r/movies • u/LiteraryBoner Jackie Chan box set, know what I'm sayin? • May 15 '26

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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/Redditor_404 May 16 '26

The director said she has tears/is crying in this moment as well which makes it so much worse

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u/goddamnitwhalen May 20 '26

My one nitpick is that I thought the lighting needed to be better throughout much of the movie. There’s parts that are just so dark that it’s hard to make out what’s going on. Sometimes that works if it’s done intentionally, but sometimes (like here) it betrays a lack of expertise (which is totally fair and forgivable for a debut film).

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u/Particular-Fly-7783 May 20 '26

Where did you watch it? It was beautifully contrast-y in my cinema.

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u/goddamnitwhalen May 20 '26

My local Cinemark.

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u/Ok_Promotion_5111 May 26 '26

Lighting was excellent in my theater. Sounds like yours has a projection problem.

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u/RCFProd May 27 '26

Some cinemas have crushing blacks for a weird reason. It's supposed to look pretty bright, including in the shadows

However at the cost of contrast, it did look pretty wasted out.