TOMMY 'N' JACOB'S MIX TAPE

We continue with our missed movies of 2025 with the “one person army” action/comedy Novocaine.A banker, with a rare genetic disorder that causes him to feel no pain, goes out on a quest to save the woman he loves from bank robbers. Directed by: Dan Berk and Robert OlsenWritten by: Lars JacobsonStarring: Jack Quaid, Amber Midthunder, and Ray NicholsonCome on in and have a listen! What do you think of this movie? What are others like it you enjoyed? We'd love to hear from you! Please like, follow, subscribe, share

Happy Valentines day! With the day of love this weekend we decided to review 2025's action/adventure/comedy Love Hurts.A retired assassin is pulled from his new peaceful life when his crimelord brother pursues him for a mistake he made in the past.Directed by: Jonathan EusebioWritten by: Luke Passmore, Josh Stoddard, Matthew MurrayStarring: Ke Huy Quan, Ariana DeBose, and Daniel WuCome on in and have a listen! What do you think of this movie? What are others like it you enjoyed? We'd love to hear from you! Please like, follow, subscribe, share.

Sequel time! Today we review a sequel from a past episode with 2025's family comedy Freakier Friday. Two different generations of mothers body swap with the teenagers in their lives in an attempt to better understand one another. Directed by: Nisha GanatraWritten by: Elyse Hollander and Joran WeissStarring: Jamie Lee Curtis, Lindsay Lohan, Julia Butters, and Sophia HammonsCome on in and have a listen! What do you think of this movie? What are others like it you enjoyed? We'd love to hear from you! Please like, follow, subscribe, share.

Continuing this week we are catching up on the movies we missed in 2025 with this year's Oscar nominated One Battle After Another. A father must protect his daughter from an old enemy from his revolutionary days. Written and Directed by: Paul Thomas AndersonLoosely based on the novel ‘Vineland' by Thomas PynchonStarring: Leonardo DiCaprio, Teyana Taylor, Sean Penn, and Chase InfinitiCome on in and have a listen! What do you think of this movie? What are others like it you enjoyed? We'd love to hear from you! Please like, follow, subscribe, share.

Today we continue with movies from 2025 we missed with a review of Death of a Unicorn.A father and daughter become the targets of a murderous rampage after running over a baby unicorn.Written and Directed by: Alex ScharfmanStarring: Paul Rudd, Jenna Ortega, Will Poulter, Richard E. Grant, Téa Leoni, and Anthony CarriganCome on in and have a listen! What do you think of this movie? What are others like it you enjoyed? We'd love to hear from you! Please like, follow, subscribe, share.

It's a new year! So we decided to go and find some movies we wanted to watch that came out in 2025 but missed. Join us today for a review of 2025's Until Dawn.A group of people get stuck in a murderous time loop looking for a missing friend. Directed by: David F. SandbergWritten by: Blair Butler and Gary DaubermanStarring: Ella Rubin, Michael Cimino, Odessa A'zion, Ji-young Yoo, Belmont Cameli, Maia Mitchell, and Peter StormareCome on in and have a listen! What do you think of this movie? What are others like it you enjoyed? We'd love to hear from you! Please like, follow, subscribe, share.

We saw the new one and decided to review the new one. Join us today for 1997's action horror film Anaconda.A documentary crew is shanghied into joining an insane hunters quest to capture a massive snake in the Amazon.Directed by: Luis LlosaWritten by: Hans Bauer, Jim Cash, and Jack Epps Jr.Starring: Jennifer Lopez, Jon Voight, Ice Cube, and Eric StoltzCome on in and have a listen! What do you think of this movie? What are others like it you enjoyed? We'd love to hear from you! Please like, follow, subscribe, share.

Today we try something new with a review of the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise as a whole. Looking back on a huge Disney property that spanned years and years. It's a pirate's life for we!Come on in and have a listen! What do you think of this movie? What are others like it you enjoyed? We'd love to hear from you! Please like, follow, subscribe, share.

