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The Obsessive Viewer Podcast – Ep 316 – cOVid-19 Film Festival Day 74 (Netflix Spotlight) – The Lovebirds and Community Seasons 2-5

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OV316 – cOVid-19 Film Festival Day 74 (Netflix Spotlight) – The Lovebirds and Community Seasons 2-5

In the midst of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Kyrsten joins me to talk about Community Seasons 2-5 and for a feature review of The Lovebirds, both are currently available to stream on Netflix.

This week’s stinger comes from our Patreon-exclusive recording: 068 – OV B-Roll – “Front Ponytails” – Avatar: The Last Airbender, Encino Man Meets Captain Planet, Space Force, and Tenet – May 29, 2020

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The Obsessive Viewer Podcast – Ep 315 – cOVid-19 Film Festival Day 39 (cOVid Potpourri) – Middleditch & Schwartz, Mike Birbiglia’s The New One, John Mulaney & the Sack Lunch Bunch, Community, and Richard Jewell

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OV315 – cOVid-19 Film Festival Day 39 (cOVid Potpourri) – Middleditch & Schwartz, Mike Birbiglia’s The New One, John Mulaney & the Sack Lunch Bunch, Community, and Richard Jewell

In the midst of a global pandemic and stay at home orders all over the country, I am coping by watching movies and podcasting about them as if they were part of a Film Festival. In this episode, Kyrsten joins me as we review 2019’s Richard Jewell and the brilliant Middleditch & Schwartz improv specials on Netflix. We then chat about a bunch of other comedy streaming selections.

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The Obsessive Viewer Podcast – Ep 305 – Cats (Non-Spoiler) & Parasite – Don’t Think Twice, Acting in Independent Films, and Improv Comedy (Featuring: Kyrsten Lyster)

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OV305 – Cats (Non-Spoiler) & Parasite – Don’t Think Twice, Acting in Independent Films, and Improv Comedy (Featuring: Kyrsten Lyster)

 

Merry Christmas! In this episode, Kyrsten and I review Tom Hooper’s abysmal adaptation of Cats in a non-spoiler review. Then we cover Bong Joon-ho’s incredible Parasite in a full review. We also discuss Mike Birbiglia’s 2016 film Don’t Think Twice and have our usual nonsense.

This week’s stinger comes from our Patreon-exclusive recording: 056 – OV B-Roll – “Please Don’t Tweet Me” – Kyrsten’s 30th Birthday, Ninja Disappeared, Comedic Ignorance, and Cat Fostering – December 21, 2019

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The Obsessive Viewer Podcast – Ep 302 – 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 (Featuring: Kyrsten Lyster)

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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 (Featuring: Kyrsten Lyster)

Happy Thanksgiving (to those of you in the US)! In this special double parking lot special episode, Kyrsten and I have a laid-back non-spoiler review of Knives Out and then Tiny and I go into a spoiler review of the film! Then, to close out the episode, we have the remaining Red Carpet recordings from last month’s Heartland International Film Festival!

This week’s stinger comes from our Patreon-exclusive recording: 054 – OV B-Roll – “What is Pepperoni?!” – Family Guy, Movies We’re Excited About, Tiny’s Work Trip to Louisville – November 13, 2019

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The Obsessive Viewer Podcast – Ep 292 – Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark – Good Boys (Non-Spoiler), The Matrix 4 News, and Sony v Disney: Spider-Man and the MCU (Featuring: Kyrsten Lyster)

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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 (Featuring: Kyrsten Lyster)

 

In this week’s episode, Kyrsten and I record on-location from her apartment to review Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark. Kyrsten also briefly shares her thoughts on Trump: An American Dream and I try to explain one of Stephen King’s most controversial scenes. Then, in a separate recording, Tiny and I discuss Good Boys (non-spoiler), the recent news regarding The Matrix 4, and this week’s news regarding Disney, Sony, and Spider-Man.

This week’s stinger comes from our Patreon-exclusive recording: 043 – OV B-Roll – “On-Location!” – Sleep Apnea?!, Anthropomorphizing Animals, Mortality, and Half-Assed Hypotheticals – August 11, 2019

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The Obsessive Viewer Podcast – Ep 291 – Extended Potpourri – Spider-Man: Far From Home, Stuber, Blockers, Buzzfeed Unsolved: Supernatural, Cats Trailer, and LOSTPoint (Featuring: Kyrsten Lyster)

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OV291 – Extended Potpourri – Spider-Man: Far From Home, Stuber, Blockers, Buzzfeed Unsolved: Supernatural, Cats Trailer, and LOSTPoint (Featuring: Kyrsten Lyster)

In this week’s episode, Kyrsten and I spend way too much time talking about our cats before diving into reviews of Spider-Man: Far From Home, Stuber, and Blockers. We round out the episode with a conversation about Buzzfeed Unsolved: Supernatural and the latest installment of our LOSTPoint series reviewing LOST and Flashpoint.

This week’s stinger comes from our Patreon-exclusive recording: 042 – OV B-Roll – “Fundaes with Matt & Kyrsten” – Conversations with Characters, Shipping LOSTPoint Characters, Cats, and Politics – August 3, 2019

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The Obsessive Viewer Podcast – Ep 284 – Booksmart & Ma – Onward teaser, The Twilight Zone, and TV Show Swap: LOSTPoint (Featuring: Kyrsten Lyster)

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OV284 – Booksmart & Ma – Onward teaser, The Twilight Zone, and TV Show Swap: LOSTPoint (Featuring: Kyrsten Lyster)

This week, Kyrsten and I review Olivia Wilde’s directorial debut, Booksmart and Blumhouse’s new thriller, Ma. We also discuss The Twilight Zone’s toxic masculinity episode, Not All Men and continue our TV Show Swap: LOSTPoint project by discussing season 1, episodes 8 & 9 of LOST (Confidence Man & Solitary) and Flashpoint (Never Kissed a Girl & Planets Aligned).

