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Odd Obsessions | Daniel Ott | Substack
Celebrating the spiraling rabbit holes that make up our existence. Click to read Odd Obsessions, by Daniel Ott, a Substack publication. Launched a month ago.
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Odd Obsessions, my cute newsletter project, is gearing up for a proper debut issue in the coming weeks, but a little proclamation of what's ahead is up for your viewing pleasure here - oddobsessions.substack.com
After a brief (14-month) delay, the premiere issue of Odd Obsessions arrives on the fiftieth anniversary of the sinking of SS Edmund Fitzgerald.
001 | SS Edmund Fitzgerald
What started as an effort to launch an issue of this something like once a month quickly spiraled into chaos, partially due to the branching paths of subject matter but mostly the general state of the...
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November 10, 2025 at 10:13 PM
After a brief (14-month) delay, the premiere issue of Odd Obsessions arrives on the fiftieth anniversary of the sinking of SS Edmund Fitzgerald.
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Real talk (reel talk?):
BWDR recently lost a partnership that covered nearly half our operating budget, so things are suddenly very tough. If what we do has ever meant something to you, or you’ve ever thought about subscribing, now’s the time—it *truly* makes a difference.
BWDR recently lost a partnership that covered nearly half our operating budget, so things are suddenly very tough. If what we do has ever meant something to you, or you’ve ever thought about subscribing, now’s the time—it *truly* makes a difference.
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August 17, 2025 at 2:41 AM
Real talk (reel talk?):
BWDR recently lost a partnership that covered nearly half our operating budget, so things are suddenly very tough. If what we do has ever meant something to you, or you’ve ever thought about subscribing, now’s the time—it *truly* makes a difference.
BWDR recently lost a partnership that covered nearly half our operating budget, so things are suddenly very tough. If what we do has ever meant something to you, or you’ve ever thought about subscribing, now’s the time—it *truly* makes a difference.
The only honest answer for me.
August 11, 2025 at 10:01 PM
The only honest answer for me.
Josh (@tesseractcinema.bsky.social) and my friendship has orbited independent theaters in every city we've lived in. His return to Chicago to build a space that offers community is something I'm excited to be involved in from afar and more excited to be an audience member in every chance I get.
A Micro-Cinema In Pilsen? Fundraising Underway To Open An Independent Movie Theater
Tesseract Cinema is raising an initial $50,000 to open a movie theater and cafe in Pilsen.
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August 8, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Josh (@tesseractcinema.bsky.social) and my friendship has orbited independent theaters in every city we've lived in. His return to Chicago to build a space that offers community is something I'm excited to be involved in from afar and more excited to be an audience member in every chance I get.
Gunn's Superman is a joy. It's ambitious and messy in the same way Clark is in the era we meet him. A rare occasion where I wish we had another hour to hang out. I left the theater wanting a feature-length Daily Planet screwball romcom more than anything.
July 13, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Gunn's Superman is a joy. It's ambitious and messy in the same way Clark is in the era we meet him. A rare occasion where I wish we had another hour to hang out. I left the theater wanting a feature-length Daily Planet screwball romcom more than anything.
Catch me crying at the @academymuseum.bsky.social's Bong Joon Ho exhibit.
April 11, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Catch me crying at the @academymuseum.bsky.social's Bong Joon Ho exhibit.
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I interviewed Michael Mann about THIEF. www.vulture.com/article/mich...
‘I Probably Shouldn’t Even Be Answering This Question’
Michael Mann on why American critics dismissed Thief, and what’s going on with Heat 2.
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March 27, 2025 at 4:35 PM
I interviewed Michael Mann about THIEF. www.vulture.com/article/mich...
What is the coolest shot in movies?
February 15, 2025 at 12:41 AM
What is the coolest shot in movies?
Absolutely crackin’ time at @vidiots.bsky.social this afternoon.
January 4, 2025 at 11:44 PM
Absolutely crackin’ time at @vidiots.bsky.social this afternoon.
Blessed by Los Angeles' theater programmers who brought the absolute heat in 2024.
Multiple Mann's, a few horror marathons, Speed Racer, some Jackie Chan, Stephen Chow, Kiyoshi Kurosawa, Fire Walk with Me, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, Dawson City: Frozen Time, and a Speed reunion, to name just a few.
Multiple Mann's, a few horror marathons, Speed Racer, some Jackie Chan, Stephen Chow, Kiyoshi Kurosawa, Fire Walk with Me, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, Dawson City: Frozen Time, and a Speed reunion, to name just a few.
January 1, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Blessed by Los Angeles' theater programmers who brought the absolute heat in 2024.
Multiple Mann's, a few horror marathons, Speed Racer, some Jackie Chan, Stephen Chow, Kiyoshi Kurosawa, Fire Walk with Me, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, Dawson City: Frozen Time, and a Speed reunion, to name just a few.
Multiple Mann's, a few horror marathons, Speed Racer, some Jackie Chan, Stephen Chow, Kiyoshi Kurosawa, Fire Walk with Me, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, Dawson City: Frozen Time, and a Speed reunion, to name just a few.
