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)
The Obsessive Viewer - Movie Review Podcast
Release Date: 10/04/2020
The Obsessive Viewer - Movie Review Podcast
This week, Tiny and I review the new Steven Spielberg sci-fi movie, Disclosure Day in a feature review. Then I review the new Netflix romcom, Office Romance in this week’s secondary review. We also discuss The Social Reckoning trailer, 24 Jump Street news, upcoming Indianapolis movie events, and more. Timestamps Show Start - 00:28 Catching up with Tiny - 03:17 Indianapolis Film Events - 17:08 News Before the Reviews - 23:51 Feature Review Disclosure Day (2026) - 34:28 Spoiler - 1:01:55 Secondary Review Exit Tiny - 1:25:16 Office Romance (2026) - 1:26:03 Related Links ...
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This week, Sam Watermeier joins me to review the new A24 horror film, Backrooms in a feature review. Then we review the new horror film from André Øvredal, Passenger in this week’s secondary review. We also discuss recent news and Indianapolis movie events. Timestamps Show Start - 00:28 Introducing Sam - 02:14 News and Film Events - 08:50 Nick Rogers on Pop Culture Jeopardy! - 13:26 Feature Review Backrooms (2026) - 26:47 Spoiler - 1:09:54 Secondary Review Passenger (2026) - 1:40:14 Closing the Ep - 2:04:16 Patreon Clip - 2:07:04 Related Links ...
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This week, Sam Watermeier joins me to review the new Curry Barker horror film, Obsession in a feature review. Then we review the Kristoffer Borgli film, The Drama in this week’s secondary review. We also discuss recent news and Indianapolis movie events. Timestamps Show Start - 00:28 Introducing Sam - 01:56 News and Film Events - 06:06 Feature Review Obsession (2026) - 21:40 Spoiler - 1:09:50 Secondary Review The Drama (2026) Spoiler - 1:48:47 Closing the Ep - 2:13:09 Patreon Clip - 2:15:48 Related Links Indianapolis Theaters ...
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This week, Brent Leuthold joins me to review the new cozy murder mystery, The Sheep Detectives in a feature review. Then we review the Damian McCarthy horror film, Hokum in this week’s secondary review. We also discuss recent news and Indianapolis movie events. Timestamps Show Start - 00:28 Introducing Brent - 02:05 News and Film Events - 10:09 Feature Review The Sheep Detectives (2026) - 23:55 Spoiler - 58:38 Secondary Review Hokum (2026) - 1:28:15 Closing the Ep - 1:49:29 Patreon Clip - 1:52:01 Related Links Indianapolis Theaters ...
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This week, Brent Leuthold joins me to review the new Radio Silence film, Ready or Not 2: Here I Come in a feature review. Then we review the new A24 horror film, Undertone in this week’s secondary review. We also discuss the Oscars, Val Kilmer AI news, Stephen Colbert’s Lord of the Rings project, and more. Timestamps Show Start - 00:28 Introducing Brent - 02:11 News Before the Reviews - 17:56 Feature Review Ready or Not 2: Here I Come (2026) - 59:00 Spoiler - 1:34:14 Secondary Review Undertone (2026) - 1:51:54 Closing the Ep - 2:13:45 Patreon Clip - 2:15:57 ...
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This week, I’ve got two feature reviews as Joe Shearer joins me to review the new Lord and Miller film, Project Hail Mary. Then Sam Watermeier joins me for a review of Kevin Williamson’s Scream 7. Timestamps Show Start - 00:28 Feature Review 1 Introducing Joe - 05:22 Project Hail Mary (2026) - 18:40 Spoiler - 57:25 Feature Review 2 Introducing Sam - 1:36:23 Scream 7 (2026) - 1:41:26 Spoiler - 2:32:00 Closing the Ep - 3:18:49 Patreon Clip - 3:19:35 Related Links Indianapolis Theaters Ways to Support Us ...
