Friday, November 6, 2026 at 7:30 PM
Hammer Museum, Los Angeles
In the movie *Big*, Tom Hanks made a wish and became a man-child. In *Obsession*, Bear makes a wish and gets a psychotic girlfriend. The ultimate cautionary tale about seeing the world with rose-colored glasses, *Obsession *marks yet another blockbuster in the Blumhouse canon. Written, directed, and edited by the perversely clever Curry Barker, and apparently inspired by an episode of *The Simpsons*, *Obsession *is not only genuinely shocking and funny and best served in a cinema packed with horror fans, it’s also a trenchantly observant look at romance, sex, and basic human interaction—or lack thereof—among Gen Zers. 2026. USA. Written and directed by Curry Barker. With Inde Navarrette, Michael Johnston, Megan Lawless, Cooper Tomlinson. DCP courtesy Focus Features. 109 min. **$10 Hammer members | $20 general admission ** Current members, check your email for your link to buy tickets, or contact [membership@hammer.ucla.edu](mailto:membership@hammer.ucla.edu). General admission tickets go on sale Monday, October 19 at 11 a.m. **Enhance your movie experience as a member!** Hammer Members receive priority seating and half-off Contenders tickets—plus discounts at the museum store and Lulu restaurant. [Become a member](https://hammer.ucla.edu/support/membership) *MoMA Contenders 2026* is organized by The Museum of Modern Art, New York. This film program is organized by Rajendra Roy, the Celeste Bartos Chief Curator of Film, Sean Egan, Senior Producer, Film Exhibitions and Projects, and Olivia Priedite, Film Program Coordinator, The Museum of Modern Art, New York. The Hammer Museum's presentation is made possible by The Billy and Audrey L. Wilder Foundation.