Film and TV Reviews and Podcasts
Last Year at the Crossing (2018) Documentary Feature/Indiana Spotlight 75 Minutes/USA/2018 Education Director: Kathy Bruner Premise: An alternative high school in small-town Indiana is the last, best chance for four struggling teens to earn a diploma. Their dedicated school administrator holds out hope that this is the year they can overcome their obstacles. A heartbreaking and hopeful portrait of teens […]
Man Camp (2019) Narrative Feature/Official Selection 94 Minutes/USA/2019 Comedy/Drama Director: Nate James Bakke Premise: It’s Man Camp weekend, the few days every year when brothers Adam, Tim, and Kevin head to the family cabin to memorialize their dad. When they arrive to discover their mom with some new guy she apparently plans on marrying, the trip becomes a wild test […]
Whelm (2019) Narrative Feature/Indiana Spotlight 114 Minutes/USA/2019 Thriller/History Director: Skyler Lawson Premise: “Whelm” is a thriller set deep in the Great Depression where two estranged brothers get tangled in a rivalry between a legendary bank robber and an eccentric young criminal. Through a series of bizarre occurrences, they find they are part of a larger historic scheme.
Going Attractions: The Definitive Story of the Movie Palace (2019) Documentary Feature/Official Selection 85 Minutes/USA, Australia/2019 History Director: April Wright Premise: “Going Attractions” celebrates the splendor and grandeur of the great cinemas of the United States, built when movies were the acme of entertainment and the stories were larger than life, as were the venues designed to show them.
A Woman’s Work: The NFL’s Cheerleader Problem (2019) Documentary Feature/Official Selection 81 Minutes/USA/2019 Directed by Yu Gu Premise: Football and feminism collide in this documentary that follows former NFL cheerleaders battling the league to end wage theft and illegal employment practices that have persisted for 50 years.
Rewind (2019) Documentary Feature/Official Selection 87 Minutes/USA/2019 Drama/Social Justice Director: Sasha Joseph Neulinger Premise: Drawing upon an immense home video archive, Sasha Joseph Neulinger exposes the family secret which destroyed his world. The camera that followed his footsteps from the day he was born also captured the story of an unraveling childhood, a high-stakes court battle, and a generational reckoning.
Safe Spaces (2019) Narrative Feature/Official Selection 92 Minutes/USA/2019 Comedy/Drama Director: Daniel Schechter Premise: A comedy about a New York City professor (Justin Long) who spends a week reconnecting with his family while defending his reputation over controversial behavior at his college.
Greener Grass (2019) Narrative Feature/Finalist in Competition 95 Minutes/USA/2019 Comedy Directors: Jocelyn DeBoer & Dawn Luebbe Premise: A deliciously twisted comedy set in a demented, timeless suburbia where every adult wears braces on their straight teeth, couples coordinate meticulously pressed outfits, and coveted family members are swapper in more ways than one in this competition for acceptance.
http://traffic.libsyn.com/obsessiveviewer/OV255.mp3 RIGHT CLICK IMAGE, SAVE LINK AS TO DOWNLOAD THE EPISODE… OV255 – OV Live – Shocktober in Irvington 5 with Elsewhere World, Trebor Media, Amateur Hour Productions, Synapshot Media, 5 After 5 Productions, and Fair Creek Films Recorded October 12th, 2018: It’s the 5th annual Shocktober in Irvington! This year we returned to Playground Productions Studio in Irvington where […]
http://traffic.libsyn.com/obsessiveviewer/OV254.mp3 RIGHT CLICK IMAGE, SAVE LINK AS TO DOWNLOAD THE EPISODE… OV254 – HIFF2018: Part IV – Care to Laugh Review and Filmmaker Interviews: Emanuel, Live the Stream, Bullitt County, Howard, On Her Shoulders, Alone in the Game, Thunder Road, Bathtubs Over Broadway, Radium Girls, and Tre Maison Dasan In part 4 of our coverage of the 27th Heartland Film […]
http://traffic.libsyn.com/obsessiveviewer/OV253.mp3 RIGHT CLICK IMAGE, SAVE LINK AS TO DOWNLOAD THE EPISODE… OV253 – HIFF2018: Part III – The Samuel Project Review and Filmmaker Interviews: When Jeff Tried to Save the World, Palace, Fiddlin’, Film School Africa, Live the Stream, Bullitt County, Miss Arizona, and A Thousand Miles Behind In part 3 of our coverage of the 27th Heartland Film Festival, […]
http://traffic.libsyn.com/obsessiveviewer/OV252.mp3 RIGHT CLICK IMAGE, SAVE LINK AS TO DOWNLOAD THE EPISODE… OV252 – HIFF2018: Part II – Crime + Punishment Review and Filmmaker Interviews: A Thousand Miles Behind, Fiddlin’, Easterseals Disability Film Challenge, River Runs Red, Seeing is Believing, The Samuel Project, The Turn Out, Time Well Spent, and Wake. In part 2 of our coverage of the 27th Heartland […]
http://traffic.libsyn.com/obsessiveviewer/OV251.mp3 RIGHT CLICK IMAGE, SAVE LINK AS TO DOWNLOAD THE EPISODE… OV251 – HIFF2018: Part I – The Bikes of Wrath Review and Filmmaker Interviews: Amy & Sophia, Grateful, Hiroshima Carp Theater, Nathan’s Kingdom, Palace, Phil’s Camino, Saints Rest, and Spare Room In part 1 of our coverage of the 27th Heartland Film Festival, Kyrsten and I review the uplifting […]
http://traffic.libsyn.com/obsessiveviewer/OV224.mp3 RIGHT CLICK IMAGE, SAVE LINK AS TO DOWNLOAD THE EPISODE… OV224 – OV Live – Shocktober in Irvington 4 with Elsewhere World, and Fair Creek Films at Playground Productions Studio Recorded October 6th, 2017: It’s the 4th annual Shocktober in Irvington! This year we held the event at Playground Productions Studio in Irvington and welcomed JP Leck from Elsewhere […]
RIGHT CLICK IMAGE, SAVE LINK AS TO DOWNLOAD THE EPISODE… http://traffic.libsyn.com/obsessiveviewer/OV191.mp3 This week, we’re covering Heartland Film Festival 2016! With interviews from the filmmakers of Trivia Night, Matsanjeni (The Bones) – A Thirst Project VR Film, and When War Comes Home! We dive deep into the movies we saw, broken up into segments covering Shorts, Narratives, and Documentaries. Check it […]
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