Introducing Glaring Admissions, a show dedicated to watching/discussing iconic, famous movies that we've somehow missed out on! Join us on our inaugural episode as we sit down and discuss Steven Speilberg's iconic 1993 action/suspense/horror cl

99. Rad (Thunder in Your Heart is the greatest song of all time)

Mar 18th, 2024 1h

Check out the full-video edit of this episode, complete with cutaways, on https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCscDbMTovs2Zww6by8HSDMg1986's BMX, underdog, feel-good, teen, coming of age cult movie "Rad" is coming back to theaters this Thursday f

98. Wild Wild West (Damn)

Oct 2nd, 2023 1h 29m

Media Obscura's back and, on this week's episode, we're tackling Wild Wild (ficka) Wild Wild West, the 1999 Will Smith Box Office bomb! Join Nick, Sierra & Raekwon as they reminisce about this (not so) classic 90s action comedy! It's a film t

97. Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles (A handy thigh pistol)

Oct 4th, 2022 1h 33m

Nick and Raekwon (sans Sierra) tackle the 2008-2009 Terminator television series, The Sarah Connor Chronicles. Also, Nick loses his voice doing his Schwarzenegger impression.--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/sh

96. Dragon Ball: Fight Son Goku, Win Son Goku (Abraham Lincoln)

Aug 16th, 2022 1h 40m

Team Obscura reassembles to watch the 1990 unlicensed Dragon Ball movie, Dragon Ball: Fight Son Goku, Win Son Goku. The film centers around Son Goku's first adventure to collect the seven magical Dragon Balls and features his friends Bulma, Pua

95. Monkeybone (Piggy)

Jul 12th, 2022 1h 22m

Team Obscura checks out the 2001 Brendan Fraser comedy "Monkeybone," directed by Peter Sellick.--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mediaobscura/messageSupport this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/po

94. Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill! (Go-Go Gadget Go-Go Dancers)

Jun 7th, 2022 1h 55m

The gang's back and they're looking at the 1965 Russ Meyers exploitation flick "Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill!" on this weeks episode!--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mediaobscura/messageSupport this podc

93. Earth Girls Are Easy (Geena Davis and the Great Hairdryer Conspiracy)

May 17th, 2022 1h 46m

Team Obscura (re)returns after a month long hiatus due to some health/life stuff to cover the 1989 movie Earth Girls Are Easy! The movie is a musical science fiction romantic comedy that was directed by Julien Temple and follows Geena Davis as

92. Slacker (The Boyhood Express)

Apr 5th, 2022 2h 5m

Team Obscura chats about Richard Linklater's seminal 1990 film "Slacker," and spirals off into conversations about Linklater movies in general, education and the value of good conversation. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.sp

91. Game of Death (Spruce Bruce and the everlasting supply of Rob Schneider jokes)

Mar 15th, 2022 2h 26m

Team Obscura sits down and chats about the 1978 Bruce-ploitation movie "Game of Death," a feature film built off of unused footage from an unfinished Bruce Lee movie. The gang also chats about fake Rob Schneider movies, film twitter, and the wo

90. Twins (Werner Herzog's Big Adventure)

Feb 22nd, 2022 2h 7m

Team Obscura checks out the 1988 Ivan Reitman comedy film, Twins, starring Arnold Schwarzenegger and Danny DeVito! Also in this episode, the gang talks about nerd culture/the death of mid-budget movies and Nick launches into way too many middli

89. Rush Hour (You Should've Gone For The Eye)

Feb 8th, 2022 2h 25m

Team Obscura returns for their first [full] episode in over a year to cover the 1998 buddy cop flick, Rush Hour. Also, Nick exposes a strange obsession with the movie's villain, Sang.Check out some of our other vintage and strange movie/telev

Reintroducing Media Obscura

Feb 1st, 2022 20m 23s

We're back! Check out this reintroduction to the Media Obscura podcast as we update you about what's been going on for the past year. We'll be back on 2/8 with a brand new episode about Rush Hour!--- Send in a voice message: https://podcast

