Film and TV Reviews and Podcasts
I had six hours to kill last weekend and had a hankering for some Francis Ford Coppola. So I popped in The Godfather and gave it my first viewing since 2009. After the movie, I was tempted to just pop in The Godfather Part II but I resisted. Not for any reason in particular. I love The Godfather Part II […]
I’ll be honest, last week’s episode left such a bad taste in my mouth that I was actually very nervous about tuning in this week. I spent the week telling myself that the show’s lackluster 3rd episode was just a fluke and the writers were still finding the voice of Chester’s Mill. I told myself that Alexander Koch just needed […]
Release Date: August 2nd, 2013 (limited) Director: James Ponsoldt Writers: Scott Neustadter, Michael H. Weber, Tim Tharp (novel) Stars: Shailene Woodley, Miles Teller, Kyle Chandler
Before you start reading, I must warn you that this is a SPOILER HEAVY list, obviously. Read at your own discretion. I wrote this in response to the end of season 3 of Game of Thrones. When I first started watching the series, I wanted to read each season’s corresponding book before I watched the adaptation. Given the length of […]
Release Date: May 4th, 2012 Director: Joss Whedon Writer: Joss Whedon Stars: Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Chris Hemsworth, Mark Ruffalo, Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy Renner, Samuel L. Jackson, Clark Gregg
Here’s the latest episode of The Obsessive Viewer Podcast with Matt & Tiny! We recorded this in Tiny’s basement after I had worked all night and he had gotten an hour or two of sleep. So we were both tired and it didn’t help that it took us an hour to set up our new, cheap microphones. But it was all worth it because […]
This week on Under the Dome, Big Jim organized a manhunt for an escaped prisoner, Linda got a promotion, Joe got closer to Norrie and Julia spent some quality time with Junior. Here are my thoughts on the episode but be careful… MAJOR SPOILERS WITHIN…
Release Date: August 2nd, 2013 Director: Sebastián Cordero Writer: Philip Gelatt Stars: Embeth Davidtz, Sharlto Copley, Michael Nyqvist MPAA Rating: PG-13
It’s a bonus episode of The Obsessive Viewer Podcast! I finished the third season of Game of Thrones a couple weeks ago. Tiny and I agreed that, instead of talking about it briefly at the head of an episode, we’d go ahead and devote a bonus episode to the series. It was a lot of fun recording this one and I feel […]
I’m not a political person at all. I feel like politics are the world’s most successful reality show, wherein the media distributes ultimately meaningless drama to a mass audience that willfully accepts the bastardization of important issues. Political debates have devolved into competitions where the goal is to discredit your opponent rather than espouse your own ideals and solutions. The […]
Release Date: June 5th, 1998 Director: Peter Weir Writer: Andrew Niccol Stars: Jim Carrey, Laura Linney, Noah Emmerich
Here’s episode 2 of The Obsessive Viewer Podcast! Episode 3 – History on the Screen, Cloud Atlas and Breaking Bad (To download directly: Right Click the Above Link –> Save Link As to Download) “In honor of this week’s July 4th holiday, Tiny and Matt discuss the good, the bad and the inaccurate when it comes to (mostly American) historical movies and television […]
I had a pretty good June as far as movie-watching is concerned. I didn’t break any records (2008 – 25 viewings) but I did triple my numbers from last year’s paltry 6 viewings. I made good progress in my Bond set and managed some memorable theater viewings. All in all not a bad month. You can see the full chronological […]
This week on Under the Dome we were introduced to Lester Coggins and Big Jim’s duplicitous nature while Linda got a new house and Chester’s Mill lamented their lack of a fire department. Read on for my review of the episode and feel free to share your thoughts in the comments, tweet me @ObsessiveViewer and like the site on Facebook.
Release Date: July 25th, 2013 Director: Joe Swanberg Writer: Joe Swanberg Stars: Anna Kendrick, Olivia Wilde, Jake Johnson, Ron Livingston MPAA Rating: R
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