Adam and Josh catch up with the summer's surprise hit Obsession, the “monkey’s paw” update from YouTube creator turned first-time feature-director Curry Barker. Then, it’s John Carney’s Power Ballad, with Paul Rudd as a down-on-his-luck wedding singer who has a chance encounter with a former boy band star played by Nick Jonas. Plus, poll results and listener feedback on Rudd's best supporting roles. Intro (00:00:00-00:01:57) Obsession (00:01:58-00:41:33) Filmspotting Family (00:41:34-00:47:17) Notes / New Poll (00:47:18-00:55:42) Poll Results: Paul Rudd (00:55:43-01:01:34) Power Ballad (01:01:35-01:22:38) Credits / Releases (01:22:39-01:25:15) Links: -Filmspotting Fest II: June 27-28, 2026 https://www.filmspottingfest.com -Movie Death Match Podcast: Close Encounters vs. E.T. https://www.filmspotting.net/episodes Feedback: -Email us at feedback@filmspotting.net -Ask Us Anything and we might answer your question in bonus content. Support: -Filmspotting Shop for T-shirts and more. https://www.filmspotting.net/shop Follow: -Watch Filmspotting on YouTube: https://youtube.com/filmspotting -Adam/Filmspotting: Letterboxd | Instagram | Facebook | Bluesky -Josh/LarsenOnFilm: <p data-encore-id="text" data-slate-node="element" data-slate-fragment="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