254. Obsession review w/Justin Henson

Talking SMAC: Superheroes, Movies, Animation & Comics
Talking SMAC: Superheroes, Movies, Animation & Comics
254. Obsession review w/Justin Henson
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Alex and Justin Henson of The Movie Wire fame, discuss Curry Barker’s Obsession and the rise of the Youtube horror writer/directors. As well as subtext and nuance within the dating world and how Obsession gave them feelings. Don’t worry, we don’t do ending spoilers, just some theme spoilers.

  • Josh is off to Pittsburgh! (0:00)
  • Nerd Ranks promo (1:36)
  • The rise of YouTube horror directors: Parker Finn, Mike Flanagan, Kane Parsons, Curry Barker (2:40)
  • Praise for Obsession (mild spoilers, no ending spoilers) (6:29)
  • Character motivations and what we see versus what we don’t (11:45)
  • Story beats, dating pains and love, hope, lust and failures (16:14)
  • What is love…. baby don’t hurt me… (29:00)
  • The one issue Justin has with the movie & dating sucks (32:40)
  • Our hope for the horror genre going forward (43:45)
  • Thank you and goodbye (49:00)

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