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Obsession

year 2026decade 20sdirector Curry Barkergenre Horrorgenre Fantasy
host Bill Simmonshost Chris Ryanhost Joanna Robinsonproducer Craig Horlbeck
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The film

Obsession (2026)

Directed by Curry Barker · Horror

109 minutes

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Cast

Selected cast credits · Film reference

Andy Richter Carter
Curry Barker One Wish Willow customer service representative (voice)

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1:21:24

Casting What-Ifs

Timothée Chalamet, Lucas Hedges, Austin Abrams, or a young Casey Affleck as Bear; Boston as the setting.

Timothée Chalamet, Lucas Hedges, Austin Abrams, or a young Casey Affleck as Bear; Boston as the setting.

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1:24:02

Picking Nits

Friends fail to intervene; injuries and police response; the cat sandwich; wish logic; Sarah’s timing and car.

Friends fail to intervene; injuries and police response; the cat sandwich; wish logic; Sarah’s timing and car.

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  • Sarah telling Bear about Ian and Nikki is criticized as a calculated romantic move.
  • Bear failing to insist on treatment for Nikki’s bottle wounds is criticized. — Chris Ryan
  • The characters’ selfishness is offered as the general explanation for several nitpicks. — Chris Ryan
  • Bear still attending boys’ night after the alarming wish call is criticized. — Chris Ryan
  • Nobody calling police or intervening at the party is criticized.
  • The cat opening and consuming oxycodone is questioned.
  • The dead cat prop is criticized as visibly cheap, while avoiding an animated effect is defended.
  • Bear’s negligence is blamed for the cat’s death. — Bill Simmons
  • The cat belonging to Bear’s late grandmother is offered as a speculative reason for his lack of attachment. — Bill Simmons
  • The sandwich’s room-temperature handling, smell, and resemblance to turkey are questioned.
  • The house already smelling terrible is offered as an explanation for why Bear does not detect the sandwich.
  • Bear initially trying to alter rather than cancel the wish is criticized. — Bill Simmons
  • Nikki’s face is judged insufficiently injured after repeated bottle blows. — Bill Simmons
  • Sarah’s body prop is criticized as mannequin-like. — Bill Simmons
  • Disposal of Sarah’s car and the limited police presence are questioned.
  • Nikki’s ability to retrieve a gun, copy tattoos, and cut hair in time is questioned. — Joanna Robinson
  • Sarah’s middle-of-the-night meeting request is criticized as avoidable timing.
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1:29:06

Half-Assed Internet Research

Filming locations; alternate opening; practical effects; casting chemistry.

Filming locations; alternate opening; practical effects; casting chemistry.

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  • Bear’s house in Burbank and Castle’s Music, the Green Man Crystal Shop, Barker’s Pub, and Little Tony’s are identified as filming locations. — Bill Simmons
  • Barker learning the limits of long takes during production is reported. — Bill Simmons
  • An alternate opening with Bear watching a romantic comedy beside his dead cat is reported.
  • A vomit-tube effect nearly made the actor vomit for real is reported. — Bill Simmons
  • Two Sarah dummies and a facial cast were used for the car death. — Bill Simmons
  • The leads’ lack of chemistry in an audition reportedly helped secure Michael Johnston’s role.
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1:42:53

Probably Unanswerable Questions

Whether Nikki was possessed by the cat; the wish rules; the shop’s culpability; who finds Ian’s money.

Whether Nikki was possessed by the cat; the wish rules; the shop’s culpability; who finds Ian’s money.

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  • Two extreme statements are compared for which is crazier.
  • The panel asks “What would you wish for?” and debates safe wording and loopholes.
  • Whether Nikki was possessed by the cat is debated; the leading answer is no despite supporting clues. — Bill Simmons
  • Whether the saleswoman and Crystal Shop are morally complicit is debated. — Chris Ryan
  • The fate of other One Wish Willow buyers is questioned. — Bill Simmons
  • Who eventually finds Ian’s billion dollars is questioned.
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1:47:24

Best Double Feature

Play Misty for Me; The Craft; Milk & Serial.

Play Misty for Me; The Craft; Milk & Serial.

In the discussion (3)
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  • Play Misty for Me is proposed for obsessive-relationship parallels.
  • The Craft is proposed for a love spell that produces obsession. — Joanna Robinson
  • Curry Barker’s Milk & Serial is proposed.
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