OV493 - Bugonia (2025) & Black Phone 2 (2025) - Guest: Keegan King

The Obsessive Viewer - Movie Review Podcast

This week, Keegan King joins me to review the new Yorgos Lanthimos movie, Bugonia in a feature review and then, in this week's secondary review, we talk about Scott Derrickson's Black Phone 2. We also discuss screenings around Indianapolis, and more.

Timestamps

• Show Start - 00:28
• Introducing Keegan - 03:40
• Matt's Guest Appearances - 05:29
• Screening in Indy - 07:40

Feature Review

• Bugonia (2025) - 12:36
• Spoiler - 55:41

Secondary Review

• Black Phone 2 (2025) - 1:46:13

• Closing the Ep - 2:11:11
• Patreon Clip - 2:12:34

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