Happy Holidays! Join us as we finish our holiday block with a review of 1946's It's a Wonderful Life. A retrospective look at a man's life from the point of view of an angel trying to receive his wings.Directed by: Frank CapraStory by: Philip Van Doren SternWritten by: Frank Capra, Frances Goodrich, Albert Hackett, and Jo SwerlingStarring: James Stewart and Donna ReedCome on in and have a listen! What do you think of this movie? What are others like it you enjoyed? We'd love to hear from you! Please like, follow, subscribe, share.

Happy Holidays! Today we have to share with you a review of 2003's Elf.A man raised by Christmas elves returns to New York city to reconnect with his biological father. Directed by: Jon FavreauWritten by: David BerenbaumStarring: Will Ferrell and James CaanCome on in and have a listen! What do you think of this movie? What are others like it you enjoyed? We'd love to hear from you! Please like, follow, subscribe, share.

Happy Holidays! Join us today for our review of 2000's (Dr. Suess') How the Grinch Stole Christmas. A social outcast schemes to steal the Christmas holiday from his naive neighbors. Directed by: Ron HowardBased on the story by: Dr. SuessWritten by: Jeffrey Price and Peter S. SeamanCome on in and have a listen! What do you think of this movie? What are others like it you enjoyed? We'd love to hear from you! Please like, follow, subscribe, share.

Come in and join us today for a Banter Episode! We will be talking about various films, video games, television, and other media we have been consuming recently. Talk to you soon!All our links at https://linktr.ee/TJsMixTapeCome on in and have a listen! What do you think of this movie? What are others like it you enjoyed? We'd love to hear from you! Please like, follow, subscribe, share.

Happy holidays! This week we're doing a review of Jim Henson's Turkey Hollow.A family discovers magical, musical, muppet, monsters living in a forest near their aunt's house. Together they must face off against an evil turkey farmer out to get their farm. Directed by: Kirk R. ThatcherWritten by: Kirk R. Thatcher, Tim Burns, and Christopher BaldiStory by: Jim Henson and Jerry JuhlStarring: Graham Verchere, Genevieve Buechner, Jay Harrington, and Mary SteenburgenCome on in and have a listen! What do you think of this movie? What are others like it you enjoyed? We'd love to hear from you! Please like, follow, subscribe, share.

Today we finish the “dead parent block” with a review of 2007's dark comedy Death at a Funeral. A man's funeral goes awry when the guest cannot keep their composure. Directed by: Frank OzWritten by: Dean CraigStarring: Matthew Macfadyen, Rupert Graves, Peter Dinkalage, and many moreCome on in and have a listen! What do you think of this movie? What are others like it you enjoyed? We'd love to hear from you! Please like, follow, subscribe, share.

Today we continue our “dead parent block” with a review of 2013's August: Osage County. A father's sudden disappearance causes his family to reunite under one roof, and finally hash out a lifetime of grievances. Directed by: John WellsWritten by: Tracy LettsStarring: Meryl Streep, Julia Roberts, Julianne Nicholson, Juliette Lewis, and many moreCome on in and have a listen! What do you think of this movie? What are others like it you enjoyed? We'd love to hear from you! Please like, follow, subscribe, share.

With the fall holidays on the horizon we decided to focus on a “bring the family together” block of films. Starting with a review of 2014's This Is Where I Leave You. A fathers passing forces his children to reconnect over a week at their mothers house. Directed by: Shawn LevyWritten by: Jonathan TropperStarring: Jason Bateman, Tina Fey, Corey Stoll, Adam Driver, Jane Fonda, and many moreCome on in and have a listen! What do you think of this movie? What are others like it you enjoyed? We'd love to hear from you! Please like, follow, subscribe, share.

Happy Halloween! Join us today for a review of 1978's Halloween, as well as a discussion of the evolution of Horror Slasher films over the years.A young woman must fight off an obsessive killer that preys on unexpecting victims in a small town.Happy Spooky Season!Directed by: John CarpenterWritten by: John Carpenter and Debra HillStarring: Jamie Lee Curtis and Donald PleasenceCome on in and have a listen! What do you think of this movie? What are others like it you enjoyed? We'd love to hear from you! Please like, follow, subscribe, share.

