Hello From Obscurity Wesley Erickson, Peter Clark, Lily Lenarz Hooyman, and Sam Pavich

The year is 2014 and the world was going through a romcom deadzone. Was this genre too much for the average audience? Was romance too good for comedy? Was love dead during the 2010's??? This movie glimpses at the cynicism that may have been plaguing the millennials psyche, because it sure feeds into it! Chris Evans plays a screenwriter tasked to write a script for a romcom but he doesn't even believe in - wait for it- love. Ruh roh! However he meets Michelle Monaghan's character that's just as sardonic as he is. Oh boy! The two have a will-they-won't-they dalliance and we had to watch it. So join Wesley, Sam, Peter and Lily as we determine whether this flick has potential or if we should leave it in that friend-zone we call Obscurity.

Ambitious young radio producer Marcia Jeffries (Patricia Neal) finds a charming rogue named Larry "Lonesome" Rhodes (Andy Griffith) in an Arkansas drunk tank and puts him on the air. Soon, Rhodes' local popularity gets him an appearance on television in Memphis, which he parlays into national network stardom that he uses to endorse a presidential candidate for personal gain. But the increasingly petulant star's ego, arrogance and womanizing threaten his rise to the top. The gang takes a crack at a classic that may have more to day about today than the creators could ever know.

Strap in folks, it's time for Peter's pick: Starring David Thewlis, Wentworth Miller, Katie Carr, and a whole bunch of CGI dinosaurs it's god damn Dinotopia! Based off the books, two boys wash up on a dinosaur filled island after the plane with their father in it goes down in a storm. Will these two be able to navigate their way through this mysterious new place and get back home, or are they cursed to forever remain in this lost world? Find out with us on this episode of Hello From Obscurity!

In a very special season 3 opener, the gang gets together all in person! We watched a film that may have traumatized Sam as a child and may traumatize us as adults. When their father goes off to war, a group of children that includes the mischievous Robert (Freddie Highmore) and Cyril (Jonathan Bailey) stay with their uncle, who has a greenhouse on his property. There, they discover "It," a creature they recognize from bedtime stories as being a sand fairy. "It" can grant wishes, but as the children and their cousin, Horace (Alexander Pownall), soon find out, the more outlandish their desire, the greater the chance for disaster to result. Welcome to season 3, we hope this is everything you WISHED for!

We've reviewed a lot of movie on this podcast, now it's time for the reviewers to be reviewed! It's our year end episode, join us as we judge ourselves for the holidays!

Hey you! Do you know about Selkies? The magical people who under the sea? No. Not mermaids. Selkies are people who transform into seals when the put on their seal coats. You don’t know about them? Well, this week’s film is centered around a supposed Selkie lady (Alicja Bachleda), dragged up from the waters in a net by local fisherman Syracuse (Colin Farrell). The film is Ondine! A small Irish indie movie which takes a look at topics of family, redemption, alcoholism and love. It features romance, small town Irish culture, the aforementioned “Selkies” and a Bourne-Identity-style action sequence??? Is this Neil Jordan directed romance worth dredging from the sea? Or does it belong within the Ocean of Obscurity?