Halo has been a frequent subject on this here podcast, and for good reason. Now with the release of Paramout+'s new series, Halo (2022), we visit the IP from a new perspective; A serialized television show. Mike and I also settle the debate on Captain America vs Master Chief, briefly discuss the reality game show Alone (2015), the first season of O…

The Adam Project (2022) is both Netflix's latest film foray into both film and Ryan Reynolds' films. On this pod, Mike and I talk about the actors who basically just portray themselves, a hypothetical Tom Cruise The Klumps film and our perceived decline in Netflix content. Later, we talk about our latest concert, Car Seat Headrest, and the inclusio…

We’re back to seeing movies in theaters! Mike and I decided to pay The Batman (2022) a visit and boy were we not impressed. It was weird, we liked all of the performances and the detective Batman stuff worked for both of us, but something was just not clicking and I think we diagnose some of the serious problems with the structure and concept of th…

Inspired by the Beijing Olympics, Mike and I revisited the Disney classic Cool Runnings (1993). We begin by discussing other Olympic-centric films but we also dive into the variations from the real 1988 Jamaican bobsled story as well as the fine line Disney walks with John Candy's character. Later, Mike talks about his Disney villains revisit, high…

This week, Mike and I pivot from our original plan and instead discuss the recently wrapped Disney+ series, The Book of Boba Fett (2022). As we go into the flaws and problems we had with this series, Mike and I come to one inevitable conclusion: We didn't really like it. Afterwords, I talk about my wonderful revisit of The Mask of Zorro (1998) and …

On this week's episode, Mike and I discuss the 2008 flop Speed Racer. A film by the Wachowskis, Mike and I discuss the reaction to Japanese Anime American adaptations as well as this film's relation to the Lana Wachowski film, Matrix: Resurrections (2021). Afterwords, we discuss the latest Pokemon video game release, Pinegrove's 11:11 and my never-…

We're back! It's 2022 and Mike and I finally had a chance to get together to talk about all the junk we watch while the Omicron variant swept across the country. Mike and I then talk about our first year here at Subject To Blackout, our least favorites, our favorites and the stuff we remember as our first year of podcasting enters our rear-view mir…

In this abbreviated Christmas Special™, Mike and I discuss the Arnold Schwarzenegger and Sinbad Christmas classic, Jingle All the Way (1996). This movie is... pretty good. It's not a true Christmas classic for a reason, but it's a pretty funny take on Christmas, consumerism and horny single dads trying to break up happy marriages. After this we're …

On this episode, Mike and I were hyped about the release of Halo: Infinite this past week because that game means so much to our friendship. In honor of that, we revisited the seminal web series, Red vs Blue (2003). We discuss how Red vs Blue was a simpler, better time on the internet and how wonderful it can be when para-social relationships go bo…

In this week's episode, Mike and I talk about our thoughts on the new Netflix live-action series Cowboy Bebop. We go over what we liked, what we didn't and the very mixed reviews the series is receiving, despite the fact that neither of us understand them since we both overwhelmingly loved what we saw. Lastly, Mike joins Kevin Feige in reluctantly …

This week Mike and I discuss a confluence of kung fu, with Jackie Chan's Police Story (1985) & Disney Marvel's Shang Chi (2021). While Shang Chi is just good, Police Story was a revelation for me personally. Even back in Hong Kong, before he made his move to Hollywood, Jackie Chan proves he is the master of physicality - in both stunts and comedy. …

In this week's episode, Mike and I discuss the 1998 Anime series Cowboy Bebop as well as my intro into anime. We also touch on Mike's abiity to ruin Foundation for me as well as our excitement for the Netflix live-action remake of Cowboy Bebop, releasing this Friday. We also talk about my recent viewing of Ryan Reynolds' Free Guy, our casting of Je…

Dune 2021 is finally here and both Mike and I are big fan's of Denis Villeneuve's take on the first half (third?) of Frank Herbert's original novel. After we finish fellating the latest adaptation of Dune, I lecture Mike on the capitol G Greatness that is Tim Rogers and his epic 10 hour + review of Cyberpunk 2077. If you want to interact with the s…