Today we finish off the Universal Monster Reimaging block with a review of 2025's Wolf Man!A family is terrorized on an isolated farm by an aggressive, blood thirsty creature as the father combats a destructive and transformative disease.Happy Spooky Season!Directed by: Leigh WhannellWritten by: Leigh Whannell and Corbett TuckStarring: Christopher Abbott, Julia Garner, and Matilda FirthCome on in and have a listen! What do you think of this movie? What are others like it you enjoyed? We'd love to hear from you! Please like, follow, subscribe, share.

Today we continue our ‘Universal Movie Monster reimagination block' with a review of 2020's The Invisible Man.A woman combats her abusive husband who has designed an invisibility suit. Happy Spooky Season!Written and Directed by: Leigh WhannellLoosely based on the novel ‘The Invisible Man' by H. G. WellsStarring: Elisabeth Moss, Oliver Jackson-Cohen, and Aldis HodgeCome on in and have a listen! What do you think of this movie? What are others like it you enjoyed? We'd love to hear from you! Please like, follow, subscribe, share.

Today we continue our Universal Monster Reimagined Block with a review of 2017's The Shape of Water. A mute custodian makes an unsuspected connection with an aquatic humanoid. Happy Spooky Season!Directed by: Guillermo del ToroWritten by: Guillermo del Toro and Vanessa TaylorStarring: Sally Hawkins, Doug Jones, Michael Shannon, Octavia Spencer, and Richard JenkinsCome on in and have a listen! What do you think of this movie? What are others like it you enjoyed? We'd love to hear from you! Please like, follow, subscribe, share.

Happy Spooky Season one and all! Today we kick off the first episode of our sixth season with a review of 2014's Ex Machina!A man is taken to a high-tech research facility to ascertain the consciousness of an advanced A.I.Written and Directed by: Alex GarlandStarring: Domhall Gleeson, Oscar Isaac, and Alicia VikanderCome on in and have a listen! What do you think of this movie? What are others like it you enjoyed? We'd love to hear from you! Please like, follow, subscribe, share.

Join us today for our end of the season show with the MOGWAI (Movies of Great Worth and Infamy) Awards. We will be discussing some of the films we reviewed over the course of the year and reopen discussion, reexaminations, and reflections on some of our favorite (and not so favorite) movies. Come on in and have a listen! What do you think of this movie? What are others like it you enjoyed? We'd love to hear from you! Please like, follow, subscribe, share.

Today we have our first guest, Dahveed Bullis! He is a good friend of the podcast and a great friend to us personally. We gave him the honor of choosing this week's movie, so we will be reviewing 2023's American Fiction. A disillusioned author writes a farce novel to make a point about race, only for it to gain unforeseen traction and fame. Written and Directed by: Cord JeffersonBased on the novel ‘Erasure' by Percival EverettStarring: Jeffrey WrightCome on in and have a listen! What do you think of this movie? What are others like it you enjoyed? We'd love to hear from you! Please like, follow, subscribe, share.

Hello everyone! Today we are taking a break from our usual movie reviews and will be having a little chat about various media we have been enjoying and just hanging out. Come join us!Come on in and have a listen! What do you think of this movie? What are others like it you enjoyed? We'd love to hear from you! Please like, follow, subscribe, share.

Today we discuss a movie that both of us remember enjoying from our childhood to finish off our Clone Block with a review of 1996's comedy Multiplicity. An overworked family man uses a new technology to create copies of himself and uses the clones to divvy up his responsibilities with disastrous results. Directed by: Harold RamisWritten by: Chris Miller, Mary Hale, Lowell Ganz, and Babaloo MandelStarring: Michael Keaton and Andie MacDowellCome on in and have a listen! What do you think of this movie? What are others like it you enjoyed? We'd love to hear from you! Please like, follow, subscribe, share.

On a more serious note we continue our Clone Block with a review of 2010's drama Never Let Me Go.A trio of childhood friends tackle love, tragedy, and life with an ever looming crisis of what their purpose is and what it means to really live. Directed by: Mark RomanekWritten by: Alex GarlandBased on the novel by: Kazuo IshiguroStarring: Carey Mulligan, Andrew Garfield, and Kiera KnightleyCome on in and have a listen! What do you think of this movie? What are others like it you enjoyed? We'd love to hear from you! Please like, follow, subscribe, share.

