OV365 - The Batman (2022) - Guest: Sam Watermeier (Midwest Film Journal)

The Obsessive Viewer - Movie Review Podcast

In this episode, I'm joined by my friend Sam Watermeier from Midwest Film Journal to review Matt Reeves' The Batman in a non-spoiler and spoiler discussion! Timestamps

• Show Start - 00:30
• Introducing Sam - 02:02

The Batman

• History with Batman - 16:42
• The Batman (2022) Non-Spoiler - 28:10
• The Batman (2022) Spoiler - 57:05

• Closing the Ep – 1:58:54
• Pre-Recorded Outro – 2:01:42

Related Links

• Midwest Film Journal
• MFJ's "Bats on the Brain" Essay Series
• Sam’s Reviews on MFJ
• Sam's Letterboxd Account
• Sam's Scream (2022) Review
• Sam's Sundown (2022) Review
• Sam's Jackass Forever (2022) Review

• My 2022 Podcast and Writing Archive
• My Review of The Batman (2022)
• My Review of Marry Me (2022)
• My Review of Uncharted (2022)
• My Throne of Blood Essay on Ben's The Movie State
• My Sanshiro Sugata Essay on Ben's The Movie State

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