Film and TV Reviews and Podcasts
RIGHT CLICK IMAGE, SAVE LINK AS TO DOWNLOAD THE EPISODE… OV145 – Star Wars Saga: Part 2 – The Light Side In preparation for The Force Awakens this week, we set out to discuss the entire Star Wars saga. What we ended up with was a 2.5 hour discussion about the saga and why I (Matt) can’t seem to connect with it. This is Part 2 of that recording. Support The Obsessive Viewer on Patreon for as low as $1 per month.
RIGHT CLICK IMAGE, SAVE LINK AS TO DOWNLOAD THE EPISODE… OV144 – Star Wars Saga: Part 1 – The Dark Side In preparation for The Force Awakens this week, we set out to discuss the entire Star Wars saga. What we ended up with was a 2.5 hour discussion about the saga and why I (Matt) can’t seem to connect […]
RIGHT CLICK IMAGE, SAVE LINK AS TO DOWNLOAD THE EPISODE… OV143 – Starbase Indy Panel – 2016 Summer Movie Preview Recorded November 29th, 2015 – Once again, we were invited to Starbase Indy for a summer movie preview panel! Mike George (from Starbase Indy) was on-hand to discuss a few of the big tent-pole releases next summer, reflect on this year’s box […]
RIGHT CLICK IMAGE, SAVE LINK AS TO DOWNLOAD THE EPISODE… OV142 – Creed (2015) review, An Honest Liar, Slow West, and Syfy’s The Expanse digital premiere On this week’s podcast (recorded 11/19/15), Tiny and I review Creed and then share our thoughts on An Honest Liar, Slow West, and The Expanse’s digital release.
RIGHT CLICK IMAGE, SAVE LINK AS TO DOWNLOAD THE EPISODE… OV141 – Food Documentaries, Amistad, Jessica Jones, and Game of Thrones’ season 6 teaser poster In honor of Thanksgiving, Tiny and I review discuss several notable Food Documentaries, running the gamut from health docs, chef profiles, and celebrations of food. For potpourri, we talk about Amistad, Jessica Jones season 1, […]
RIGHT CLICK IMAGE, SAVE LINK AS TO DOWNLOAD THE EPISODE… OV140 – Netflix Picks (Bernie & The Guest), V/H/S Viral, Room, The Walking Dead, Master of None, 4 Minute Mile, and Kurt Sutter This week Tiny and I review a couple of random titles from our Netflix lists (Bernie and The Guest). We also talk about V/H/S: Viral, Room, Master […]
RIGHT CLICK IMAGE, SAVE LINK AS TO DOWNLOAD THE EPISODE… OV139 – Project Greenlight and The Leisure Class, San Andreas, Two Night Stand, and Agents of SHIELD season 3 This week Tiny and I review the latest season of Project Greenlight and the HBO film born from the show: Jason Mann’s The Leisure Class. Then, for potpourri, Tiny offers his […]
RIGHT CLICK IMAGE, SAVE LINK AS TO DOWNLOAD THE EPISODE… OV138 – Steve Jobs, Rick and Morty season 1, Dan Harmon rant, Unexpected, Nashville, Tarantino Boycott, and The Big Short (Guest: Greg Lenz from We Are Libertarians) Jump to the Steve Jobs review at 10:22 This week Tiny and I welcome our friend Greg Lenz (from We Are Libertarians) to […]
RIGHT CLICK IMAGE, SAVE LINK AS TO DOWNLOAD THE EPISODE… OV137 – HeartlandFF 2015: Part II – Rest of the Fest with James Sadwith, Alex Wolff, Stefania Owen, Kurt Nettleton, Michael Klein, Michael Covino and more! In part 2 of our Heartland Film Fest episode, Tiny asks me about the rest of the movies I watched at the festival. This […]
Documentary Feature / USA Director: Vicki Abeles Writers: Vicki Abeles, Jeffrey Friedman, Mitzi Mock Featured Subjects: Sir Ken Robinson, Linda Darling Hammond, Yong Zhao, Daniel Pink, Ron Berger This review is part of my coverage of 2015’s Heartland Film Festival in Indianapolis. Click here for more of my coverage of the festival. You can find my coverage of other Indianapolis area film and TV events here. Beyond Measure is Vicki Abeles‘ followup to her 2010 documentary Race to Nowhere. While her last film examined the pressure-filled lives of overworked students, Beyond Measure spotlights alternative learning methods created by students and faculty across the country to combat the outdated data-driven methods.
RIGHT CLICK IMAGE, SAVE LINK AS TO DOWNLOAD THE EPISODE… OV136 – HeartlandFF 2015: Part I – Best of the Fest with Filmmakers Patricia Riggen, Dave Manougian, Heather Jack, and Eshom and Ian Nelms In part 1 of our Heartland Film Fest episode, Tiny and I recount our experiences at the festival. I also go into detail about the best […]
Narrative Feature / Festival Award Winner / Kosovo, Germany Director: Isa Qosja Writer: Zymber Kelmendi This review is part of my coverage of 2015’s Heartland Film Festival in Indianapolis. Click here for more of my coverage of the festival. You can find my coverage of other Indianapolis area film and TV events here. Isa Qosja‘s Three Windows and a Hanging is an emotionally jarring look into the patriarchal society of a Kosovo village rebuilding after war ravaged their community and its people. When school teacher Lushe tells a reporter that she and three other women from the village were raped by Serbian troops, the male villagers react.
Narrative Feature / Festival Award Winner / USA Director: Sam Kretchmar Writers: Sam Kretchmar, Michael Covino This review is part of my coverage of 2015’s Heartland Film Festival in Indianapolis. Click here for more of my coverage of the festival. You can find my coverage of other Indianapolis area film and TV events here. In Keep in Touch, Colin (Ryan Patrick Bachand) tries to reconnect with a long-lost childhood crush. When he finds out she died in a car accident many years ago, he becomes infatuated with her younger sister, an aspiring musician who bears a striking resemblance to the girl he used to love.
Documentary Feature / USA Director: Darcy Dennett This review is part of my coverage of 2015’s Heartland Film Festival in Indianapolis. Click here for more of my coverage of the festival. You can find my coverage of other Indianapolis area film and TV events here. I have always been a dog person so I write this with the caveat that […]
Narrative Feature / USA Director: Edd Benda Writer: Edd Benda Cast: Paul Stanko, Thatcher Robinson This review is part of my coverage of 2015’s Heartland Film Festival in Indianapolis. Click here for more of my coverage of the festival. You can find my coverage of other Indianapolis area film and TV events here. In Superior, best friends Charlie and Derek set out on a two-week long bike ride around Lake Superior in the summer of 1969. The pair are weeks away from going their separate ways (college for Charlie and Vietnam for Derek), and they’re determined to make their final adventure count.
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