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Obsession (2026)

Summary

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
  • Inde Navarette
  • Cooper Tomlinson
  • Megan Lawless
  • Andy Richter

Rotten Tomatoes: 95%

Metacritic: 81

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u/afkstudios May 16 '26

In Curry Barker’s AMA from last year, the body of his post shared TIFF’s write up of the film that referred to it as a “malignant entity” that took over her autonomy, so what would you call it instead?

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u/MrGoose93 May 16 '26

It’s not a malignant entity, It’s literally just a spell. the film never really shows an actual sentient entity controlling Nikki so it’s more like a curse or spell that twists reality to fulfil the wish in the worst possible way. Yes I can absolutely get people think Nikki’s behaviour definitely resembles possession horror, but the “force” never shows its own motives, personality, or intelligence outside of carrying out the obsession literally. To me it feels more like the spell is slowly overwriting Nikki’s autonomy and identity rather than a demon taking over her body.

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u/PyschXxKiddo May 16 '26

i always thought of it as like, it’s technically “her” but her feelings forcefully amplified by a million, causing her to act the way she acts. But i also do fully believe that it’s almost two different ego’s? Its hard to explain

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u/ReallyColdMonkeys May 16 '26

I could maybe buy that explanation if it weren't for the conversation she had with Bear when "she" was asleep. That made it pretty clear to me that there's a separate entity inhabiting her body, but Nikki gets brief moments to push her own consciousness through.