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This week, Brent Leuthold joins me to review the new Gore Verbinski film, Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die in a feature review, then we review Sam Raimi’s Send Help in this week’s secondary review. We also discuss Super Bowl advertising, Catherine O’Hara, James Van Der Beek, and Bud Cort’s passing, and more. Timestamps Show Start - 00:28 Introducing Brent - 01:56 Screening in Indy - 18:11 News Before the Reviews - 21:55 Feature Review Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die (2026) - 38:39 Spoiler - 1:09:24 Secondary Review Send Help (2026) - 01:29:20 Spoiler - 02:00:00 Closing...
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This week, Keegan King joins me for a feature review of Nia DaCosta's 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple. Then, Sam Watermeier joins me for a secondary review of Johannes Roberts’ Primate. We also discuss recent viewings, 2025 movie wrap ups, Letterboxd, and more. Timestamps Show Start - 00:28 Introducing Keegan - 01:40 IFJA on Letterboxd - 05:25 Feature Review 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple (2026) - 11:00 Spoiler - 40:29 Exit Keegan - 1:21:56 Secondary Review Introducing Sam/2025 Talk - 1:24:47 Primate (2026) - 1:34:24 Spoiler - 2:00:45 Closing the Ep - 2:18:40 Patreon Clip -...
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Welcome to The Obsessive Viewer’s 2025 Year in Review episode! Mike and Tiny join me for our 13th year sharing our movie viewing stats for the year and our top ten favorite movies lists. We also share movie accomplishments, notable TV we watched in 2025, 2026 movies we’re looking forward to, movie watching goals for 2026, honorable mentions, and more. Video Versions of This Episode Timestamps Show Start - 00:28 Introducing Tiny and Mike - 02:34 Thoughts on Our Years - 06:50 2025 Goals/Accomplishments - 15:14 Notable TV Watched in 2025 - 30:30 The Obsessive Viewer TV Show of the Year...
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This week, Mitch Ringenberg joins me to kick off 2026 with a review of the first season of IT: Welcome to Derry. We also discuss some things Mitch has watched recently including the worst biopic he’s seen and more. Timestamps Show Start - 00:28 Introducing Mitch - 03:15 Screening in Indy - 23:56 Feature Review IT: Welcome to Derry (Season 1) - 24:59 Spoiler - 58:36 Closing the Ep - 2:03:16 Patreon Clip - 2:05:33 Related Links Indianapolis Theaters Ways to Support Us Follow Us on Social Media | | | | | | | ...
info_outlineRecorded September 22, 2020: In the latest installment of our Ebert’s Great Movies Review Series, our newly promoted recurring co-host Ben Sears joins me to discuss the classic horror/German Expressionist film The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (2020) and the Frederico Fellini film 8 ½ (1963) from Ebert’s “Great Movies” list. We also chat about the upcoming Heartland Film Festival,
This week’s stinger comes from our Patreon-exclusive recording: 092 - OV B-Roll - “Whole Foods Hot Chocolate and Oatmilk” - Class Action Park (2020), Possessor (2020), HIFF2020 Screenings, Ted Lasso, and Hoops - Sept 22, 2020
Timestamps
- Show Start - 00:29
- Ben’s Promotion - 01:33
- Heartland Film Festival 2020 - 03:08
Roger Ebert’s Great Movies - 26:55
- The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920) - 29:10
- 8 1/2 (1963) - 45:30
- Selections for Part 4 (or Part 5?) - 1:13:34
- Closing the Ep - 1:21:23
- Stinger: "Whole Foods Hot Chocolate and Oatmilk" - 1:22:21
- Pre-Recorded Outro - 1:30:38
Matt’s Recent Reviews
- The Trial of the Chicago 7 (2020) - 3.5 stars
Ben's Recent Reviews
- Dick Johnson is Dead (2020) - 4 stars
Related Links
- Great Movies Homepage - RogerEbert.com
- Roger Ebert's Great Movies Masterlist - Letterboxd
- The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920) - Ebert’s Essay
- 8 1/2 (1963) - Ebert’s Essay
- Criterion's Essential Fellini Box Set - Amazon Associate Link
- In Reel Life, Director Michael Goldburg
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