Rerun: The Star Wars Holiday Special (Get A Life Day)

Dec 20th, 2020 1h 21m

Nick and Mike sit down and torture themselves with the infamous, terrifying, and genuinely un-cool 1978 Star Wars Holiday Special. It's so bad that they find themselves unable to even comment on the thing... Go figure. Feel free to @ us your ep

Rerun: Jingle All The Way (More Garbage)

Dec 14th, 2020 1h 35m

With Mike lost in a hall of mirrors, Nick enlists his buddy Raekwon to help him watch the Arnold Schwarzenegger Christmas film "Jingle All The Way." They also imagine a world where the movie spawned an MCU-esque cinematic universe.Check out so

Rerun: The Terminal (Empathy at JFK)

Dec 6th, 2020 1h 57m

Nick and Mike celebrate 50 episodes of The Media Obscura Podcast by watching Steven Spielberg's critically acclaimed, but often forgotten, gem: The Terminal. Check out some of our other vintage and strange movie/television discussions at https

Update: No New Episode This Week

Nov 29th, 2020 1m 55s

Boo, mono. Boo.--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/mediaobscura/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/mediaobscura/support

88. Superman (Skunk Brawler)

Nov 22nd, 2020 1h 33m

Team Obscura checks out the seminal 1978 superhero movie "Superman." directed by Richard Donner and starring the most iconic of the men of steel, Christopher Reeve! Check out some of our other vintage and strange movie/television discussions at

87. Light of Day (Little Italy) w/Jackson

Nov 15th, 2020 1h 28m

Team Obscura (and Jackson) come together to check out the 1987 Joan Jett and Michael J. Fox music drama, Light of Day!Check out some of our other vintage and strange movie/television discussions at https://themediaobscura.com/--- Send in

86. Willow (Ye Olden Hope)

Nov 8th, 2020 1h 47m

Team Obscura's back and are checking out the 1988 Fantasy/Adventure film "Willow" on this weeks Media Obscura! Check out some of our other vintage and strange movie/television discussions at https://themediaobscura.com/--- Send in a voice m

85. Spider-Man 2 (Who Is The Bugman?)

Nov 1st, 2020 1h 43m

To celebrate two full years of "Media Obscura," Team Obscura revisits Sam Raimi's 2004 blockbuster classic, Spider-Man 2! Tobey Macquire's Peter Parker is losing his powers and struggling to balance having a personal life with being a superhero

Rerun: The Addams Family Reunion (Gaslighting Mike)

Oct 25th, 2020 1h 21m

Boo, Nick's body revolting and forcing another rerun. Boo, because it's Halloween. On this weeks Media Obscura, Nick and Raekwon check out a direct-to-video Addams Family movie starring Tim Curry as Gomez Addams!Check out some of our other vi

84. Commando (Mr. Baked Potato Head)

Oct 18th, 2020 2h 16m

The gang checks out the 1985 action flick "Commando," starring Arnold Schwarzenegger as the joke-telling action hero John Matrix!Check out some of our other vintage and strange movie/television discussions at https://themediaobscura.com/---

83. The Iron Giant (Mike's Excited)

Oct 11th, 2020 2h 18m

On this week's Media Obuscra, Nick and Mike check out the cult classic "The Iron Giant" from 1999! It just so happens to be Mike's favorite movie of all time! Also in this episode: Nick dies from a coughing fit, and the guys talk food/reminisce

82. Dragons Forever (Something Sus)

Oct 4th, 2020 1h 51m

And we're back! Nick and Mike check out 1988's Hong Kong Kung Fu movie "Dragons Forever," starring Jackie Chan, Sammo Hung and Yuen Biao. It's got action, romance (?) and drug dealing kickboxers wearing guy-liner. It's fun, dudes. Real fun. C