‘Obsession’ (2026) Review
'Obsession' (2026) Review: A Twisted Toxic Love Story (Not A Romance) I consider myself a hopeless romantic. I’m a serial monogamist, but I also identify heavily with the lyrics of Hozier when he sings, “I fall in love just a little more little bit everyday with someone new”. The all-consuming feeling of intense infatuation with another is intoxicating and is only made worse when kept a secret. That feeling is the foundation of a fantasy that the main character of Obsession gets to explore, to disastrous results.Michael Johnston plays Bear. A hopeless romantic who thinks himself worthy of love, but without the courage to go after it. The film begins with Bear in a period of mourning, and relying on his friends to get him through the loss of his cat. Bear’s friends include his coworkers, Ian, Sarah, and Nikki Freeman, the girl he’s head over heels for, but he just can’t bring himself to say how he feels.Thankfully for Bear, he’s a character in a movie, so there’s no need to develop communication skills, or develop a sense of responsibility for his own feelings. Instead, he comes across a One Wish Willow. A seemingly novelty item that when broken, will grant the user one wish. Bear could wish for the ability to fly, world peace, or any number of things, but instead, he wishes that Nikki Freeman loved him more than anyone else in the world. At first, Bear is the perfect…