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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