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OV464 – Companion (2025) & Presence (2025) – Guest: Brent Leuthold – The Obsessive Viewer – Movie Review Podcast

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This week, Brent Leuthold joins me to review the new thriller Companion in a feature review and then, in this week’s secondary review, we discuss Steven Soderbergh’s latest film, Presence. We also talk a bit about the 2025 Oscar nominations, AMC’s Screen Unseen and Scream Unseen screenings, and more.

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Mic Info

• Matt: ElectroVoice RE20 into RØDEcaster Pro II (Firmware: 1.4.4)
• Brent: Earthworks ICON Pro in Google Meet

Timestamps

• Show Start – 00:28
• Introducing Brent – 02:43
• Playing in Indianapolis – 10:36
• Brent’s Standout Theater Experiences – 12:07
• Oscar Nominations – 19:58

Feature Review

• Companion (2025) – 28:46
• Spoiler – 59:05

Secondary Review

• Presence (2025) – 1:28:06
• Spoiler – 1:43:43

• Closing the Ep – 2:01:43
• Patreon Clip – 2:03:40

Related Links

• 2025 Oscar Nominations List
• Why ‘Queer’ and ‘I Saw the TV Glow’ Are the Kind of LGBTQ+ Movies That Deserve Awards Attention

• My 2025 Podcast and Writing Archive
• Patreon Companion Episodes Collection
• Companion Ep – OV464 – Erin Brockovich (2000) – Jan 27, 2025
• Immediate Reaction – The Brutalist (2024) IMAX Screening – Jan 26, 2025
• Patreon – Severance Episode Reviews

• Brent’s Letterboxd
• Awake in the Dark
• Brent’s Review of Presence (2025)
• Brent’s Review of Wolf Man (2025)
• Brent’s Review of Den of Thieves 2: Pantera (2025)
• Brent’s Top 10 Films of 2024

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• OV465 – Love Me (2025) & You’re Cordially Invited (2025)