TOMMY 'N' JACOB'S MIX TAPE

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.

It'll change your life… when you join us today for our review of 2024's The Substance. An aging star uses an experimental drug to create a younger version of herself with severe and horrifying consequences. Written and Directed by: Coralie FargeatStarring: Demi Moore, Margaret Qualley, with Dennis QuaidCome 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 go on break at the manor as we review 2023's psychological drama, Saltburn. We follow an Oxford student as he spirals down a dark path of obsession of a fellow classmate. Written and Directed by: Emerald FennellStarring Barry Keoghan, Jacob Elordi, Archie Madekwe, Alison Oliver, Rosamund Pike, and Richard E. GrantCome 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 discuss what is inescapable, DEATH! With a review of 2022's White Noise.A couple contemplate life, love and death in their small town with their children. Written and Directed by: Noah BaumbachBased on the book “White Noise” by Don DeLilloStarring: Adam Driver and Greta GerwigCome 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 as we watch some recent movies we missed over the last 4 years with a review of 2021's Licorice Pizza.In this film, we follow a young couple as they navigate life and young love in the 70's.Written and Directed by: Paul Thomas AndersonStarring: Alana Haim and Cooper HoffmanCome 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.

Welcome to Podcast, I love you… Join us today for our review of 2006's Idiocracy. A soldier, who volunteered for a military science experiment, awakens 500 years in the future to an America where he is now the smartest man in the country and is forced into office to fix all of its problems. Directed by: Mike JudgeWritten by: Mike Judge and Etan CohenStarring: Luke Wilson, Maya Rudolph, and Dax ShepardCome 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.

Take a leap with us as we review 2001's Kate & Leopold.A duke from 1876 is thrust into 2001's New York City, where he makes a companion with a successful business woman. Directed by: James MangoldWritten by: James Mangold and Steven RogersStarring: Meg Ryan and Hugh JackmanCome 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 review of 1999's Blast from the Past!A man born and raised in a fallout shelter is sent out into the world to help his family find supplies and, hopefully, find himself love. Directed by: Hugh WilsonWritten by: Hugh Wilson and Bill KellyStarring: Brendan Fraser, Alicia Silverstone, Christopher Walken, and Sissy SpacekCome 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.

He doesn't know how to use the seashells. Today we start our ‘Out of Time' Block, reviewing movies where our main characters find themselves in an unfamiliar era. Starting off with 1993's Demolition Man.A violent cop and a violent criminal's years-long feud spills out into a not-so-distant peaceful future after awakening from a cryogenic prison sentence.Directed by: Marco BrambillaWritten by: Peter M. Lenkov, Daniel Waters, and Robert ReneauStarring: Sylvester Stallone, Wesley Snipes, and Sandra BullockCome 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 New Year! Please join us this Friday as we take a break from our usual reviews and will be discussing a variety of media properties we are looking forward to in 2025.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 everyone. Today we finish our seasonal movie review, with a look back on 2004's The Polar Express. We follow a  skeptical child, as he and others are taken to the North Pole on a magical train to meet the one and only, Santa Claus. Directed by: Robert ZemekisWritten by: Robert Zemekis and William Broyles Jr.Based on the book of the same name by Chris Van AllsburgStarring: Tom HanksCome 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 going to the mall in our Holiday Block with a review of 2003's Bad Santa.A set of con men use the guise of a hired mall Santa and elf to rob department stores during the Christmas season. Directed by: Terry SwigoffWritten by: Glenn Ficarra and John RequaStarring: Billy Bob Thornton, Tony Cox, Brett Kelly, and Lauren GrahamCome 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 take a glimpse at an alternate life with a review of 2000's The Family Man.A successful investment banker living in New York, awakes one Christmas day to find his life has turned upside down, and now he has a life and family with the one that got away. Directed by: Brett RatnerWritten by: David Diamond and David WeissmanStarring: Nicolas Cage and Téa LeoniCome 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 light up our 2024 Holiday Block with a discussion on 2022's Violent Night. A disillusioned Santa Clause fights for his life to save a little girl and her family during a violent Christmas Eve heist.Directed by: Tommy WirkolaWritten by: Josh “Worm” Miller and Patrick CaseyStarring: David Harbour, John Leguizamo, Beverly D'Angelo, Alex Hassell, Alexis Louder, and Leah BradyCome 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 Must Watch TV Episode!We will be taking a break from movie reviews and just go back and forth on some programs we think should be enjoyed. We discuss such titles as; Futurama, Arcane, The Witcher, True Detective, and more. Talk to you Friday!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 wrap up our Golden Years Block on the ice with a review 1993's Grumpy Old Men. Two lifelong feuding neighbors begin to vie over the affections of a woman who moved in next door. Directed by: Donald PetrieWritten by: Mark Steven JohnsonStarring: Jack Lemmon, Walter Matthau, and Ann-MargretCome 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 hanging out at the retirement center for our Golden Years Block with a review of 1985's Cocoon.A group of seniors discover a pool with rejuvenating properties due to hibernating alien pods being stored there. Directed by: Ron HowardWritten by: Tom Benedek and David SapersteinStarring: Don Ameche, Wilford Brimley, Hume Cronyn, Jessica Tandy, Maureen Stapleton, Gwen Verdon, Brian Dennehy, and Steve GuttenbergCome 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 with us to the cafe as we continue our Golden Years Block with a review of 1991's Fried Green Tomatoes. A forty-something-year-old woman befriends an elderly woman at a retirement community, who regales her with a story of two women in the small town she grew up in. With every story the woman begins to uncover a new found confidence and sense of worth. Directed by: Jon AvnetWritten by: Carol Sobieski and Fannie FlagBased on the novel Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe by Fannie FlagStarring: Kathy Bates, Jessica Tandy, Mary Stuart Masterson, and Mary-Louise ParkerCome 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.

