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Movie Review: Suncoast (2024)

Suncoast deftly juggles the story of a teenager’s burgeoning friendships and social drama with her single mother’s harried behavior at the hospice center where her son is approaching the end of his battle with brain cancer. Set in 2005 against the backdrop of the high profile Terri Shiavo case, a lot of Suncoast takes place in and around the eponymous […]

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Movie Review: Fitting In (2024)

Molly McGlynn’s Fitting In is a teen coming of age film with a lot of heart and a unique perspective. When 16 year old Lindy (Maddie Ziegler) is diagnosed with a reproductive disorder called MRKH, which essentially means she was born with an underdeveloped vagina, her life spirals out of her control. In Lindy’s particular medical case, her uterus is […]

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Movie Review: Argylle (2024)

Argylle, Matthew Vaughn’s latest espionage centered action film, doesn’t match the heights of his Kingsman franchise and is hampered by a plot that’s not engaging enough to warrant the numerous twists within it. Bryce Dallas Howard stars as homebody reclusive author Elly Conway whose popular spy novels (based around a spy named Argylle) are a massive hit. She’s just completed […]

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The Obsessive Viewer Podcast – Ep 413 – Mean Girls (2024) & I.S.S. (2024) – Guest: Brent Leuthold

This week, I’m joined by Brent Leuthold (AwakeintheDark.com) to review Mean Girls in a non-spoiler and spoiler review. Then, in our secondary review, we discuss the sci-fi thriller, I.S.S. For Potpourri, I share some brief thoughts about Wong Kar-Wai’s Chungking Express while Brent talks about the new Netflix docuseries, American Nightmare.

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The Obsessive Viewer Podcast – Ep 412 – Night Swim (2024) & Self Reliance (2024) – Guest: Sam Watermeier

This week, I am joined by Sam Watermeier (of MidwestFilmJournal.com) to review Night Swim (currently in theaters) in a non-spoiler and spoiler review. Then, in our secondary review, we discuss Jake Johnson’s Self Reliance (now streaming on Hulu). For Potpourri, Sam talks about seeing Fargo on 35mm at the Historic Artcraft Theatre while I share my thoughts on The Wages of Fear.

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Movie Review: I.S.S. (2024)

Premise: Tensions flare in the near future aboard the International Space Station as a conflict breaks out on Earth. Reeling, the US and Russian astronauts receive orders from the ground: take control of the station by any means necessary. Aboard the International Space Station, three American astronauts share politically neutral ground with three Russian cosmonauts. When the group witnesses nuclear […]

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Movie Review: Destroy All Neighbors (2024)

Premise: Struggling prog-rock musician William Brown finds himself in a living nightmare when he accidentally kills Vlad, the neighbor from hell. In Destroy All Neighbors, prog-rock musician William Brown (Jonah Ray Rodrigues) is struggling to finish his masterpiece. As his writer’s block and pressure in his day job mounts, he finds himself becoming more and more aggravated with various nuisances […]

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The Obsessive Viewer Podcast – Ep 409 – Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom (2023) & Rebel Moon – Part One: A Child of Fire (2023) – Guest: Andy Carr

This week, I review Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom (currently in theaters) in a non-spoiler and spoiler review with guest Andy Carr (Odd Trilogies Podcast). Then, in our secondary review, we cover Rebel Moon – Part One: A Child of Fire (now streaming on Netflix). We also discuss the latest Scream VII news, Amazon Prime ad news, and more.