Media Obscura - Retro and Obscure TV/Movie Reviews

About Media Obscura - Retro and Obscure TV/Movie Reviews

A show dedicated to watching, reviewing, and bickering over the entertainment of yesteryear. Whether they're the classics that defined the era, blockbuster failures that fell off the face of the Earth, or features that never made a name for themselves, it's all fair game! Don’t forget to subscribe to find out when we post! Hosted by video editor/content creator Nicholas Abouhamad alongside Sierra Watson, Raekwon Davis and Michael Capurso. Send your episode recommendations to @themediaobscura on Twitter/Instagram!

Publisher

Nicholas Abouhamad

Category

tv & film

Language

en

Explicit

Yes

First episode

9 Nov 2018

Latest episode

28 Sept 2026

Latest episodes

4 of 121 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   28 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT

   13. Magnolia is all about guilt, trauma, and the need to be excellent to each other (Glaring Admissions)

   Host Nick and guest Raekwon explore the themes of guilt, trauma, and connection in Paul Thomas Anderson's "Magnolia," interviewing each other about its cultural impact and performances.

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   23 Aug 2026TRANSCRIPT

   11. Trainspotting: How to Choose Life, According to the "Anti-John Hughes Movie" (Glaring Admissions)

   Host Nick and first-time viewer Raekwon interview each other about Danny Boyle's "Trainspotting," exploring its themes of addiction, friendship, and choosing life.

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   7 Jun 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Close Encounters of the Third Kind is Spielberg's Peak (Glaring Admissions)

   Nick and Raekwon interview each other about Steven Spielberg's "Close Encounters of the Third Kind," exploring its enduring impact and Spielberg's unique humanist storytelling.

Inside a recent episode

13. Magnolia is all about guilt, trauma, and the need to be excellent to each other (Glaring Admissions)

Published 28 Sept 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] And the parts I did hear, I did feel like they were getting paid off later in the movie. Credit to the sound design with, of course, everything's intentional, but having this kind of general theme playing in the background of certain scenes and then music that is just happening in that scene in the movie. You're talking about when Donnie is pulling up to the bar. Yep. Right. There's like that beautiful orchestral score. And yet he's listening to like what sounds like a boy band maybe in his car. Yeah, that was a moment of great sound design for sure. I actually wrote a note about that, too, and I thought it was just interesting because this movie is about like. […]

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.8 / 5

37 ratings

Spotify

4.5 / 5

4 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 52 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

70

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

85

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