This is the perfect intersection of interests to end the year.
If you need help easing your way into Christmas movie season after #Noirvember:
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Noirvember Christmas Movies
Films to help you transition from Noirvember into Christmas movie season
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December 1, 2024 at 11:07 PM
This is the perfect intersection of interests to end the year.
Convinced my dad to see THE MATRIX in theaters using the fact we had talked about it in Sunday school because it was a 'metaphor' but conveniently left out all the wire-fu wonderment that I needed to experience.
I was 9.
We returned in 2002 to watch the sequels.
I was 9.
We returned in 2002 to watch the sequels.
Did you watch R rated movies before you were 17? If you did, do you remember what your first R rated movie was?
Mine was Starship Troopers. Not sure exactly how old I was but I couldn't have been older than 11 based on where we lived
Mine was Starship Troopers. Not sure exactly how old I was but I couldn't have been older than 11 based on where we lived
December 1, 2024 at 8:12 PM
Convinced my dad to see THE MATRIX in theaters using the fact we had talked about it in Sunday school because it was a 'metaphor' but conveniently left out all the wire-fu wonderment that I needed to experience.
I was 9.
We returned in 2002 to watch the sequels.
I was 9.
We returned in 2002 to watch the sequels.
"You're Gonna Miss That Plane" has been over my desk for years, it's one of my favorite pieces.
It's a one-woman signing/packing/mailing show over here, so now is a very good time to start getting your holiday orders in!
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November 29, 2024 at 9:33 PM
"You're Gonna Miss That Plane" has been over my desk for years, it's one of my favorite pieces.
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The film community has a lot of disagreements and bad takes, but I appreciate that we can come together once a year to rally against motion smoothing
November 28, 2024 at 5:42 PM
The film community has a lot of disagreements and bad takes, but I appreciate that we can come together once a year to rally against motion smoothing
AMERICAN MOVIE is so many things and hits differently every single time.
Tonight, it was a magnificent lil' wrecking ball.
Friendship is rare. ❤️
Tonight, it was a magnificent lil' wrecking ball.
Friendship is rare. ❤️
November 29, 2024 at 7:22 AM
AMERICAN MOVIE is so many things and hits differently every single time.
Tonight, it was a magnificent lil' wrecking ball.
Friendship is rare. ❤️
Tonight, it was a magnificent lil' wrecking ball.
Friendship is rare. ❤️
Vinegar Syndrome dropping a Michael Mann turkey day miracle.
November 29, 2024 at 6:07 AM
Vinegar Syndrome dropping a Michael Mann turkey day miracle.
Working my way through 2024 releases I missed in theaters and was shook by THELMA. Sweet and sincere with an honesty that warmed the soul. Lovely performances, Squibb and Hechinger's moments especially got me, and some stylistic direction from Margolin to boot.
November 28, 2024 at 7:03 AM
Working my way through 2024 releases I missed in theaters and was shook by THELMA. Sweet and sincere with an honesty that warmed the soul. Lovely performances, Squibb and Hechinger's moments especially got me, and some stylistic direction from Margolin to boot.
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anime food just hits different
November 27, 2024 at 6:14 PM
anime food just hits different
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You all MOCKED George Lucas and said this was boring or dumb but who’s laughing now???
November 26, 2024 at 1:00 AM
You all MOCKED George Lucas and said this was boring or dumb but who’s laughing now???
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Hey new followers: Here's a reminder about The Reveal, the movies newsletter I co-write with @scotttobias.bsky.social. We offer a robust mix of reviews, essays, lists and more. Some of it is free, some for paid subscribers and it's those subscriptions that keep us going. (That's a subtle nudge.)
The Reveal | Scott Tobias | Substack
Deeper into movies (and a little TV). Essays, reviews, conversation. Past and present. From the editors of The Dissolve. Click to read The Reveal, a Substack publication with tens of thousands of subs...
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November 15, 2024 at 6:20 PM
Hey new followers: Here's a reminder about The Reveal, the movies newsletter I co-write with @scotttobias.bsky.social. We offer a robust mix of reviews, essays, lists and more. Some of it is free, some for paid subscribers and it's those subscriptions that keep us going. (That's a subtle nudge.)
Odd Obsessions, my cute newsletter project, is gearing up for a proper debut issue in the coming weeks, but a little proclamation of what's ahead is up for your viewing pleasure here - oddobsessions.substack.com
Odd Obsessions | Daniel Ott | Substack
Celebrating the spiraling rabbit holes that make up our existence. Click to read Odd Obsessions, by Daniel Ott, a Substack publication. Launched a month ago.
oddobsessions.substack.com
November 9, 2024 at 12:59 AM
Odd Obsessions, my cute newsletter project, is gearing up for a proper debut issue in the coming weeks, but a little proclamation of what's ahead is up for your viewing pleasure here - oddobsessions.substack.com
