Interview With "Obsession" Stars Inde Navarrette, Michael Johnston & Filmmaker Curry Barker

The Next Best Picture Podcast

Tv & Film

4.2 • 542 Ratings

🗓️ 13 May 2026

⏱️ 18 minutes

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"Obsession" is a 2025 American supernatural horror film written, directed, and edited by Curry Barker. The film follows Bear (Michael Johnston), a music store employee who buys a supernatural toy and wishes for his childhood friend, Nikki (Inde Navarrette), to fall in love with him. The film premiered at the 2025 Toronto International Film Festival as part of its Midnight Madness section, where it received positive reviews from critics. Navarrette, Johnston, and Barker were all kind enough to spend some time talking with us about their work and experiences making the film, which you can listen to below. Please be sure to check out the film, which will be released in theaters on May 15th from Focus Features. Thank you, and enjoy! Check out more on NextBestPicture.com Please subscribe on... Apple Podcasts - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/negs-best-film-podcast/id1087678387?mt=2 Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7IMIzpYehTqeUa1d9EC4jT YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWA7KiotcWmHiYYy6wJqwOw And be sure to help support us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month at https://www.patreon.com/NextBestPicture and listen to this podcast ad-free Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	You are listening to The Next Best Picture Podcast, and this is my interview with the stars of the film Obsession, Indie Navarretti, Michael Johnson, and the film's filmmaker, Curry Barker.
0:11.9	Have you ever actually, like, flirted with Nikki?
0:14.0	I'm going to go get some shots.
0:15.6	I'll come with you.
0:16.3	If she means this much to you.
0:18.4	And I know she does.
0:20.7	To say, Nikki, I think we should grab a drink sometime.
0:24.6	Nicky, wait.
0:26.6	I was gonna ask you, um...
0:28.6	What?
0:29.6	I...
0:30.6	I lost my train of thought.
0:32.6	Hi.
0:33.6	Good night.
0:34.6	What else?
0:35.6	Why?
0:36.6	One wish, Will. You only get one wish.
0:40.3	I wish Nicky Freeman love me more than anyone in the entire world.
0:46.3	Being joined right now, everyone, by Michael Johnson, Curry Barker, and Indy Navarretti.
0:52.3	Hi.
0:53.3	We're talking obsession here, people, and I'm obsessed with this movie. Thank you so much for your time here today. Thank you. Thanks. Thank you so much. This movie really blew me away when I saw it at Toronto Midnight Madden. Oh, you were there. Yeah. Wow. It was awesome. It woke me the fuck up.
1:16.3	No, but in all honesty, I want to start off by asking, this is a very simple premise.
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