OV489 - The Smashing Machine (2025) & The Strangers: Chapter 2 (2025) - Guest: Sam Watermeier

This week, Sam Watermeier joins me to review the new Benny Safdie movie, The Smashing Machine in a feature review and then, in this week’s secondary review, we talk about Renny Harlin’s, The Strangers: Chapter 2. We also discuss recent movie and TV news, screenings around Indianapolis, Heartland Film Festival, Robert Redford, Heat 2, and more. Timestamps Show Start - 01:29Introducing Sam - 04:31Screening in Indy - 10:49News Before the Reviews - 17:54 Feature Review The Smashing Machine (2025) - 23:51Spoiler - 1:06:57 Secondary Review The Strangers: Chapter 2 (2025) - 1:36:17 Closing the Ep - 2:03:00Patreon Clip - 2:05:13 Related Links My Voice Work on The Endless Elsewhere Podcast My Guest Spot on Short Bites: A Stephen King PodcastOV429 - I Saw the TV Glow (2024) & The Strangers: Chapter 1 (2024) - Guest: Sam Watermeier Robert Redford, ‘Butch Cassidy’ and ‘All the President’s Men’ Icon, Dies at 89 ‘Heat 2’ Moves From Warner Bros. to Amazon MGM as Michael Mann’s Sequel Gains Traction Sam’s LetterboxdSam’s Writing on Midwest Film JournalSam's Review of Arrow's Spawn 4K UHD ReleaseSam's Review of Are We Good? Sam's Review of The Strangers: Chapter 2 Sam's Quick Takes Reviews of Twinless and Lurker My 2025 Podcast and Writing ArchiveBook Reaction - The Long Walk by Stephen King - Chapters 1-2 - Sept 18, 2025Book Reaction - The Long Walk by Stephen King - Chapters 3-5 - Sept 21, 2025Book Reaction - The Long Walk by Stephen King - Chapters 6-7 - Sept 28, 2025Book Reaction - The Long Walk by Stephen King - Chapters 8-10 - Oct 4, 2025 Patreon Special - Yojimbo (1961) at the Kan-Kan - Aug 27, 2025 Patreon Special - High and Low (1963) at the Kan-Kan - Aug 24, 2025 Immediate Reaction - Together (2025) - Jul 23, 2025Patreon Companion Episodes Collection Indianapolis Theaters Heartland Film Festival The Tenderness Tour Documentary at HIFF34 Alamo Drafthouse IndyKan-Kan Living Room Theaters Keystone Art Flix Brewhouse Ways to Support Us Support Us on Patreon for Exclusive ContentOfficial OV MerchBuy Me A CoffeeObsessive ViewerObsessive Viewer Presents: AnthologyObsessive Viewer Presents: Tower JunkiesAs Good As It Gets - LinktreeStart Your Podcast with Libsyn Using Promo Code OBSESS Follow Us on Social Media My Letterboxd | YouTube | Facebook | TwitterInstagram | Threads | Bluesky | TikTok | Tiny’s Letterboxd Mic Info Matt: ElectroVoice RE20 into RØDEcaster Pro II (Firmware: 1.6.6)Sam: Samson Q2U via USB in Google Meet Episode Homepage: ObsessiveViewer.com/OV489 Next Week on the Podcast OV490 - Roofman (2025) & Bone Lake (2025)