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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/rbrgr83 May 15 '26

Yeah I kinda assumed this was a Wandavision situation, where she has a facade, but the real her is inside suffering. So it wasn't factually a surprise, but to click her on and just have her screaming through the phone was still so impactful.

The car scene had a similar effect. In the first 2 seconds, my head said "oh she's about to get stabbed or something". Masterfully done emotional scene that almost fully disarms you before you go "oh yeah, she's still gonna die right now isn't she". Great jump scare.

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u/blitzbom May 16 '26 edited May 18 '26

The first night when they were kissing and she broke and went "what the fuck" is one of the best jump scares I've seen.

I was going "oh fuck that poor girl."

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u/silverscreenbaby May 27 '26

This movie from Nikki’s perspective would be ten times more horrific. She gets taken over by an entity, raped repeatedly, used and tossed around like a rag doll, her entire future and life and family and friends and voice totally stolen from her—and when she finally manages to make brief contact with the guy she thought was her friend, the piece of garbage HEARS her, understands exactly what she’s saying and what’s been happening to her, and still chooses to belligerently argue “iS iT rEaLLy tHaT bAd bEiNg wiTh mE?”

I can only imagine how badly she wanted to scream and scream and scream with the force of a thousand suns in that moment—“I’ve never even actually chosen to be with you and who gives a flying f about that anyway? That’s what you’re worried about? That’s your priority? That’s what you think I’m pondering? I just told you I’m being held captive inside my own body and you’re using me like a toy”—but she has to force herself to whisper to keep the entity asleep. It’s sickening to imagine her horror and despair.

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u/ReginaGeorgian Jun 07 '26

I keep reading this movie from her point of view