Obsession and What’s Making Us Happy

执念与何事令我们快乐

Pop Culture Happy Hour

2026-05-15

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The new film Obsession has a familiar setup: A guy makes a wish, wish comes true, and things go bad. But what sets this twisted little movie apart is how bad things go, and the astonishing, terrifying performance of its lead actress, Inde Navarrette. Written and directed by Curry Barker, the film follows a schlubby music store employee (Michael Johnston) who’s in love with his coworker (Navarrette) and makes a wish on a cheap magic gag gift for her to love him. That love soon proves to be the kind that’s jealous, all-consuming and comes with a body count. Follow Pop Culture Happy Hour on Letterboxd at letterboxd.com/nprpopculture Listen to our episode about Margo’s Got Money Troubles Subscribe to Pop Culture Happy Hour Plus at plus.npr.org/happyhour See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences. NPR Privacy Policy
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  • The setup of the new film Obsession is a familiar one, but hear me out.

  • Yes, guy makes a wish, wish comes true, things go bad.

  • But what sets this twisted little movie apart is just how bad things go.

  • Much of that badness is rooted not in special effects,

  • but in the astonishing, terrifying performance of its lead actress,

  • who is playing a woman so desperately in love that she becomes a danger to, well, pretty much everything.

  • I'm Glenn Weldon.

  • Joining me today on NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour is Jordan Cruciola.

  • She's a writer and producer and the host of a podcast Feeling Seen on Maximum Fun.

  • Hey, Jordan.

  • So glad to be back on our summer kickoff horror run that we're on right now.

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  • Also with us is Monica Castillo, film critic for the A.V. Club.

  • Welcome back, Monica.

  • So thrilled to be here for this one and many more spooky, scary movies.

  • We're running it back with this trio.

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