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
The Obsessive Viewer - Movie Review Podcast
Release Date: 05/01/2020
The Obsessive Viewer - Movie Review Podcast
This week, Sam Watermeier joins me to review the new Zach Cregger movie, Weapons in a feature review and then, in this week’s secondary review, I talk about the new “ScreenLife” movie, War of the Worlds. We also discuss recent movie and TV news, screenings around Indianapolis, Batman, Batman Returns, The Shield and more. Timestamps Show Start - 00:28 Introducing Sam - 02:16 Screening in Indy - 10:32 News Before the Reviews - 19:10 Feature Review Weapons (2025) - 34:42 Spoiler - 58:05 Secondary Review Exit Sam - 1:34:11 War of the Worlds (2025) Spoiler Review - 1:39:34 Potpourri ...
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Recorded August 7, 2025: This week, Tiny and I review The Naked Gun in a feature review and then, in this week’s secondary review, I talk about Happy Gilmore 2. We also discuss recent movie and TV news, screenings around Indianapolis, and more. Timestamps Show Start - 00:28 Screening in Indy - 08:13 News Before the Reviews - 12:00 Feature Review The Naked Gun (2025) - 32:21 Spoiler - 53:58 Exit Tiny - 1:00:55 Secondary Review Matt’s Mea Culpa - 1:02:24 Happy Gilmore 2 (2025) - 1:04:35 Closing the Ep - 1:31:30 Patreon Clip - 1:32:52 Related Links ...
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This week, Mitch Ringenberg joins me to review the new James Gunn movie, Superman in a feature review and then, in this week’s secondary review, I talk about M3GAN 2.0. We also discuss recent movie and TV news, screenings around Indianapolis, and more. Timestamps Show Start - 00:28 Introducing Mitch - 02:25 Screening in Indy - 14:15 News Before the Reviews - 17:32 Feature Review Superman (2025) - 32:37 Spoiler - 1:20:30 Secondary Review M3GAN 2.0 (2025) - 2:02:32 Closing the Ep - 2:13:28 Patreon Clip - 2:14:42 Related Links ...
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This week, Keegan King joins me to review the new Disney/Pixar movie, Elio in a feature review and then, in this week’s secondary review, we talk about A Minecraft Movie. We also discuss recent movie and TV news, screenings around Indianapolis, and more. Timestamps Show Start - 00:28 Introducing Keegan - 02:11 Screening in Indy - 04:43 News Before the Reviews - 08:18 Feature Review Elio (2025) - 23:03 Spoiler - 59:01 Secondary Review A Minecraft Movie (2025) - 1:26:25 Potpourri Keegan: The Bear - 1:59:19 Matt: Spaceballs & The Naked Gun - 2:03:23 Closing the Ep -...
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This week, Brandon and Chelsea Cruz from Our Reel Relationships Podcast join me to review the latest Mission: Impossible film, The Final Reckoning in a feature review and then, in this week’s secondary review, I share my non-spoiler thoughts on Jesse Armstrong’s Mountainhead. We also discuss recent movie and TV news, screenings around Indianapolis, and more. Timestamps Show Start - 00:28 Introducing Brandon and Chelsea - 02:18 Screening in Indy - 19:42 News Before the Reviews - 26:18 Feature Review Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning (2025) - 37:15 Spoiler - 1:25:12 ...
info_outlineIn 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.
Timestamps
- Show Start – 00:58
- Catching Up - 06:14
cOVid-19 Film Festival - 15:10
cOVid Potpourri
- Richard Jewell (2019) - 16:36
- Middleditch & Schwartz - 33:05
- I Think You Should Leave - 43:30
- Mike Birbiglia’s The New One - 45:25
- John Mulaney & the Sack Lunch Bunch - 49:06
- Community - 52:44
- Closing the Ep - 1:20:20
- Outtakes - 1:29:20
- Pre-Recorded Outro - 1:31:23
Matt’s Recent Reviews
- Vivarium (2020) - 2 stars
Contributor Ben Sears’ Recent Reviews
- Trolls World Tour (2020) - 3 stars
- The Midnight Gospel - Season One (2020) - 4.5 stars
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- Coronavirus Cancellations: Every Film, TV Show, and Event Affected by the Outbreak - IndieWire
- Coronavirus: These are the celebrities who have tested positive - LA Times
- HeartlandFilm.org
- Kan Kan Theater - (#AtHomeCinema)
- The Historic Artcraft Theater
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