OV497 - The Long Walk (2025) & The Plague (2025) - Guest: Joe Shearer

This week, Joe Shearer joins me to review Francis Lawrence's Stephen King adaptation, The Long Walk in a feature review and then, in this week's secondary review, we share our thoughts on Charlie Polinger's The Plague. Joe and I also discuss movie events around Indianapolis, and pay tribute to Rob Reiner and James Ransone. Watch the Video Version of this Episode Here Timestamps Show Start - 00:28Introducing Joe - 02:28Remembering Rob Reiner - 17:47Remembering James Ransone - 28:51 Feature Review The Long Walk (2025) - 33:00Spoiler - 1:03:05 Secondary Review The Plague (2025) - 1:22:55 Closing the Ep - 1:43:47Patreon Clip - 1:46:47 Related Links Rob Reiner, 'When Harry Met Sally,' 'The Princess Bride' and 'Stand by Me' Director and 'All in the Family' Actor, Dies at 78 in Apparent Homicide James Ransone, 'The Wire' and 'It: Chapter Two' Actor, Dies at 46 Joe's LetterboxdJoe's Writing on Midwest Film JournalJoe's 2010 Rob Reiner Interview for "Flipped" at HeartlandJoe's 2017 Rob Reiner Interview for "LBJ" at HeartlandJoe's Review of The Plague Joe's Review of Five Nights at Freddy's 2 Joe's Glengarry Glen Ross EssayJoe's The Firm Essay My 2025 Podcast and Writing Archive The Long Walk Book Reactions on Patreon IT: Welcome to Derry Episode Reactions on PatreonPatreon Potpourri - 035 - "Awards Season 2025" - Splitsville (2025), Bob Trevino Likes It (2025), If I Had Legs I'd Kick You (2025), and The Perfect Neighbor (2025) - Nov 17-Dec 24, 2025Patreon Companion Episodes Collection Indianapolis Theaters 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: 1.6.8)Joe: Tonor USB Microphone in Riverside FM Episode Homepage: ObsessiveViewer.com/OV497 Next Time on the Podcast OV498 - IFJA Top Ten Films of 2025