This episode is double stuffed since life got in the way last week and meant we couldn't record. First up Mike and I tackle 1984's Dune. Dune is... a stinker, but I still recommend watching it if you're at all interested in Denis Villeneuve's 2021 take, coming out this weekend. We talk Dune, Wet Dune (Waterworld) and Stupid Dune (Avatar) as we try …

Math! I remember Math... Psychohistory came with math... On this week's Subject To Blackout Mike and I ponder the mathlessness of episodes one and two of Apple TV+'s adaptation of Issac Asimov's Foundation. TL;DL, Mike hates it and I don't. We will continue to monitor the situation, haha. MEANWHILE, Netflix's Squid Game has inked it's way into main…

On the latest episode of Subject To Blackout, Mike and I decided to visit the 1989 Spike Lee Joint, Do The Right Thing. During this episode we discuss Mike's heartless pirating of poor Apple's content product before we get into the meat of what it means to do the right thing. This movie wasn't my favorite before this podcast, but having talked abou…

Bram Stoker's Dracula is a truly bizarre film that's actually worth as spin! Mike and I had not seen this movie until now, but we both had a pretty good time with it despite some bad accents and an incredibly horny plot. Mike and I then discuss Untold: Malice at the Palace, a documentary from Netflix about the events of - and public reaction to - t…

On this week's episode Mike and I watched the 2021 Nic Cage film Pig. Mike and I differ on how good we thought Pig was; I thought it was really good while Mike seemed to have a few more issues with it. You'll have to rent the movie and decide for yourself. We also talk about Nic Cage's career, our experience at the Pitchfork Music Fest and how anno…

I like soccer. There, I said it. On this inaugural Soccer Special, my Premier League fan friends and I talk about the closed summer transfer window, our thoughts on our teams' season expectations and we make some wild prognostications... as one does this time of year. Mike ➡️ Wolves Fan Saud ➡️ Arsenal Fan Booze ➡️ Spurs Fan Tímo ➡️ Everton Fan If …

Black Orpheus is a 1959 Brazilian film that retells the Greek tragedy of Orpheus and Eurydice. If that sentence doesn't bore you to death, feel free to stream this cinematic classic on the Criterion Channel. If like me, you're thinking that that film might not be for you, it probably isn't! This film is beautiful to look at but purposefully lingers…

Football is back and in person. After an extended, COVID-related break, college football returns, as does my love for the Northwestern Wildcats. On the inaugural episode of Subject To Blowout, a Subject To Blackout Northwestern Wildcat Podcast, I invite my old friend Matt Lenard to join me to talk about Friday's match -up with his MSU Spartans. Fee…

It's been a minute... This weeks pod is a catch-up episode on the topics we missed while on our - unplanned - August hiatus. Topics We Cover: Ted Lasso, Avatar: The Last Airbender, THE Suicide Squad, Twelve Minutes, Cyber Punk 2077, Spider-Man: No Way Home, Topher Grace and MORE! If you want to interact with the show, you can find us on all the soc…

This week on Subject To Blackout, Mike and I review 1996's The Phantom, and you'll never guess who it stars! Mike and I both remember wanting to see this film as adolescents and as it turns out, we had this movie pegged as children: It's fine! Mike and I also discuss misfit movies, Red Letter Media and Ted Lasso. Reminder: We are off until August, …

This week we revisited 1987's action/horror movie, Predator. In an effort to familiarize ourselves more with the directorial work of John McTiernan, Mike and I watched Predator, his sophomore directorial effort. McTiernan doesn't exactly have the reputation of being a great director, but his filmography speaks for itself. It just seems like he's a …

Finally ditching the ridiculous, unbelievable, half-real, half-sureal world of the Fast and Furious movies, Mike and I find solid ground with 1971's Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory! Celebrating it's 50th anniversary, this film still holds up as a timeless family classic. Join us as we discuss our favorite parts, our high-deas and everyone's l…

After an extended 4th break, Mike and I finally wrap up the Furiously Fast Film Fest as we discuss our "experience" with F9 and the 4DX movie presentation. We wrap up the #FFFF, preview our Willy Wonka pod, I talk about HBO's The Leftovers, Mike tries to ruin Loki with his obsession with molestation and I try and salvage the pod by asking Mike abou…

