Matt Hurt is the creator of ObsessiveViewer.com. He also created, hosts, and produces The Obsessive Viewer, Anthology, and Tower Junkies podcasts. He is a member of the Indiana Film Journalists Association and lives in Indianapolis with his cat Pizza Roll.
2019
New Release Reviews
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The Upside (2019) – Jan 15
- Glass (2019) – Jan 18
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Escape Room (2019) – Jan 19
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Stan & Ollie (2018) – Jan 25
- The Man Who Killed Hitler and Then the Bigfoot (2019) – Feb 4
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The Irishman (2019) – Nov 6
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Doctor Sleep (2019) – Nov 9 – (Hypable Guest Review)
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Late Night (2019) – Nov 25
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The Beach Bum (2019) – Dec 8
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Cats (2019) – Dec 20
Film Festival Coverage
Heartland Film Festival
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HIFF2019: Greener Grass (2019) – Oct 9
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HIFF2019: Safe Spaces (2019) – Oct 10
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HIFF2019: Rewind (2019) – Oct 11
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HIFF2019: Whelm (2019) – Oct 13
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HIFF2019: Man Camp (2019) – Oct 14
Non-New Release Reviews
- Free Solo (2018) – Jan 17
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Unbreakable (2000) – Jan 17
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Split (2017) – Jan 18
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The Great Dictator (1940) – Feb 2
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Who’s Harry Crumb? (1989) – Feb 3
Podcast Episodes
Obsessive Viewer – Weekly Movie/TV Reviews and Discussions
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- OV266 – 2018 Year in Review – Best and Worst Movies of the Year and Viewing Stats
- OV267 – Bonus Ep – Escape Room, Mike’s 400th Movie Night, and Random Thoughts on Film Criticism
- OV268 – The Upside – If Beale Street Could Talk, Neal Brennan’s 3 Mics, Free Solo, and the Spider-Man: Far From Home trailer
- OV269 – Glass – Leslie Jones and Ghostbusters 2020, Faith-Based Movies, Dog Movie Trailers, and Farting at the Gym
- OV270 – FYRE (Netflix) & Fyre Fraud (Hulu) – Bryan Singer Atlantic Expose, QB1: Beyond the Lights, and On the Basis of Sex
- OV271 – Oscars 2019 Nominee Rundown
- OV272 – Oscars 2019 Snubs and Awards Show History
- OV273 – Bonus Ep – Isn’t It Romantic
- OV274 – Alita: Battle Angel – The 2019 Oscars, Rotten Tomatoes Made Idiots Mad, Jussie Smollett Controversy
- OV275 – Captain Marvel – Leaving Neverland, The Shield, Celebrity College Admission Scandal, LOTR on Prime, and Idris Elba on SNL
- OV276 – Us – Extended Potpourri: Apollo 11, Queer Eye, Fifty Shades Freed, Fantastic Beasts 2, and Strange Days
- OV277 – “Winterfell” & “A Night of the Seven Kingdoms” (Game of Thrones S08E01-02) Spoiler Reviews
- OV278 – Avengers: Endgame (Spoiler Review), Spider-Man: Far From Home Trailer Reaction, and Disney’s Release Date Announcements
- OV279 – “The Long Night” & “The Last of the Starks” (Game of Thrones S08E03-04) Spoiler Reviews
- OV280 – Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile – Sonic Movie Trailer, Captain Marvel, Weird City, and TV Show Swap: LOSTPoint
- OV281 – Bonus Ep – Long Shot, Poms, and More Thoughts on Avengers: Endgame
- OV282 – “The Bells” & “The Iron Throne” (Game of Thrones S08E05-06) Spoiler Reviews
- OV283 – Pokemon: Detective Pikachu – Too Much to Watch, Disney+, and TV Show Swap: LOSTPoint
- OV284 – Booksmart& Ma – Onward teaser, The Twilight Zone, and TV Show Swap: LOSTPoint
- OV285 – HBO’s Chernobyl – Dark Phoenix, Bodyguard, Fargo, Star Trek: The Next Generation, and The X-Files
- OV286 – Franchise Fatigue and Extended Conversation – Child’s Play (2019), Godzilla: King of the Monsters, Tenebrae (1981), and Mike’s Son’s First Theater Experience
- OV287 – Quentin Tarantino Retrospective: Chapter One – Reservoir Dogs, Pulp Fiction, and Jackie Brown
- OV288 – Quentin Tarantino Retrospective: Chapter Two – Kill Bill Vol 1, Kill Bill Vol 2, and Death Proof
- OV289 – Quentin Tarantino Retrospective: Chapter Three – Inglourious Basterds, Django Unchained, and The Hateful Eight
