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OV334 – 2021 Golden Globe Nominees + Interview with The Swerve filmmaker Dean Kapsalis – The Obsessive Viewer – Weekly Movie/TV Review & Discussion Podcast

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In this episode, Ben and I share our thoughts on the 2021 Golden Globe nominations and chat with Dean Kapsalis, whose cerebral character-driven psychological thriller The Swerve is currently available to stream on Amazon Prime Video.

This week’s stinger comes from our Patreon-exclusive recording: 109 – OV B-Roll – “Teasing Out the Taffy” – Top 5 Favorite Songs, Motion City Soundtrack, Blink 182, The Wallflowers, Band of Horses, Barenaked Ladies, Eagle-Eye Cherry, and Fastball – Jan 28, 2021

Runtime: 1:42:54

Timestamps

• Show Start – 00:31

• 2021 Golden Globe Nominees – 02:42
• Dean Kapsalis Interview – 54:39

• Closing the Ep – 1:35:33
• Stinger: “Teasing Out the Taffy” – 1:38:27
• Pre-Recorded Outro – 1:40:04

Matt’s Recent Reviews

• Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom (2020) – Dec 2
• The Midnight Sky (2020) – Dec 10
• The Lie (2020) – Dec 31

Ben’s Recent Reviews

• Ben’s Happy Valley Essays – Midwest Film Journal
• Palmer (2021) – Feb 2

Related Links

• The Swerve – Amazon Prime
• The Swerve – IMDb
• The Swerve  – Twitter
• Dean Kapsalis – Twitter
• Dean Kapsalis – IMDb

• Nominations for the 78th Golden Globe Awards (2021) Announced
• ‘Promising Young Woman’ kerfuffle goes on: Critics condemn apology to Carey Mulligan – LA Times
• Chloé Zhao’s ‘Nomadland’ to Debut on Hulu and in Theaters – Variety

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