Barry Wurst: ‘Obsession’ is an intense but thoroughly unpleasant horror film
Writer and director Curry Barker’s “Obsession” begins with Bear (played by Michael Johnston), a mopey music shop employee, mourning the death of his cat — an early warning of how dark the film is willing to go. Bear has had a longstanding crush on Nikki (Inde Navarrette), a fellow employee, since childhood. During a vulnerable moment, Bear attempts to confess his infatuation to Nikki but chickens out. Instead, immediately after the botched moment, he makes a wish that she would love him — and instantly she does. “Obsession” is an intense horror film and an unpleasant ...
