OV296 - Ad Astra - Shane Gillis v SNL, Joker and Aurora, Beautiful Boy, and Everything is Horrible and Wonderful (Harris Wittels Memoir)

The Obsessive Viewer - Movie Review Podcast

OV296 - Ad Astra - Shane Gillis v SNL, Joker and Aurora, Beautiful Boy, and Everything is Horrible and Wonderful (Harris Wittels Memoir)

• Apple Podcasts
• Google Podcasts
• Stitcher
• Direct Download Link

In this episode, Tiny and I review Ad Astra. We also discuss some controversies surrounding Joker, the Shane Gillis/SNL fiasco, Beautiful Boy, Stephanie Wittels-Wachs’ heartbreaking memoir about her brother, Parks & Rec writer Harris Wittels.

This week’s stinger comes from our Patreon-exclusive recording: 049 - OV B-Roll - “Patre-onnn a Tangent” - Movies That Made Us Cry, The Office, Comedy Bang Bang, Heaven’s Gate Cult, and Tiny’s Confessionals - September 24, 2019

Timestamps

• Show Start – 00:27
• News and Updates - 02:37

Ad Astra - 22:46

• Non-Spoiler - 28:49
• Spoiler - 57:54

Potpourri - 1:38:13

• Beautiful Boy (2018) - 1:38:40
• Everything is Horrible and Wonderful by Stephanie Wittels-Wachs - 1:42:47

• Closing the Ep - 1:52:30
• Stinger: “Patre-onnn a Tangent” - 1:53:04
• Pre-Recorded Outro - 1:53:46

Related Links

• Nightmare on Edgewood
• Harris' Phone/Foam Corner (Playlist) - YouTube
• Aurora Shooting Victims Voice Fears Over 'Joker' in Letter to Warner Bros. - THR
• 'SNL' fires new hire Shane Gillis - CNN
• ‘SNL’ Sought Conservative Appeal With Shane Gillis Hire - Variety
• Here's Even More Audio of Shane Gillis From ‘Saturday Night Live’ Gleefully Saying Slurs - Vice

• Help Support the Podcast
• Our Facebook: The Obsessive Viewer
• Official OV Merch: Our TeePublic Store
• Matt’s Twitter: @ObsessiveViewer
• Matt’s Letterboxd: ObsessiveViewer
• Tiny’s Twitter: @ObsessiveTiny
• Tiny’s Letterboxd: ObsessiveTiny
• Mike’s Twitter: @IAmMikeWhite
• Mike’s Letterboxd: IAmMikeWhite
• Fekkes’ Instagram: Nerdster330
• Kyrsten’s Twitter: @Burger_Lurker
• Mike’s Band: As Good As It Gets

• Obsessive Viewer - The homepage for all the things we do.
• Obsessive Viewer Presents: Anthology - Matt’s solo podcast exploring science fiction anthology storytelling in television’s first golden age starting with The Twilight Zone. Apple Podcasts - Google Podcasts - Stitcher - Twitter
• Obsessive Viewer Presents: Tower Junkies - Our spinoff podcast dedicated to Stephen King’s magnum opus, The Dark Tower and related topics. Apple Podcasts - Google Podcasts - Stitcher - Twitter
• Shocktober in Irvington - Our yearly event screening of short horror films from Indianapolis filmmakers to support the Irvington Historical Society
• Loudlike “Mistakes We Must Make” EP on iTunes - Our theme song is “An Eclipse of Events.” Grab Loudlike’s EP and hear the full version of our theme.

Episode Homepage: http://www.obsessiveviewer.com/OV296