Hate Watching Obsession: Half Measures in Modern Horror

Send us Fan Mail 94% on Rotten Tomatoes should feel like a slam dunk. Instead, Obsession (2026) sent us into full detective mode: how does a movie with gorgeous shots, impressive sound design, and strong acting end up feeling so slow, so consequence-free, and so weirdly safe? We walk through the wish premise (a guy wishes a woman will love him more than anyone in the world), why that setup should…