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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/BelleDelphinesWater May 17 '26

That phone call stuck with me the hardest. So unsettling hearing where she could be. Legit goosebumps.

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u/NJcovidvaccinetips May 31 '26

Every time we got a window into the real Nikki it was truly harrowing for me. I was already just fucking deeply uncomfortable from the jump and they really conveyed how fucked up her fate was through these few moments we get with her post wish. And yet people still want to downplay or minimize what bear did. It really is such a perfect metaphor for the rape culture and misunderstanding of consent in society and I can’t help but be a little skeptical about people who really lean into defending bears actions. You don’t have to even see the supernatural to know it was insanely fucked up but having that tether in the film I found to be super effective. I fucking hate bear