Film and TV Reviews and Podcasts
RIGHT CLICK IMAGE, SAVE AS TO DOWNLOAD THE EPISODE… OV54 – Nostalgia TV, Comedy Bang Bang and Halloween 3 News This week the guys dig deep to share their most nostalgic television titles. Matt awkwardly shares his affection for the CHiPs theme music, while Mike and Tiny share their love of All That and Goosebumps, respectively. For Potpourri, Mike […]
RIGHT CLICK IMAGE, SAVE AS TO DOWNLOAD THE EPISODE… OV53 – Bonus Ep – House of Cards Seasons 1 and 2 In this special bonus episode of the podcast, Matt and Tiny sit down with their friend Greg Lenz from We Are Libertarians (and OV1) to discuss Netflix’s political drama House of Cards. No “stone to the face” is left […]
RIGHT CLICK IMAGE, SAVE AS TO DOWNLOAD THE EPISODE… OV52 – Summer Blockbusters, Star Wars Casting, and Spider-Man Review This week the guys usher in the Summer movie season with a discussion about Summer Blockbusters. Mike shares how movies influenced his life-changing summer of 1999. Tiny shares his creepy affection for Will Smith. And Matt pays homage to a couple […]
The Amazing Spider-Man 2 had plenty going against it before it opened last Friday, May 2nd. (Early showings started around 8 on Thursday.) Early reviews were lukewarm at best. Rumors of too many villains bogging down the film were strong, and incessant trailers and TV spots seemed to leave very few surprises. More than anything, ASM 2 absolutely needed […]
You can read my review of every Bates Motel episode here! Once again, I am late to the party on getting a review written and posted for Bates Motel. I apologize to all of my loyal readers for that. Things have been hectic lately as we prepare to take The Obsessive Viewer Podcast to Indy PopCon later this month. If […]
I am the worst. I waited until the last day of April to post my breakdown of March’s movie viewing habits. April was a busy month, though. We are far past the procrastination stages of getting our table prepared for Indy PopCon. So much of my month has been devoted to planning for that. If you are in the Indianapolis […]
RIGHT CLICK IMAGE, SAVE AS TO DOWNLOAD THE EPISODE… OV51 – Guilty Pleasure TV, Need for Speed, Kill Your Darlings and The Americans This episode was recorded March 25th. The guys share some of their Guilty Pleasure TV shows. Shows discussed include a bevy of “reality” series as well as the likes of pro wrestling, Prison Break and Glee. […]
“I think I’ve proven I’m not your typical Vice President.” Read all of my House of Cards related posts here! Chapter 26 Well, here we are. We’ve reached the end of season 2 of House of Cards and the end of my episode-by-episode reviews. I hope you enjoyed going through this season of the show with me. It’s been fun […]
You can read my review of every Bates Motel episode here! Spoilers Ahead
RIGHT CLICK IMAGE, SAVE AS TO DOWNLOAD THE EPISODE… OV50 – Religion in Movies, Godzilla Footage, The Raid 2 and Sorkin’s Apology For our 50th episode we took a look at religion’s role in cinema. We covered God on Trial, The Passion of the Christ, Rosemary’s Baby, Ben-Hur, The Mist and several more movies. Not to mention, we also discussed […]
“‘Cry havoc,’ said he who fought chaos with chaos, and let slip the dogs of war.” Read all of my House of Cards related posts here! Chapter 25
“Lie after lie. First to a prosecutor, then to a president. I feel exposed, like the skin where my ring used to be.” Read all of my House of Cards related posts here! Chapter 24 We’re coming up on the end of the season now and some of the bigger pieces are starting to fall into place. Doug is getting […]
You can read my review of every Bates Motel episode here! How about that? For a change, I’m not posting this review on Monday, mere hours before the next episode airs. I’m kind of proud of that but that’s neither here nor there. Some big things happened this week that will usher in the end of the season in a […]
“It’s not beginning the story that I fear. It’s not knowing how it will end. Everyone is fair game now. Including me.” Read all of my House of Cards related posts here! Chapter 23
RIGHT CLICK IMAGE, SAVE AS TO DOWNLOAD THE EPISODE… OV49 – Captain America 2, 47 Ronin, Grand Budapest Hotel and The Returned This week the guys gush over the latest entry in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Captain America: The Winter Soldier. They discuss their favorite things about the movie and ponder the bigger picture of Phase 2 as a whole. […]
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