OV506 - Obsession (2026) & The Drama (2026) - Guest: Sam Watermeier

This week, Sam Watermeier joins me to review the new Curry Barker horror film, Obsession in a feature review. Then we review the Kristoffer Borgli film, The Drama in this week's secondary review. We also discuss recent news and Indianapolis movie events.

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Timestamps

• Show Start - 00:28
• Introducing Sam - 01:56
• News and Film Events - 06:06

Feature Review

• Obsession (2026) - 21:40
• Spoiler - 1:09:50

Secondary Review

• The Drama (2026) Spoiler - 1:48:47 

• Closing the Ep - 2:13:09
• Patreon Clip - 2:15:48

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• OV507 - I Love Boosters (2026) & Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu (2026)