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OV493 – Bugonia (2025) & Black Phone 2 (2025) – Guest: Keegan King – The Obsessive Viewer – Movie Review Podcast

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This week, Keegan King joins me to review the new Yorgos Lanthimos movie, Bugonia in a feature review and then, in this week’s secondary review, we talk about Scott Derrickson’s Black Phone 2. We also discuss screenings around Indianapolis, and more.

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Mic Info

• Matt: ElectroVoice RE20 into RØDEcaster Pro II (Firmware: 1.6.6)
• Keegan: Amazon USB Mic in Riverside FM

Timestamps

• Show Start – 00:28
• Introducing Keegan – 03:40
• Matt’s Guest Appearances – 05:29
• Screening in Indy – 07:40

Feature Review

• Bugonia (2025) – 12:36
• Spoiler – 55:41

Secondary Review

• Black Phone 2 (2025) – 1:46:13

• Closing the Ep – 2:11:11
• Patreon Clip – 2:12:34

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