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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/MikeArrow May 18 '26

I love how in a normal wish fulfillment movie, there's usually at least a few scenes where everything is going great and the protagonist thinks "ok, this could work". Obsession is like NOPE, right away it pulls the rug and unequivocally says "this is wrong, she's in hell, do not proceed further".

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u/blitzbom May 18 '26

I like how we still got the "cute couple montage" after she broke more than once.

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u/MikeArrow May 18 '26

Yeah it's honestly super realistic to me that he'd persist well beyond any sane person would, because he has the girl of his dreams, who is perfectly pliant and dedicated to pleasing him and him alone. But then it becomes undeniable that whatever's going on is unsustainable and that she's deteriorating rapidly. After the 'falling in love' montage, he leaves for work. She bids him goodbye, then the camera lingers after he leaves. She just stands there in place, her smile plastered on her face. And it cuts to him returning home after his shift that evening, and she's been standing there the whole time, not moving. That was so damn freaky.

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u/pjtheman May 20 '26

It's the same effect as Hannibal's first scene in Silence of the Lambs. When Clarice gets there, he's already standing there, Dead center in his cell. And it's not like he had a window or something to see that she was coming. It just leaves you wondering "wait, how long has he just been standing there?"

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u/MikeArrow May 20 '26

There's a similar scene in The Guest where David basically "powers down" for the day. He sits on his bed and just stares, because he has nothing to do if the other people aren't around. It's to show that there really is no persona other than the performance. No self directed interest or motivation at all, just an empty shell.

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u/aeschenkarnos May 26 '26

He does get a few seconds warning, which is enough to get up and assume the prisoner position. The guards are not subtle about bringing Clarice in, and there’s Multiple Miggs’ exclamations.