Join us today as we try to figure out who is who in our Clone Block with a review of 2005's The Island. Two people in a hightech medical facility escape once they find out their sinister fate. Directed by: Michael BayWritten by: Caspian Tredwell-Owen, Alex Kurtzman and Robert OrciStarring: Ewan McGregor, Scarlett Johansson, Sean Bean, Djimon Hounsou, and Steve BuscemiCome on in and have a listen! What do you think of this movie? What are others like it you enjoyed? We'd love to hear from you! Please like, follow, subscribe, share.

Today we start off our Clone Block with a review of 2025's Mikey 17.A colonizing mission goes awry when an expendable clone is duplicated illegally. Written and Directed by: Bong Joon HoBased on the book “Mickey7” by Edward AshtonStarring: Robert Pattinson, Naomi Ackie, Mark Ruffalo, and Toni ColletteCome on in and have a listen! What do you think of this movie? What are others like it you enjoyed? We'd love to hear from you! Please like, follow, subscribe, share.

Let's go huntin' today as we finish our Bloodsucker Summer with a review of John Carpenter's Vampires. The leader of a group of vampire hunters goes on the war path to eliminate a vampire master responsible for murdering his team.Directed by: John CarpenterWritten by: Don JakobyBased on the book “Vampire$” by John SteaklyStarring: James Woods, Thomas Ian Griffith, Daniel Baldwin, and Sheyl LeeCome on in and have a listen! What do you think of this movie? What are others like it you enjoyed? We'd love to hear from you! Please like, follow, subscribe, share.

We continue our Blood Sucker Summer with a review of 2009's Thirst. After a botched medical procedure, a man of God finds himself a vampire and must navigate his new found life and desire for human blood. Directed by: Park Chan-wookWritten by: Park Chan-wook and Chung Seo-kyungInspired by Émile Zola's “Thérèse Raquin” Starring: Song Kang-ho, Kim Ok-bin, Kim Hae-sook, and Shin Ha-kyunCome on in and have a listen! What do you think of this movie? What are others like it you enjoyed? We'd love to hear from you! Please like, follow, subscribe, share.

Today we're starting a bloodsucker summer block with a review of 2025's Sinners! Twins with a sordid past return home to open a bar but come face to face with a supernatural evil. Written and Directed by: Ryan CooglerStarring: Michael B. Jordan, Miles Canton, Hailee Steinfeld, Wunmi Mosaku, and Jack O'ConnellCome on in and have a listen! What do you think of this movie? What are others like it you enjoyed? We'd love to hear from you! Please like, follow, subscribe, share.

Hello friends! Today we will be taking a break from our usual movie reviews and will be talking a bit about a few video games we have been enjoying, Death Stranding 2 and Expedition and Expedition 33. Come on in and have a listen! What do you think of this movie? What are others like it you enjoyed? We'd love to hear from you! Please like, follow, subscribe, share.

We finish off our “must-see” pairing this week with 1964's dark comedy Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb.A disturbed American military officer takes it upon himself to attempt a bombing of Russia to protect the American people from Soviet control.Directed by: Stanley KubrickBased on the novel Red Alert by Peter GeorgeWritten by: Stanley Kubrick, Peter George, and Terry SouthernStarring: Peter Sellers, George C. Scott, Sterling Hayden, and Slim PickensCome on in and have a listen! What do you think of this movie? What are others like it you enjoyed? We'd love to hear from you! Please like, follow, subscribe, share.

Today we are reviewing a “must-see” on a list of all cinephiles, 1985's dystopian dark comedy Brazil.An employee of a dysfunctional dystopian bureaucracy becomes disillusioned after a clerical error brings to light the faulty system. Directed by: Terry GilliamWritten by: Terry Gilliam, Tom Stoppard, and Charles McKeowStarring: Jonathan Pryce, Kim Greist, Robert De Niro, Ian Holm, and Michael PalinCome on in and have a listen! What do you think of this movie? What are others like it you enjoyed? We'd love to hear from you! Please like, follow, subscribe, share.

