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OV507 – Backrooms (2026) & Passenger (2026) – Guest: Sam Watermeier – The Obsessive Viewer – Movie Review Podcast

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This week, Sam Watermeier joins me to review the new A24 horror film, Backrooms in a feature review. Then we review the new horror film from André Øvredal, Passenger in this week’s secondary review. We also discuss recent news and Indianapolis movie events.

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Mic Info

• Matt: ElectroVoice RE20 into RØDEcaster Pro II (Firmware: 1.7.3)
• Sam: Samson Q2U via USB in Riverside

Timestamps

• Show Start – 00:28
• Introducing Sam – 02:14
• News and Film Events – 08:50
• Nick Rogers on Pop Culture Jeopardy! – 13:26

Feature Review

• Backrooms (2026) – 26:47
• Spoiler – 1:09:54

Secondary Review

• Passenger (2026) – 1:40:14

• Closing the Ep – 2:04:16
• Patreon Clip – 2:07:04

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• Sam’s Backrooms Review
• Brent’s Backrooms Review
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