Ahh, who doesn't love the summer? Summer vacation is when we all get to loosen up a little, schedules fall away, rules get bent — and a little bit broken — and no matter who you are, you're supposed to be able to unwind a little bit. Of course, that's easier said than done when your family vacation goes completely off the rails.
Despite a glowing track record as Thor in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Chris Hemsworth has had a rather difficult time trying to grab a piece of pre-existing franchises. The actor played a memorable supporting role in Paul Feig's Ghostbusters: Answer the Call, which underperformed at the box office for reasons other than its quality. He also played a supporting role in George Miller's long-awaited prequel film Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga, which underperformed commercially as well. He also voiced Optimus Prime in Transformers One, which you probably forgot came out less than two years ago. However, arguably his least successful attempt to join a new franchise remains Men in Black: International.
The phenomenal success of director Curry Barker's Obsession seems to have fueled an online debate about whom the "real" villain of the movie is. The answer is obvious, of course, but people enjoy arguing with each other. A similar back-and-forth erupted, to a much lesser degree, exactly a decade ago. The discourse that time revolved around the same idea: consent, and the movie's questionable understanding of it. While Obsession makes it quite clear that the male protagonist is, in fact, evil, the 2016 movie wasn't as confident about labeling its own hero as the creep that he was. And that's primarily why certain members of the audience took offense to it. The movie in question was a massive box-office hit that cost $150 million to produce, but here's the kicker: it might eventually be overtaken by the tiny-budget Obsession.
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