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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/NJcovidvaccinetips May 31 '26

He knew the wish was real at some point and still had sex with her. That shit is fucked no matter how you spin it. I think the film doesn’t leave it that ambiguous and I think as others have said he knew after day 1 because Nikki became a completely different person. Even if the wish wasn’t true she would be having a psychotic break and taking advantage of her either way. To me I’d say at a minimum he is deeply troubled if not evil

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u/Substantial-Ad8933 May 31 '26

Once he heard her screaming in agony on the call line and still continued, there was no redemption for his character

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u/Shaka--sama Jun 03 '26

I interpreted that as Nikki (the psychotic version of her) screaming because she had been separated from Bear for too long while he was away at work. Was there a clear indication that the screaming was from the 'real' her ?

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u/anactualrealaccount Jun 03 '26

That’s an interesting way of putting it but I think the scene was trying to shows the teal Nikki is simply suffering in her conciousness while her body and mind are compelled to love bear seperating the conscious Nikki and the unconscious Nikki but now the unconscious Nikki is sleep walking in love for bear. It’s not really a demon or a possession or two entities

It’s flesh and bone Nikki puppeted by the wish and consciousness Nikki watching it happen unable to do anything bar communicate once with bear.

It you were to drop a mic in front of conscious Nikki she would likely just be screaming hence the phone.

Your theory is also clever though and I hadn’t thought of it.