Film and TV Reviews and Podcasts
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
Did Stanley Kubrick film the moon landing and leave clues of the conspiracy sprinkled throughout The Shining? Is The Shining a deeper metaphor for the genocide of the Native Americans? Is it possible to retain credibility when your documentary features an interviewee’s kid interrupting the interview? These are all questions raised and then haphazardly discarded in the nearly unwatchable conspiracy […]
Director: Kirk Jones Writers: Kirk Jones Stars: Robert De Niro, Drew Barrymore, Kate Beckinsale, Sam Rockwell
I’m finally back into the swing of reviewing my Bond box set. I feared for a minute that I would go all of June without posting an installment in my 12-part Blu-Ray review of the Bond 50th Anniversary Set. But I made it, here in the eleventh hour. Let me know what you think of these two entries in the […]
Here’s episode 2 of The Obsessive Viewer Podcast! Episode 2 – Our Controversial Opinions, “Under the Dome” and “This is 40” (To download directly: Right Click the Above Link –> Save Link As to Download) “Matt and Tiny discuss the Under the Dome premiere, deconstruct the Apatow method and talk about where their opinions differ from the masses. Tiny also shares how he […]
I am going to make a conscious effort not to compare the series to Stephen King’s novel. I might do something at the end of the season, but I’ll make that decision when the time comes. For now, you can read my thoughts on the novel and the series in the lead up to the premiere on the Stephen King […]
Release Date: December 20th, 2013 Director: Adam McKay Writers: Will Ferrell, Adam McKay Stars: Will Ferrell, Paul Rudd, David Koechner, Steve Carell
I finished reading Under the Dome last week. I haven’t read much about the show, for fear of spoilers, but I did read the character bios. Dome Day is tomorrow and today I’d like to share some thoughts on what I hope will be included in (and excluded from) the novel. Read on for my vision for Under the Dome […]
Director: Fritz Kiersch Writers: George Goldsmith, Stephen King (short story) Stars: Peter Horton, Linda Hamilton, John Franklin, Courtney Gains I wanted to make the original Carrie my Stephen King Week streaming pick of the week. But sleep deprivation got the best of me this week and I didn’t finish the book in time to rewatch the movie. Besides, I already devoted my Trailer Tuesday post to the remake. […]
Today has been a big day for The Obsessive Viewer. First the podcast and now I’m introducing a new series of posts. Adaptations & Remakes will be an ongoing feature where I take a movie or a book and compare it to its remake or adaptation (or sometimes, as you’ll see here, both). Each post will follow the same basic […]
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