OV464 - Companion (2025) & Presence (2025) - Guest: Brent Leuthold
The Obsessive Viewer - Movie Review Podcast
Release Date: 01/30/2025
The Obsessive Viewer - Movie Review Podcast
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info_outlineThis week, Brent Leuthold joins me to review the new thriller Companion in a feature review and then, in this week’s secondary review, we discuss Steven Soderbergh’s latest film, Presence. We also talk a bit about the 2025 Oscar nominations, AMC’s Screen Unseen and Scream Unseen screenings, and more.
Timestamps
- Show Start - 00:28
- Introducing Brent - 02:43
- Playing in Indianapolis - 10:36
- Brent’s Standout Theater Experiences - 12:07
- Oscar Nominations - 19:58
Feature Review
- Companion (2025) - 28:46
- Spoiler - 59:05
Secondary Review
- Presence (2025) - 1:28:06
- Spoiler - 1:43:43
- Closing the Ep - 2:01:43
- Patreon Clip - 2:03:40
Related Links
- 2025 Oscar Nominations List
- Why ‘Queer’ and ‘I Saw the TV Glow’ Are the Kind of LGBTQ+ Movies That Deserve Awards Attention
- My 2025 Podcast and Writing Archive
- Patreon Companion Episodes Collection
- Companion Ep - OV464 - Erin Brockovich (2000) - Jan 27, 2025
- Immediate Reaction - The Brutalist (2024) IMAX Screening - Jan 26, 2025
- Patreon - Severance Episode Reviews
- Brent’s Letterboxd
- Awake in the Dark
- Brent’s Review of Presence (2025)
- Brent’s Review of Wolf Man (2025)
- Brent’s Review of Den of Thieves 2: Pantera (2025)
- Brent's Top 10 Films of 2024
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