Obsession Wins Praise for Packed Tuesday Screening as Viral Horror Sparks Debate Over 1 Villain
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Updated · Rockland County Times · Jun 4
Obsession Wins Praise for Packed Tuesday Screening as Viral Horror Sparks Debate Over 1 Villain
1 articles · Updated · Rockland County Times · Jun 4
Summary
A packed Tuesday screening left reviewer Gillian calling Obsession stronger than its online hype, praising its writing, pacing, direction and performances.
Inde Navarrette’s turn as Nikki and Michael Johnston’s as Bear drive the film’s central hook: a magical wish that forces obsessive love and turns quickly violent.
Curry Barker’s direction, eerie camera work and close-up practical effects were cited as key to the scares, with Nikki’s room-corner stalking scenes standing out.
Online debate across TikTok, Instagram and Reddit over the film’s “real” villain has widened the conversation into gendered themes and the rise of “incel horror.”
Gillian said the movie is gruesome but accessible for non-horror fans, arguing that theater-filling films like Obsession help bring quality audiences back to cinemas.