Today we review one of Jacob's favorite films that Tommy has never seen, 2004's dark dramaedy Garden State.After a death in his family, a twenty something year old man must return home to attend the funeral and partake on a journey of self discovery.Written and Directed by: Zach BraffStarring: Zach Braff, Natalie Portman, Peter Sarsgaard, and Ian HolmCome on in and have a listen! What do you think of this movie? What are others like it you enjoyed? We'd love to hear from you! Please like, follow, subscribe, share.

Today we review one of Tommy's favorites that Jacob has never seen, 2002's apocalyptic horror film 28 Days Later. Considered the revival for ‘zombie' movies in the 2000s, we follow a group of survivors twenty eight days after an aggressive rage virus has ravaged the United Kingdom. Directed by: Danny BoyleWritten by: Alex GarlandStarring: Cillian Murphy, Naome Harris, Brendan Gleeson, and Christopher EcclestonCome on in and have a listen! What do you think of this movie? What are others like it you enjoyed? We'd love to hear from you! Please like, follow, subscribe, share.

Today we finish off our kick ass female heroines block with a review of 2019's Alita: Battle Angel. A cyborg with amnesia learns to navigate the world and learn who she is and where she came from. Directed by: Robert RodriguezWritten by: Lames Cameron and Leata KalogridisBased on the Manga by: Yukito KishiroStarring: Rosa Salazar, Christopher Waltz, Keean Johnson, Jennifer Connelly, and Mahershala AliCome on in and have a listen! What do you think of this movie? What are others like it you enjoyed? We'd love to hear from you! Please like, follow, subscribe, share.

This week we start off our badass female led action movies with 2024's Mad Max prequel, Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga. We follow Furiosa's journey through a strange apocalyptic world while searching for the man that murdered her mother. Directed by: George MillerWritten by: George Miller and Nick LathourisStarring: Anya Taylor-Joy and Chris HemsworthCome on in and have a listen! What do you think of this movie? What are others like it you enjoyed? We'd love to hear from you! Please like, follow, subscribe, share.

Today we finish off our ‘Lone Wolf and Cub' block with a review of 2010's Coen Brothers Western Remake of ‘True Grit'.A tenacious and stubborn young woman enlists the help of a prickly U.S. Marshall to track down and bring to justice her fathers murderer. Written and Directed by: Ethan and Joel CoenBased on the Novel by: Charles PortisStarring: Hailee Steinfeld, Jeff Bridges, and Matt DamonCome on in and have a listen! What do you think of this movie? What are others like it you enjoyed? We'd love to hear from you! Please like, follow, subscribe, share.

Today we begin our ‘Lone Wolf and Cub' block with a review of 2018's Prospect.A young woman stranded on a hostile alien world makes an unlikely alliance to find her way home.Written and Directed by: Christopher Caldwell and Zeek EarlStarring: Sophie Thatcher, Pedro Pascal, and Jay DuplassCome on in and have a listen! What do you think of this movie? What are others like it you enjoyed? We'd love to hear from you! Please like, follow, subscribe, share.

Today we are taking a break from our usual film reviews and just be having a little chit chat about our IMDb Watchlists, Comic Book/Superhero Movies, and the times we enjoyed New Game + content. All our links at https://linktr.ee/TJsMixTapeCome on in and have a listen! What do you think of this movie? What are others like it you enjoyed? We'd love to hear from you! Please like, follow, subscribe, share.

This week we finish our ‘overcoming grief' block with 2006's The Fountain.We follow three different men, in three different timelines, as they cope with life, love and death whilst looking for the key to immortality.Directed by: Darren AronofskyWritten by: Darren Aronofsky and Ari HandelStarring: Hugh Jackman and Rachel WeiszCome on in and have a listen! What do you think of this movie? What are others like it you enjoyed? We'd love to hear from you! Please like, follow, subscribe, share.

Today we review 2016's The Sea of Trees. We follow a man's struggle with the stages of grief as he navigates Aokigahara in Japan.Directed by: Gus Van SantWritten by: Chris SparlingStarring: Matthew McConaughey, Ken Watanabe, and Naomi WattsCome on in and have a listen! What do you think of this movie? What are others like it you enjoyed? We'd love to hear from you! Please like, follow, subscribe, share.

