Ghoulish, Gory, Gorgeous: What Critic Reviews Are Saying About ‘Obsession’
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- Hollywood & Entertainment Ghoulish, Gory, Gorgeous: What Critic Reviews Are Saying About ‘Obsession’By Hannah Abraham,
- Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights.
- Here is what critics across the spectrum have said.
Hollywood & Entertainment Ghoulish, Gory, Gorgeous: What Critic Reviews Are Saying About ‘Obsession’By Hannah Abraham,
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hannah Abraham covers entertainment, culture and business.Follow Author May 26, 2026, 02:44am EDTMay 26, 2026, 02:44am EDT--:-- / --:--This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more.This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more.poster for 'obsession'focus features/letterboxd At the time of publication, 26-year-old Curry Barker’s debut feature Obsession is at a 95% certified fresh score on Rotten Tomatoes and a Metacritic score of 77, indicating generally favourable reviews.
The critical conversation around the film has coalesced around three areas of agreement: that Inde Navarrette's performance is the film's defining achievement, that the film belongs to a recognisable new tradition of comedy-horror that traces back through Zach Cregger and Jordan Peele, and that the film's willingness to follow its premise to genuinely disturbing conclusions is both its greatest strength and, for some reviewers, its only real limitation. Here is what critics across the spectrum have said.