- OV290 – Once Upon a Time…In Hollywood – Regal Unlimited, Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw, ACS: Impeachment Announced, and Tenet Teaser
- OV291 – Extended Potpourri – Spider-Man: Far From Home, Stuber, Blockers, Buzzfeed Unsolved: Supernatural, Cats Trailer, and LOSTPoint
- OV292 – Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark – Good Boys (Non-Spoiler), The Matrix 4 News, and Sony v Disney: Spider-Man and the MCU
- OV293 – Toy Story 4 & The Farewell – AMC A-List v Regal Unlimited, Upcoming Movies: Joker, Jojo Rabbit, Motherless Brooklyn, Cats
- OV294 – Bonus Ep – Rapid Response (2019)
- OV295 – It: Chapter Two – Disney+ & Apple TV+, The Rise of Skywalker, The Mandalorian, and Star Wars Storytelling
- OV296 – Ad Astra – Shane Gillis v SNL, Joker and Aurora, Beautiful Boy, and Everything is Horrible and Wonderful (Harris Wittels Memoir)
- OV297 – HIFF2019: Part I – Whelm – Filmmaker and Special Guest Interviews: Brendan Fraser, A New Christmas, Philophobia, Barefoot: The Mark Baumer Story, My Beautiful Stutter, Foster Boy, and More
- OV298 – HIFF2019: Part II – Award Winners – Press Junket Interviews: House of Champions, Man Camp, Syndrome K, Moonlight Sonata, Ernie & Joe, We Shall Not Die Now, Standing Up Falling Down, Samir, and Going Attractions
- OV299 – The Lighthouse – For All Mankind, Dickinson, See, The Morning Show, A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood, In Fabric, Marriage Story, Just Mercy, and Netflix’s The King
- OV300 – Lady and the Tramp (2019) – Disney Plus Preview: Encore!, Forky Asks a Question, High School Musical: The Musical: The Series, Marvel’s Hero Project, The Imagineering Story, The World According to Jeff Goldblum, Spark Shorts
- OV301 – Extended Potpourri – Disney+ Launch, The Boys, Brittany Runs a Marathon, Breakfast at Tiffany’s, Joker, El Camino, Tag, Shameless, We Shall Not Die Now, Standing Up Falling Down, Always in Season, and Summer Night
- OV302 – Knives Out – HIFF2019 Final Red Carpet Recordings: Greener Grass, Samir, House of Champions, International Falls, Last Year at the Crossing, The Garden Left Behind, and Moonlight Sonata
- OV303 – The Report & Marriage Story – Dickinson, Servant, Truth Be Told, Unbelievable, and Little Women
- OV304 – IFJA 2019 Award Winners & Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (Non-Spoiler)
- OV305 – Cats (Non-Spoiler) & Parasite – Don’t Think Twice, Acting in Independent Films, and Improv Comedy
Anthology – The Twilight Zone, Black Mirror and Classic Sci-Fi
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Bonus Ep 24 – Metalhead (Black Mirror S04E05)
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Bonus Ep 25 – Black Museum (Black Mirror S04E06)
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Bonus Ep 26 – Bandersnatch (Black Mirror Interactive Movie)
- Bonus Ep 27 – The Comedian (The Twilight Zone 2019 S01E01)
- Bonus Ep 28 – Nightmare at 30,000 Feet (The Twilight Zone 2019 S01E02)
- Bonus Ep 29 – Replay (The Twilight Zone 2019 S01E03)
- Bonus Ep 30 – A Traveler (The Twilight Zone 2019 S01E04)
- Bonus Ep 31 – The Wunderkind (The Twilight Zone 2019 S01E05)
- Bonus Ep 32 – Six Degrees of Freedom (The Twilight Zone 2019 S01E06)
- Bonus Ep 33 – Not All Men (The Twilight Zone 2019 S01E07)
- Bonus Ep 34 – Point of Origin (The Twilight Zone 2019 S01E08)
- Bonus Ep 35 – The Blue Scorpion (The Twilight Zone 2019 S01E09)
- Bonus Ep 36 – Blurryman (The Twilight Zone 2019 S01E10)
- Bonus Ep 37 – The Twilight Zone (2019) Season 1 Review
Tower Junkies – A Stephen King Podcast
- 021 – Special Ep – Podcast Relaunch and State of the Podcast
- 022 – News – Pet Sematary (2019) Trailer #2 Reaction/Rant, The Stand on CBS All-Access, and The Dark Tower on Amazon Prime
- 023 – TV – Harvest, Filter, and The Queen (Castle Rock S01E05-07)
- 024 – TV – Past Perfect, Henry Deaver, and Romans (Castle Rock S01E08-10)
- 025 – News – Amazon’s Dark Tower Pilot Casting Announcement + Castle Rock Season 2 Cast and Plot Details
- 026 – Novel – Pet Sematary
- 027 – Movie – Pet Sematary (1989)
- 028 – News – Lisey’s Story Adaptation, Castle Rock Recasting, The Dark Tower Casting, The Outsider First Look, It: Chapter Two Trailer, If It Bleeds Announced
- 029 – Movie – Pet Sematary (2019)
- 030 – Novel/TV – The Tommyknockers + The Tommyknockers (1993) Miniseries
- 031 – Commentary Track – It: Chapter One (2017)
- 032 – Movie – It: Chapter Two (2019)
- 033 – Novella/Movie – In the Tall Grass (2019)
- 034 – Novel – The Institute
- 035 – Novel – The Shining
Podcast Guest Appearances
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