Media Obscura - Retro and Obscure TV/Movie Reviews
By Nicholas Abouhamad
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Media Obscura - Retro and Obscure TV/Movie ReviewsJun 07, 2020
2. Total Recall is Apparently Indiana Jones on Mars? | Glaring Admissions
Total Recall is a 1990 Paul Verhoeven directed adaptation of the Phillip K. Dick story "We Can Remember It For You Wholesale." It stars Arnold Schwarzenegger as Douglas Quaid, a construction worker who dreams of going to Mars and stops at Rekall Incorporated to have the memories of one such trip implanted into his brain. However, something goes wrong. It appears that "Douglas" has actually been a spy who's been to mars all along! He'll now have to get back to the red planet and figure out what happened to himself before he's captured by the shadowy "organization" that seems to want to keep him from there! Join Nick and Raekwon as they chat about this classic action movie in this episode of Glaring Admissions: A Media Obscura Podcast.
1. Jurassic Park (This Is Somehow Underrated) | Glaring Admissions
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 classic, Jurassic Park! It's spawned *a lot* of sequels, was worked on concurrently with Schindler's List and, surprise surprise, affirms that nobody can really do it quite as well as Spielberg can.
99. Rad (Thunder in Your Heart is the greatest song of all time)
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1986's BMX, underdog, feel-good, teen, coming of age cult movie "Rad" is coming back to theaters this Thursday for a holiday called "Rad day" and, in preparation for it, I decided to sit down with my good friend/podcast co-host Raekwon to give the movie a run down. The film follows Cru, a paperboy/diner employee who loves BMXing as he prepares for a race against the nations best BMX racers. Along the way, he meets Christian (Lori Loughlin), a biker for the Mongoose team who quickly falls in love with him. He also butts heads with Ms. Rocky Balboa herself, Talia Shire, and Duke Best (who might be the craziest person ever). It's a movie.
98. Wild Wild West (Damn)
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 they all grew up with and have some nostalgia for it, so you'll be sure to hear the good, bad and ugly about this cowboy dud.
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97. Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles (A handy thigh pistol)
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.
96. Dragon Ball: Fight Son Goku, Win Son Goku (Abraham Lincoln)
95. Monkeybone (Piggy)
Team Obscura checks out the 2001 Brendan Fraser comedy "Monkeybone," directed by Peter Sellick.
94. Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill! (Go-Go Gadget Go-Go Dancers)
The gang's back and they're looking at the 1965 Russ Meyers exploitation flick "Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill!" on this weeks episode!
93. Earth Girls Are Easy (Geena Davis and the Great Hairdryer Conspiracy)
92. Slacker (The Boyhood Express)
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.
91. Game of Death (Spruce Bruce and the everlasting supply of Rob Schneider jokes)
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 world not being the worst someday hopefully maybe please just please.
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90. Twins (Werner Herzog's Big Adventure)
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 middling impressions.
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89. Rush Hour (You Should've Gone For The Eye)
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.
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Reintroducing Media Obscura
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!
88. Superman (Skunk Brawler)
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 https://themediaobscura.com/
87. Light of Day (Little Italy) w/Jackson
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86. Willow (Ye Olden Hope)
85. Spider-Man 2 (Who Is The Bugman?)
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Rerun: The Addams Family Reunion (Gaslighting Mike)
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84. Commando (Mr. Baked Potato Head)
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83. The Iron Giant (Mike's Excited)
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82. Dragons Forever (Something Sus)
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Rerun: Detective Conan (Nick, Cro-magnon P.I.)
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81. Cyborg Cop II (Don't Humor Nick)
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Rerun: Scrubs (Barbecue and Dr. Funko Cox)
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80. Mazes and Monsters (Tom Hanks, Roleplayer)
79. The Karate Kid (Cobra Kai, Cobra Why?)
High schooler Daniel LaRusso is getting bullied by Johnny Lawrence and his karate buddies until he learns self-defense thanks to his new friend, Mr. Miyagi. Oh, and there's a crane kick or two in there somewhere.
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78. Titanic II (Cold Cuts)
Who would've thought a triple-threating Van Dyke could do an awful job ripping off one of James Cameron's best films? Especially with a $500,000 budget!
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Rerun: Shanghai Noon (Not Rush Hour)
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77. Dazed and Confused (Alright, x3)
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Rerun: Man on the Moon (Jung and Reckless)
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76. Commercial Cavalcade #2 (Arsenio)
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75. Purple Rain (Tortured Artists)
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74. Ren and Stimpy (A Very Wu-Tang Phantom Zone)
Team Obscura talks about the early 90's Nicktoon staple, Ren and Stimpy! They also overshare about their family trees and Nick talks about how popular he is with crows. Check out some of our other vintage and strange movie/television discussions at https://themediaobscura.com/
73. Batman and Robin (The Joel Schumacher Aflac/Affleck Conundrum)
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72. Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventures (New Raekwon, Who Dis?)
Todays episode is on the very short-lived 1992 sitcom adaptation of the 1991 Saturday cartoon adaptation of the first Bill and Ted movie, Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure. It features none of the movie's cast, has little charm, and is all-around weak.
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71. Bride of the Monster (A Very Muppets Horror B-Movie)
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Rerun: Ed Wood (More Charades)
Nick and Mike decide to treat themselves to a good movie on this weeks Media Obscura, when they sit down to watch Tim Burton's 1994 classic, Ed Wood!
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70. Max Headroom (Alternate Movies)
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69. Lawnmower Man 2: Beyond Cyberspace (Wanna Cyber?) w/Jackson
68. Cyborg Cop (Robocop Lite)
67. Soul Man (Reaganomics)
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66. Ally McBeal (Fishbowls and a Bad Haircut) w/Sam and Jennette
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65. Dragon Ball: The Magic Begins (Goodness, Ms. Scarlett)
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64. Bubba Ho-Tep (So That's What Happened to Elvis)
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63. Turkish Star Wars/The Man Who Saved The World (Galaxy Era Wizards)
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62. Battle Beyond the Stars (We Have Star Wars At Home)
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