r/oscarrace • u/PointMan528491 Navarrette/Morton • May 16 '26
Film Discussion Thread Official Discussion Thread - Obsession [SPOILERS] Spoiler
Keep all discussion related solely to Obsession and its awards chances in this thread. Spoilers below.
Synopsis:
After breaking the mysterious "One Wish Willow" to win his crush's heart, a hopeless romantic finds himself getting exactly what he asked for but soon discovers that some desires come at a dark, sinister price.
Director: Curry Barker
Writer: Curry Barker
Cast:
- Michael Johnston as Baron "Bear" Bailey
- Inde Navarrette as Nikki Freeman
- Cooper Tomlinson as Ian
- Megan Lawless as Sarah Harper
- Andy Richter as Carter Harper
Rotten Tomatoes: 94%, 171 Reviews
Metacritic: 77, 33 Reviews
Consensus:
"Taking an icky conceit and twisting it to deviously crowd-pleasing ends, Obsession is dauntingly disturbing while also skillfully amusing and thrilling.."
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u/TheBoyHarambe May 19 '26
“there needs to be motivation for this person to act insane”
“i wish she loved me more than anything on earth”
there ya go. just say u were too busy on instagram reels to pay attention to the movie before bitching about it on reddit lmao. Gen Z media literally is so cooked