OV428 - Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes (2024) & The Idea of You (2024)
The Obsessive Viewer - Movie Review Podcast
Release Date: 05/16/2024
The Obsessive Viewer - Movie Review Podcast
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info_outlineThis week, I review Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes in both a non-spoiler and spoiler feature review. Then, in this week’s secondary review, I share my thoughts on Michael Showalter’s The Idea of You, currently on Amazon Prime Video. I also talk about recent news regarding 28 Years Later, Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum, Spider-Man Noir, Shogun season 2, Dune: Prophecy, and more.
Timestamps
- Show Start - 00:28
- News - 02:45
Feature Review
- Thoughts on the Reboot Trilogy - 25:39
- Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes (2024) - 39:04
- Spoiler - 54:41
Secondary Review
- The Idea of You (2024) - 1:11:39
Potpourri
- 24: Season 8 - 1:27:50
- Closing the Ep - 1:34:15
- Patreon Clip - 1:35:19
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