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OV437 – Trap (2024) & The Instigators (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 Trap in both a non-spoiler and spoiler feature review. Then, in this week’s secondary review, I share my thoughts on Doug Liman’s The Instigators. We also talk about recent news regarding Interstellar’s 10^th anniversary, A24’s The Drama casting, and more.

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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 – 08:40

Feature Review

• Thoughts on Shyamalan – 23:58
• Trap (2024) – 39:10
• Spoiler – 1:13:22

Secondary Review

• The Instigators (2024) – 1:51:50

Potpourri

• Sam: Final Girl: Halloween (2024) – 2:04:59
• Sam: The Snowman (2017) – 2:07:40
• Matt: 25th Hour (2002) – 2:10:43

• Closing the Ep – 2:16:34
• Patreon Clip – 2:18:11

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• ‘Instigators’ Star Jack Harlow Admits Acting ‘Is Harder Than I Thought’ After Movie Debut in ‘White Men Can’t Jump’: ‘I’ve Got to Get Better’

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