingsman, Citizenfour, Whiplash, and Power Rangers

Posted on February 26, 2015 by | 2 comments

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OV96 – Post Oscars Potpourri, Kingsman, Citizenfour, Whiplash, and Power Rangers

The guys breakdown their thoughts on this year’s Academy Awards in this week’s episode before going into a few rounds of Potpourri. In Potpourri, Matt gets excited about The Man in the High Castle, Star Trek: The Original Series and SyFy’s The Expanse. Mike shares his thoughts on Kingsman: The Secret Service, the new Power/Rangers short film and revisiting Snowpiercer. Tiny speaks highly of Whiplash and Citizenfour.

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Movie Review: The Theory of Everything (2014)

Posted on February 25, 2015 by | 5 comments

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In The Theory of Everything, director James Marsh paints a gripping and beautiful portrait of world-renowned physicist Stephen Hawking (Eddie Redmayne) and his relationship with wife Jane (Felicity Jones). The movie chronicles the pair’s relationship from its beginning and into the present day, charting the toll that Hawking’s amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS, or Lou Gehrig’s Disease) takes on their marriage. Continue reading →

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The Obsessive Viewer Podcast – Ep 95 – 87th Academy Awards Nominee Showcase

Posted on February 19, 2015 by | 1 comment

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OV95 – 87th Academy Awards Nominee Showcase

The Oscars are this weekend and in what’s become one of my favorite Obsessive Viewer traditions, we’ve invited fellow podcasting friends to submit clips discussing this year’s Oscar nominees.

This year’s showcase includes Intermission Podcast from MovieGuys.org, Poor Man’s Process from supraliminalfilms.com, Nerd’s Domain from nerdsdom.com, The Nerds You’re Looking For from thenerdspodcast.com, Kate’s Take from d20crit.com, Manwhore Podcast from Available on iTunes and everywhere else, and Cinema Rolls Movie Podcast from cinemarollspodcast.com. Check them all out! They’re great people.
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The Obsessive Viewer Podcast – Ep 94 – Bonus Ep – Spider-Man, Jon Stewart, and Fantastic Four with Dustin Mattingly

Posted on February 12, 2015 by | 1 comment

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OV94 – Bonus Ep – Spider-Man, Jon Stewart, and Fantastic Four with Dustin Mattingly

In this impromptu bonus episode, the guys welcome their friend Dustin Mattingly to discuss the breaking news involving Spider-Man being included in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. They also share their thoughts on the Fantastic Four trailer and touch on the latest news involving the Halloween franchise and the announcement that Jon Stewart is going to leave The Daily Show.

Find back episodes of the podcast at http://ovpodcast.com and let us know what you think of the movie by tweeting us:@ObsessiveViewer, @ObsessiveTiny, @IAmMikeWhite.

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Movie Review: American Sniper (2014)

Posted on February 10, 2015 by | 2 comments

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Last year I reviewed Lone Survivor and found it to be an offensively jingoistic piece of American military propaganda that disrespected most of the people who lost their lives in the real life incident the movie depicted. As such, my expectations going into American Sniper really weren’t that high. I also made a conscious effort not to research Chris Kyle or any of the reviews or word of mouth about the movie.

For those unfamiliar with the plot of American Sniper, the movie is about Chris Kyle (Bradley Cooper), a Navy SEAL sniper credited with more than 160 confirmed kills. The movie, directed by Clint Eastwood, depicts Kyle’s four tours in Iraq as well as his relationship with his wife (Sienna Miller) and the effects of war on his life stateside. Continue reading →

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The Obsessive Viewer Podcast – Ep 93 – Special Ep with Matt Quiett from Nerd’s Domain

Posted on February 9, 2015 by | 1 comment

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OV93 – Special Ep with Matt Quiett from Nerd’s Domain

In this episode, Matt sits down (sans Mike and Tiny) with Matt Quiett from Nerd’s Domain for a chat about podcasting, movies and TV. They talk at length about taking their podcasts to conventions, the merits of Google Chromecast, their fandom of FX’s The Shield, Justified, Deadwood and a lot more.

Find back episodes of the podcast at http://ovpodcast.com and let us know what you think of the movie by tweeting us:@ObsessiveViewer, @ObsessiveTiny, @IAmMikeWhite.

Runtime: 1:40:52

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