Media Obscura - Retro and Obscure TV/Movie Reviews

Sylvester Stallone plays Lincoln Hawk, a trucker with a heart of gold and a thing for arm wrestling. Also in this episode, Nick and Mike spiral into the most comedic bits they've ever shared in a single show, Nick invents a rich alter-ego named Threesies, and Mike plots to torture Nick from... The Leaning Tower???

In the second part of the March of the Stallones, Nick and Mike check out 1989's Tango and Cash. While the movie has a bit of a cult following, due to it's absolutely insane premise and execution, The Media Obscurists actually found themselves struggling to get through this one. Go figure? Also in this episode of The Media Obscura Podcast is Mike's incredible Scooby Doo impression, Nick's abuse of the podcast's theme song and... a third thing?

It's the first episode of "The March of Stallone," our Sylvester Stallone themed month of The Media Obscura Podcast! Nick and Mike check out "Oscar," a 1991 comedy starring ol' Balboa as a gangster turned banker who's trying to find his daughter (Marissa Tomei) a husband. We also talk about Mike's new band, The Reccoons and a conspiracy involving Paul McCartney and Stallone sharing an uncanny resemblance. Could it be possible that McCartney has secretly been Rambo all along?

Nick and Mike watch the 1986 Canon action movie, "Cobra," starring Sylvester Stallone. They also talk about doing an entire month of Stallone movies, how Mike would handle a hostage situation and the possibility that the dinosaurs were killed by... the Death Star?

In a, honestly concerning, change of pace, Mike shows Nick a movie for once. This week on The Media Obscura Podcast, it's The Lawnmower Man! Featuring James Bond (Pierce Brosnan) and a tangental connection to a Stephen King story this movie is... Oof.

Nick and Mike (sorta) celebrate the holidays by watching the 1987 "rom-com," The Pick-up Artist, starring Robert Downey Jr. and Molly Ringwald! They also talk about how strange cat-calling is, what Mike babysitting a drunk Nick would be like, and what it would be like if Nick had knives for toes!

Nick and Mike sit down and talk about the failed 1995 sitcom adaptation of Kevin Smith's Clerks. They also improvise a romantic comedy about fake IDs and beg you to please adopt a Nick today. He may not be potty trained, but he's truly worth loving in spite of that.

Nick and Mike check out the 1992 buddy cop tragedy, "Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot). They also talk bugs, their awful Stallone impression, and how Nick would eulogize Mike.

Nick and Mike tackle the 1988 film, Michael Jackson's Moonwalker. It spawned several video games and was a collection of music videos/a weaker than stylophone plot devised to promote his 1987 album, Bad. It's... Bad? Nick also obsesses over Joe Pesci while Mike talks the moon landing and dinosaurs.

Things get purple this week on The Media Obscura Podcast! Nick and Mike get a theme song, talk wine, and check out the sequel to Prince's classic "Purple Rain!" Nick also reveals how much of a Prince nerd he is, while Mike tries to keep up.