This week’s stinger comes from our Patreon-exclusive recording: 032 – OV B-Roll – “Fuck the Snail” – Patreon Shop Talk, Root Beer Floats, Twilight Zone Hypotheticals, and a Scary Snail-ario – June 1, 2019

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The Obsessive Viewer Podcast – Ep 283 – Pokemon: Detective Pikachu – Too Much to Watch, Disney+, and TV Show Swap: LOSTPoint (Featuring: Kyrsten Lyster)

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OV283 – Pokemon: Detective Pikachu – Too Much to Watch, Disney+, and TV Show Swap: LOSTPoint (Featuring: Kyrsten Lyster)

This week, Kyrsten and I review the first-ever live action Pokemon movie, Detective Pikachu. We also continue our TV Show Swap: LOSTPoint project by discussing season 1, episodes 6 & 7 of LOST (House of the Rising Sun & The Moth) and Flashpoint (Attention Shoppers & He Knows His Brother).

This week’s stinger comes from our Patreon-exclusive recording: 031 – OV B-Roll – “Miltank Titties” – Zefron v Topher Grace, TV Shows That Disappointed Kyrsten, Acting Hypotheticals, and Penicillin Will Kill Us – May 18, 2019

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The Obsessive Viewer Podcast – Ep 281 – Bonus Ep – Long Shot, Poms, and More Thoughts on Avengers: Endgame (Featuring: Kyrsten Lyster)

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OV281 – Bonus Ep – Long Shot, Poms, and More Thoughts on Avengers: Endgame (Featuring: Kyrsten Lyster)

It’s a bonus episode twofer! In this special bonus episode Tiny and I review Long Shot in my car after a screening. Then, as if that wasn’t enough, Kyrsten and I talk about Poms and her reaction to Avengers: Endgame!

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The Obsessive Viewer Podcast – Ep 280 – Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile – Sonic Movie Trailer, Captain Marvel, Weird City, and TV Show Swap: LOSTPoint (Featuring: Kyrsten Lyster)

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OV280 – Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile – Sonic Movie Trailer, Captain Marvel, Weird City, and TV Show Swap: LOSTPoint (Featuring: Kyrsten Lyster)

This week, Kyrsten makes her triumphant return to the podcast after taking an extended theatre sabbatical. In this episode, we catch up with her, discuss the Sonic the Hedgehog trailer and backlash, and touch on Captain Marvel and the YouTube original series Weird City. We also review Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile.

Finally, we continue our TV Show Swap Project by reviewing episodes 4 and 5 from the first seasons of LOST (Walkabout & White Rabbit) and Flashpoint (Asking for Flowers & Who’s George?).

This week’s stinger comes from our Patreon-exclusive recording: 029 – OV B-Roll – “The Enjoyment Police” – Kyrsten is Back, Hypothetical Questions, and Kyrsten Changes the Rules – May 4, 2019

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The Obsessive Viewer Podcast – Ep 263 – Welcome to Marwen – Bohemian Rhapsody, Blindspotting, Movie Theater Etiquette, and TV Show Swap: LOSTPoint (Featuring Kyrsten Lyster)

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OV263 – Welcome to Marwen – Bohemian Rhapsody, Blindspotting, Movie Theater Etiquette, and TV Show Swap: LOSTPoint (Featuring Kyrsten Lyster)

This week, Kyrsten and I review the new Robert Zemeckis movie, Welcome to Marwen and then we offer mini-reviews of Bohemian Rhapsody, and Blindspotting. I also share a harrowing theater experience. We also check in with each other on our TV show swap segment LOSTPoint. In this week’s segment, we discuss Flashpoint (S01E02-03 – First in Line & The Element of Surprise) and LOST (S01E02-03 – Pilot Part 2 & Tabula Rosa).

This week’s stinger comes from our Patreon-exclusive recording:010 – OV B-Roll – Kyrsten’s Presence, Family Christmas Traditions, Favorite Christmas Gifts, and “What Christmas Movie Would We Program for 24 Hours on Christmas Day?” – Dec 22, 2018

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The Obsessive Viewer Podcast – Ep 259 – Movie Theater Potpourri – Widows, Overlord, A Star is Born, First Man, Detective Pikachu trailer, Dear David movie, and Help Name Our New TV Swap Segment (Featuring Kyrsten Lyster)

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OV259 – Movie Theater Potpourri – Widows, Overlord, A Star is Born, First Man, Detective Pikachu trailer, Dear David movie, and Help Name Our New TV Swap Segment (Featuring Kyrsten Lyster)

This week, Kyrsten and I discuss the movies we’ve watched recently in the theater. Movies we discuss include Widows, Overlord, A Star is Born, and First Man. We also began our TV show swap project tentatively titled “Matt Introduces Kyrsten to the Best TV Show and Kyrsten Shows Matt a TV Show.” In this week’s segment, we watch and discuss Flashpoint (S01E01 – Scorpio) and Lost (S01E01 – Pilot Part 1).

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The Obsessive Viewer Podcast – Ep 254 – 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

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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 Festival, I review the closing night film Care to Laugh, interview the filmmakers, and then Kyrsten and I interview several filmmakers who have films screening at this year’s festival on the awards night red carpet!

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The Obsessive Viewer Podcast – Ep 252 – 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.

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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 Film Festival, Kyrsten and I review the sobering documentary Crime + Punishment, and I interview several filmmakers who have films screening at this year’s festival!

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The Obsessive Viewer Podcast – Ep 251 – 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

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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 documentary The Bikes of Wrath, and I interview several filmmakers who have films screening at this year’s festival!

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