OV274 - Alita: Battle Angel - The 2019 Oscars, Rotten Tomatoes Made Idiots Mad, Jussie Smollett Controversy (Featuring: Robert Fekkes)
The Obsessive Viewer - Movie Review Podcast
Release Date: 03/02/2019
The Obsessive Viewer - Movie Review Podcast
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info_outlineThis week, Fekkes and I chat about Alita: Battle Angel after diving deep into discussions about the Oscars, Rotten Tomatoes angering man-children, and the whole Jussie Smollett ordeal.
This week’s stinger comes from our Patreon-exclusive recording: 019 - OV B-Roll - “Lets Ban the Kids!” - Funko Pop Etiquette, Kids in the Movie Theater, and Ellen Page v Chris Pratt - Feb 26, 2019
Timestamps
- Show Start – 00:29
- Housekeeping - 02:02
- The 2019 Oscars - 04:41
- Internet Outrage By Idiots - 19:53
- Jussie Smollett Ordeal - 27:14
Alita: Battle Angel - 47:02
- Expectations - 48:09
- Theater Experience - 54:14
- Non-Spoiler Review - 58:06
- Closing the Ep - 1:10:10
- Patreon Stinger: “Keep the Kids Away” - 1:13:16
- Pre-Recorded Outro - 1:14:10
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