This week, the Furiously Fast Film Fest is a rare double stuff edition thanks to last week's scheduling issue. But Mike and I are back to wrap up the already released Fast films as we discuss films five, six, seven and eight. Mike and I talk about what works for us and what still doesn't as well as break down some places the Fast films can go, once…

The Furiously Fast Film Fest marches on. This month, Mike and I are binging all eight of the Fast and the Furious films in preparation for the release of Fast 9 later in June, in theaters and on HBOMax. After watching Tokyo Drift and Fast & Furious, Mike and I have some differing opinions about whether or not we'd enjoy a baseball game with an obst…

Welcome to the Furiously Fast Film Fest. This month, Mike and I are binging all eight of the Fast and the Furious films in preparation for the release of Fast 9 later in June, in theaters and on HBOMax. This episode, we start at the beginning with 2001's The Fast and the Furious and 2003's 2 Fast 2 Furious. While neither movie really struck our fan…

This week on Subject To Blackout, Mike and I revisit, not only the 2004 Indie classic Garden State, but also it's fantastic and seminal soundtrack. Zach Braff got a lot of shit back in the day for being some twee, hipster asshole but the reality is that his writing and directorial debut should be viewed as a classic of its era. Sweet and funny to s…

On this latest episode of Subject To Blackout Mike and I talk about our fond appreciation for the honest-to-goodness delight that is the 2001 buddy-cop classic, Rush Hour 2. Then, we discus our profound disappointment in the 2021 Lollapalooza lineup. Mike and I met in high school, but we became so close in the following years based on our profoundl…

Long time, no see, Rush Hour! Mike and I discuss the 1998 buddy-cop classic, Rush Hour, starring Chris Tucked and Jackie Chan. We talk about our nostalgia for this extremely 90s movie as well as delve into the socio-political backdrop of the film and how things have changed in Hong Kong and Mainland China since then. If you want to interact with th…

On this latest episode, Mike and I discuss the 1999 cult classic, Mystery Men. We also recast the film using Armageddon as our starting point, which leads to... comedy gold. We also briefly discuss our streaming service fatigue. If you want to interact with the show, you can find us on all the socials (except facebook. 🖕) by visiting our linktr.ee …

Last episode, we watched the 90s Mortal Kombat and this week we tackle the 2021 version. Mike and I were split on both films, but I think you might be surprised by the positions we take on HBO Max's latest release. After that we discuss the full series of Disney+'s The Falcon & The Winter Soldier, unwanted prequels and frosted tips. Remember kids, …

MORTAL KOMBAT! In preparation for the release of Mortal Kombat (2021), Mike Marshall - of Name Taken Podcast fame - joins me to discuss the disappointing, albeit ambitions action adventure film Mortal Kombat (1995). We also gab about video game movies in general but stick around for the shocking M. Night Shyamalan twist toward the end of the pod. M…

In this episode, Mike Marshall (from the Name Taken Podcast) and I review 1995's Kevin Costner vehicle, Waterworld. If you haven't seen it, it's just as bad and uninteresting as you fear. I also go on to demonstrate - beyond the shadow of a doubt - that Blade Runner 2049 is a superior film to the original. We also discuss video games, nihilism and …

Name Taken Podcast host, Mike Marshall, and I discuss ear worms, kaiju, Space Jam and video games. Michael can be found at the Name Taken Podcast, so check that out today! https://linktr.ee/NametakenpodcastDoor Subject To Blackout

In the inaugural Subject To Blackout Podcast, my dear, old friend and fellow podcaster Michael Marshall joins me to discuss the Snyder Cut, Michael Bay, having a common name and the other pop culture we've consumed recently. Michael can be found at the Name Taken Podcast, so check that out today! https://linktr.ee/Nametakenpodcast…

Tímo here to explain the pod, the site and some of the immediate goals of the Subject To Blackout crew. Thanks for listening.Door Timo

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Jordan and Moser quick recap of last week and looking ahead to The World's Largest cocktail party and another Jake Fromm disappointment.www.moontakeraudio.comAll opinion contained within are our own and not representative of the United States Government.Special thanks to the following:Intro Instrumentals | Kevin Gates - Paper ChasersOutro Instrumen…