{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"OV497 - The Long Walk (2025) &amp; The Plague (2025) - Guest: Joe Shearer","description":"This week, Joe Shearer joins me to review Francis Lawrence\u2019s Stephen King adaptation, The Long Walk in a feature review and then, in this week\u2019s secondary review, we share our thoughts on Charlie Polinger\u2019s The Plague. Joe and I also discuss movie events around Indianapolis, and pay tribute to Rob Reiner and James Ransone. Watch the Video Version of this Episode Here Timestamps  Show Start - 00:28 Introducing Joe - 02:28 Remembering Rob Reiner - 17:47 Remembering James Ransone - 28:51  Feature Review  The Long Walk (2025) - 33:00 Spoiler - 1:03:05  Secondary Review   The Plague (2025) - 1:22:55  Closing the Ep - 1:43:47 Patreon Clip - 1:46:47  Related Links   Rob Reiner, \u2018When Harry Met Sally,\u2019 \u2018The Princess Bride\u2019 and \u2018Stand by Me\u2019 Director and \u2018All in the Family\u2019 Actor, Dies at 78 in Apparent Homicide  James Ransone, \u2018The Wire\u2019 and \u2018It: Chapter Two\u2019 Actor, Dies at 46   Joe\u2019s Letterboxd Joe's Writing on Midwest Film Journal Joe's 2010 Rob Reiner Interview for &quot;Flipped&quot; at Heartland Joe's 2017 Rob Reiner Interview for &quot;LBJ&quot; at Heartland Joe\u2019s Review of The Plague  Joe\u2019s Review of Five Nights at Freddy\u2019s 2  Joe\u2019s Glengarry Glen Ross Essay Joe\u2019s The Firm Essay   My 2025 Podcast and Writing Archive  The Long Walk Book Reactions on Patreon  IT: Welcome to Derry Episode Reactions on Patreon Patreon Potpourri - 035 - \u201cAwards Season 2025\u201d - Splitsville (2025), Bob Trevino Likes It (2025), If I Had Legs I'd Kick You (2025), and The Perfect Neighbor (2025) - Nov 17-Dec 24, 2025 Patreon Companion Episodes Collection  Indianapolis Theaters  Alamo Drafthouse Indy Kan-Kan&amp;nbsp; Living Room Theaters  Keystone Art&amp;nbsp; Flix Brewhouse  Ways to Support Us  Support Us on Patreon for Exclusive Content Official OV Merch Buy Me A Coffee Obsessive Viewer Obsessive Viewer Presents: Anthology Obsessive Viewer Presents: Tower Junkies As Good As It Gets - Linktree Start Your Podcast with Libsyn Using Promo Code OBSESS  Follow Us on Social Media  My Letterboxd | YouTube | Facebook | Twitter Instagram | Threads | Bluesky | TikTok | Tiny\u2019s Letterboxd  &amp;nbsp; Mic Info  Matt: ElectroVoice RE20 into R\u00d8DEcaster Pro II (Firmware: 1.6.8) Joe: Tonor USB Microphone in Riverside FM  &amp;nbsp; Episode Homepage: ObsessiveViewer.com\/OV497 &amp;nbsp; Next Time on the Podcast   OV498 - IFJA Top Ten Films of 2025   &amp;nbsp; ","author_name":"The Obsessive Viewer - Movie Review Podcast","author_url":"http:\/\/obsessiveviewer.com","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/39570275\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/197006830"}