Today we finish our “are they redeemable” movies with a review 2005's The Ringer.In a state of financial desperation a man is convinced to attempt to rig the Special Olympics, masquerading as someone with an intellectual developmental disability.  Directed by: Barry W. BlausteinWritten by: Ricky BlittStarring: Johnny Knoxville, Katherine Heigl, and Brian CoxCome on in and have a listen! What do you think of this movie? What are others like it you enjoyed? We'd love to hear from you! Please like, follow, subscribe, share.

Along with our review of 2005's raunchy comedy Waiting… we also discuss the difference between comedy from twenty years ago to today and how comedy itself can differ throughout time.The day in the life of a group of young adults as they navigate their lives while working at a chain restaurant. Written and Directed by: Rob McKittrickStarring: Ryan Reynolds, Justin Long, Anna Faris, and many moreCome on in and have a listen! What do you think of this movie? What are others like it you enjoyed? We'd love to hear from you! Please like, follow, subscribe, share.

Today we continue our supernatural detective movies with a review of Odd Thomas!A young man with strange supernatural abilities must stop an evil plot that would cause countless deaths in his small town. Based on the book by Dean KoontzWritten and Directed by: Stephen SommersStarring: Anton Yelchin, Addison Timlin, and Willem DafoeCome on in and have a listen! What do you think of this movie? What are others like it you enjoyed? We'd love to hear from you! Please like, follow, subscribe, share.

Come investigate the supernatural with us as we review 2011's Dylan Dog: Dead of Night. A disgraced paranormal investigator is thrust back into the world of the supernatural to stop a world ending event. Based on the comic book by Tiziano SclaviDirected by: Kevin MunroeWritten by: Thomas Dean Donnelly and Joshua OppenheimerStarring: Brandon Routh, Anita Briem, Sam Huntington, and Taye DiggsCome on in and have a listen! What do you think of this movie? What are others like it you enjoyed? We'd love to hear from you! Please like, follow, subscribe, share.

Join us in a historic box office flop with our review of 2021's The Last Duel.We follow a feuding pair of men in Medieval France, spilling out into their personal lives and escalating towards a violent final encounter. Directed by: Ridley ScottWritten by: Nicole Holofcener, Matt Damon, and Ben AffleckStarring: Matt Damon, Adam Driver, Jodie Comer, and Ben AffleckCome on in and have a listen! What do you think of this movie? What are others like it you enjoyed? We'd love to hear from you! Please like, follow, subscribe, share.

Today we take a look into the indie film world with our review of 2024's My Old Ass.On her 18th birthday, Elliott takes mushrooms that causes her to meet her older self. The older Elliott then proceeds to help her navigate life, love and family. Written and Directed by: Megan ParkStarring: Maisy Stella, Aubrey Plaza, and Percy Hynes WhiteCome on in and have a listen! What do you think of this movie? What are others like it you enjoyed? We'd love to hear from you! Please like, follow, subscribe, share.

We're back in the same spot this week with a review of 2024's Here.We watch from a fixed point in space a variety of families and generations navigate their lives through the decades, at moments, simultaneously. Based on the graphic novel by Richard McGuireDirected by: Richard ZemeckisWritten by: Richard Zemeckis and Eric RothStarring: Tom Hanks, Robin Wright, Paul Bettany, and Kelly ReillyCome on in and have a listen! What do you think of this movie? What are others like it you enjoyed? We'd love to hear from you! Please like, follow, subscribe, share.

This week we are doing one of last year's biggest disappointments. Join us for our review of 2024's remake of The CrowAfter being brutally murdered with his girlfriend, a man arises from the dead to exact revenge on her killers. Based on the comic book character created by James O'BarrDirected by: Rupert SandersWritten by: Zach Baylin and William Josef SchneiderStarring: Bill Skarsgård, FKA twigs, and Danny HustonCome on in and have a listen! What do you think of this movie? What are others like it you enjoyed? We'd love to hear from you! Please like, follow, subscribe, share.