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OV466 – Heart Eyes (2025) & The Gorge (2025) – Guest: Sam Watermeier – The Obsessive Viewer – Movie Review Podcast

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This week, Sam Watermeier joins me once again to review the new Valentine’s Day slasher movie Heart Eyes in a feature review and then, in this week’s secondary review, I share my thoughts on the new Scott Derrickson film, The Gorge. We also talk a bit about the Super Bowl trailers and commercials, A24’s Friendship trailer, But I’m a Cheerleader, Home Improvement, and more.

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Mic Info

• Matt: ElectroVoice RE20 into RØDEcaster Pro II (Firmware: 1.4.4)
• Sam: Samson Q2U via USB in Google Meet

Timestamps

• Show Start – 00:28
• Introducing Sam – 02:34
• Playing in Indianapolis – 08:45
• News Before the Reviews – 14:35

Feature Review

• Heart Eyes (2025) – 35:30
• Spoiler – 1:10:09

Secondary Review

• The Gorge (2025) – 1:34:36

Potpourri

• Sam: Home Improvement – 1:50:15
• Matt: But I’m a Cheerleader (1999) – 1:58:04

• Closing the Ep – 2:04:43
• Patreon Clip – 2:06:58

Related Links

• The Waiting Game – Black History Month Screening at Newfields
• The Fantastic Four: First Steps trailer
• Jurassic World Rebirth trailer
• Mission Impossible The Final Reckoning trailer
• Friendship trailer
• Paul Giamatti and Radio Silence Team for Biopic on Paranormal Radio Host Art Bell
• Amy Adams to Star Opposite Javier Bardem in Apple TV+’s Cape Fear

• My 2025 Podcast and Writing Archive
• Patreon Companion Episodes Collection
• Patreon – Severance Episode Reviews

• Sam’s Letterboxd
• Sam’s Writing on Midwest Film Journal
• Sam’s Review of Heart Eyes (2025)
• Sam’s Review of Companion (2025)
• Sam’s Review of Presence (2025)
• Keeping it real: Our recommendations for journalist-focused documentaries

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• OV467 – Captain America: Brave New World (2025) & TBD