OV352 - Malignant (2021) - 30th Heartland Film Festival Announcements and Heartland Horror - Guest: Sam Watermeier (Midwest Film Journal)

In this episode, I welcome my friend and colleague from the Indiana Film Journalists Association, Sam Watermeier to the show to discuss James Wan's latest film, Malignant in all its crazy glory. We also discuss the upcoming Heartland Film Festival, Sam's involvement with the Heartland Horror category, and some recent movies he's seen. Timestamps Show Start - 00:26 Introducing Sam - 02:05 Heartland Horror - 09:36 30th Heartland Film Festival - 18:57 Malignant - 31:00 Non-Spoiler - 32:40 Spoiler - 51:10 Potpourri - 1:25:15 Sam: The Eyes of Tammy Faye - 1:26:06 Sam: The Card Counter - 1:27:55 Matt: The Simpsons & Creepshow - 1:30:40  Closing the Ep - 1:31:25 Patreon Clip - 1:33:19 Pre-Recorded Outro - 1:34:30 Related Links Heartland International Film Festival - 30th Anniversary Midwest Film Journal Sam's Reviews on MFJ Sam's The Card Counter Review Sam's The Eyes of Tammy Faye Review  Matt's Review: John and the Hole (2021) Matt's Review: The Night House (2021) Matt's Review: Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021)  Ben's Review: Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021) Ben's Review: Anne at 13,000 Ft. (2021) Ben's Review: Mogul Mowgli (2021) Ben's Happy Valley Essays - Midwest Film Journal Ben's Di$ney Essays - Midwest Film Journal  Help Support the Podcast Archive: Ben Sears Archive: Matt Hurt Official OV Merch: Our TeePublic Store  Obsessive Viewer - The homepage for all the things we do. Facebook - @ObsessiveViewer - @ObsessiveTiny - @IAmMikeWhite - @nerdster330 - @burger_lurker 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 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. Patreon: As Good As It Gets– Mike's band's patreon inspired by the old Fan Club Memberships from the 80s and 90s. Episode Homepage: http://www.obsessiveviewer.com/OV352