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, so see you all then.If you want to interact with the show, you can find us on all the socials (except facebook. 🖕) by visiting our linktr.ee here or by visiting SubjectToBlackout.com!Michael can be found at the Name Taken Podcast, so check that out today!

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 dick that no one liked and then did some felonies and then got caught. Oops...Mike and I also discuss some video games we are playing and also our anticipation for the MCU version of the X-Men.If you want to interact with the show, you can find us on all the socials (except facebook. 🖕) by visiting our linktr.ee here or by visiting SubjectToBlackout.com!Michael can be found at the Name Taken Podcast, so check that out today!

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 least favorite character, Grandpa Joe.Mike and I also discuss HBO's The Leftovers as well as Mike's very prescient realization about episode 5 of Loki on Disney+.If you want to interact with the show, you can find us on all the socials (except facebook. 🖕) by visiting our linktr.ee here or by visiting SubjectToBlackout.com!Michael can be found at the Name Taken Podcast, so check that out today!

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 about Mario Golf. If you want to interact with the show, you can find us on all the socials (except facebook. 🖕) by visiting our linktr.ee here or by visiting SubjectToBlackout.com!Michael can be found at the Name Taken Podcast, so check that out today!

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 they've (allegedly) gone to space.Lastly we briefly discuss Disney+'s Loki, our upcoming, post Furiously Fast Film Fest film schedule and a Hot McTernan.If you want to interact with the show, you can find us on all the socials (except facebook. 🖕) by visiting our linktr.ee here or by visiting SubjectToBlackout.com!Michael can be found at the Name Taken Podcast, so check that out today!

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 obstructed view. We also talk about the irrationality of characters and the death of day-for-night shooting.If you want to interact with the show, you can find us on all the socials (except facebook. 🖕) by visiting our linktr.ee here or by visiting SubjectToBlackout.com!Michael can be found at the Name Taken Podcast, so check that out today!

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 fancy, I - at least - am hopeful about the direction of the FFCU after the first two showings. If you want to interact with the show, you can find us on all the socials (except facebook. 🖕) by visiting our linktr.ee here or by visiting SubjectToBlackout.com!Michael can be found at the Name Taken Podcast, so check that out today!

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 serious and introspective, Garden State isn't a perfect movie, but it is a great one.If you haven't seen it recently, it's definitely worth another spin. The soundtrack also was one of the most important mix tapes of it's generation, introducing many musicians to a much larger audience and helped to create a cultural shift in pop music.Lastly, I tell Mike about the wonders of the Starz series Party Down and why - if you have Hulu - you should watch this late aughts classic.If you want to interact with the show, you can find us on all the socials (except facebook. 🖕) by visiting our linktr.ee here or by visiting SubjectToBlackout.com!Michael can be found at the Name Taken Podcast, so check that out today!

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 profoundly similar tastes in pop culture and that was exemplified by our passionate exploration of the mid-to-late aughts music scene in Chicago.Lollapalooza in those days were our Christmas and Birthdays combined and to see the sad state is has declined to since Mike moved to China and I stopped attending has been a bummer to say the least. We discuss how Chicago's Riotfest and Pitchfork music festivals have picked up the torch where Perry Ferrell dropped it.Finally, we talk about the underrated and underappreciated filmography of John McTiernan and how we (read: Tímo) need to revisit his classic films in upcoming episodes of Subject To Blackout.If you want to interact with the show, you can find us on all the socials (except facebook. 🖕) by visiting our linktr.ee here or by visiting SubjectToBlackout.com!Michael can be found at the Name Taken Podcast, so check that out today!

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 the show, you can find us on all the socials (except facebook. 🖕) by visiting our linktr.ee here or by visiting SubjectToBlackout.com!Michael can be found at the Name Taken Podcast, so check that out today!