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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. 

2020

New Release Reviews
  1. 1917 (2019) – Jan 10
  6. Onward (2020) – Mar 4
  8. Vivarium (2020) – Apr 28
  9. 7500 (2020) – Jun 15
  11. Relic (2020) – Jul 10
  13. An American Pickle (2020) – Aug 8
  14. Boys State (2020) – Aug 10
  15. Sputnik (2020) – Aug 12
  16. Project Power (2020) – Aug 13
  17. Tesla (2020) – Aug 25
  18. I’m Thinking of Ending Things (2020) – Aug 31
  19. Love, Guaranteed (2020) – Sept 4
  20. All In: The Fight for Democracy (2020) – Sept 8
  21. Enola Holmes (2020) – Sept 12
  22. The Trial of the Chicago 7 (2020) – Sept 25
  23. Totally Under Control (2020) – Oct 12
  24. Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom (2020) – Dec 2
  25. The Midnight Sky (2020) – Dec 10
  26. The Lie (2020) – Dec 31
Film Festival Coverage

Indy Film Festival 2020

  1. IFF2020: The Last Christmas Party (2020) – Aug 19
  2. IFF2020: Hum (2020) – Aug 21
  3. IFF2020: Climate of the Hunter (2019) – Aug 21

Heartland Film Festival 2020

  1. HIFF2020: In Case of Emergency (2020) – Oct 7
  2. HIFF2020: All for My Mother (2019) – Oct 8
  3. HIFF2020: Song Without a Name (2019) – Oct 10
  4. HIFF2020: 76 Days (2020) – Oct 11
Non-New Release Reviews
  2. Dracula (1931) – Mar 19
  4. The Mummy (1932) – Mar 26
  11. Godzilla (1954) – Aug 7
  14. King Kong (1933) – Aug 25
  17. Mothra (1961) – Sept 11
  18. Mothra vs Godzilla (1964) – Sept 14
  19. Rodan (1956) – Sept 16
  20. No Sleep October: The Mist (2007) – (Guest Essay on MidwestFilmJournal.com) – Oct 14
  21. Fail Safe (1964) – Oct 30         

Podcast Episodes

Obsessive Viewer – Weekly Movie/TV Reviews and Discussions
  17. OV322 – Palm Springs (2020) & The Old Guard (2020) – Fekkes’ COVID Experience, Mulan and the Rise of PVOD, The Green Mile, and Bowfinger – Aug 9
  18. OV323 – Ebert’s Great Movies Part 2: Tokyo Story (1953) & Network (1976) – Indy Film Fest 2020 Preview, Ben’s Happy Valley Essays, and Yes God Yes – Aug 19
  19. OV324 – Desert One (2020) & Unfit: The Psychology of Donald Trump (2020) – AMC Has Reopened, Will We See Tenet?, The Stand CBS All-Access Release Date – Sept 1
  20. OV325 – The Social Dilemma (2020) & The Babysitter: Killer Queen (2020) – RIP Chadwick Boseman, The Batman, Dune, The Great Hack, The Social Network – Sept 21
  21. OV326 – Ebert’s Great Movies Part 3: The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920) & 8 1/2 (1963) – Heartland Film Festival 2020 Preview, and Extended Patreon Clip (Feels Good Man & Possessor) – Oct 4
  22. OV327 – HIFF2020: 76 Days (2020), In Case of Emergency (2020), Belly of the Beast (2020), and When My Time Comes (2020) – Nov 2
  23. OV328 – Ebert’s Great Movies Part 4: Rear Window (1954) & Vertigo (1958) – Heartland Film Fest Hitchcock Night, Awards Season 2020, Picture Character, Sophie Jones, and The Outside Story – Nov 11
  24. OV329 – The Friday the 13th Franchise (1980-2009)– Nov 13
  25. OV330 – Love and Monsters (2020) – Songbird trailer, I Think You Should Leave, Aunty Donna, The Return of LOSTPoint – Nov 18
  26. OV331 – Ebert’s Great Movies Part 5 – JFK (1991) & Mulholland Drive (2001) – Elliot Page, Warner Bros Movies on HBOMax – Dec 5
Anthology – The Twilight Zone, Black Mirror and Classic Sci-Fi
  15. Bonus Ep 46 – 8 (The Twilight Zone 2019 S02E06) – Aug 13
  16. Special Ep 4 – Interview with A Small Town writers Tananarive Due and Steven Barnes – Dec 31
Tower Junkies – A Stephen King Podcast
  13. 048 – Novel – The Stand (Complete & Uncut): Book I – Captain Trips: June 16 – July 4 – Oct 29
  14. 049 – Novel – The Stand (Complete & Uncut Novel): Book II – On the Border: July 5 – September 6 – Nov 12
  15. 050 – Novel – The Stand (Complete & Uncut Novel): Book III – The Stand: September 7 – January 10 – Nov 19
  16. 051 – TV – The Plague + The Dreams (The Stand (1994) Eps 1-2) Miniseries – Nov 27
Podcast Guest Appearances