Ep1231: Obsession (2026) - Live Roundtable Review
Everybody's talking about Obsession, but the conversation doesn't truly begin until Earth's Mightiest Critics chime in!
This week, the gang looks at Curry Barker's bold new horror film, which some are already hailing as a genre classic. When Bear (Michael Johnston) chickens out of professing his love for lifelong crush, Nikki (Inde Navarrette), he turns to a novelty wish-making toy to make his dream come true. Of course, things go horribly wrong, and Bear soon learns that unearned unconditional love can be literal Hell on Earth.
Obsession has crazy word-of-mouth, a stellar opening-take (compared to its miniscule production budget), and enormous buzz around Navarrette. But is Curry Barker really the new face of horror? Or just a slick re-packager of the millennial genre fare he grew up with?
If so, with a movie this effective--does it matter?
Join us as we obsess over one of the year's wildest moviegoing experiences! We also take your questions, comments, and SuperChats!
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