Wake up from your naps and join us for our Golden Years Block! We will be kicking it off with a review of 2007's The Bucket List. While receiving treatment for cancer two very different men become unlikely friends that travel the world, completing adventures they always wanted to have. Directed by: Rob ReinerWritten by: Justin ZackhamStarring: Jack Nicholson and Morgan FreemanCome 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! Today is the end of our Spooky Season with a review of 2002's The Ring. A journalist discovers a cursed VHS tape that causes the death of any that view it in seven days. We follow her journey to uncover the source of the footage and save herself and her young son from a terrible fate. We hope everyone has a safe and wonderful spooky evening!Directed by: Gore VerbinskiWritten by: Ehren KrugerRemake of 1998's Ringu: Directed by Hideo Nakata and Screenplay by Hiroshi TakahashiBased on the Novel by Koji SuzukiStarring: Naomi Watts, Martin Henderson, David Dorfman, and Daveigh ChaseCome 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! Come on in, the house is not very warm or cozy, and join us for our review of 1999's The Haunting. A doctor conducting a study on fear tricks four strangers into staying at a haunted house for research. Directed by: Jan de BontWritten by: David SelfStarring: Lili Taylor, Liam Neeson, Catherine Zeta Jones, and Owen WilsonCome 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 everyone! Today we continue our ghost movies with a review of 2001's The Others. In 1945, a woman and her children living in Jersey, discover unseen intruders have infiltrated their island home. Written and Directed by: Alejandro AmenábarStarring: Nicole Kidman, Fionulla Flannigan, Alakina Mann, James Bentley, 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.

Happy Spooky Season everyone! Today we are kicking off October with a review of 1996's horror comedy The Frighteners. A psychic con man who uses the dead to haunt the living finds himself at the center of a supernatural killing spree that is picking off the citizens of a small, sleepy town. Directed by: Peter JacksonWritten by: Peter Jackson and Fran WalshStarring: Michael J. Fox, Trini Alvarado, Dee Wallace, Jake Busey, and Jeffrey CombsCome 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 is the end of our 4th season! Join us for our M.O.G.W.A.I Awards. We will recap and touch base on a variety of movies we have done over the past year and discuss which we think were the best and which were the worst. Come on in and take a listen!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.

Court is in session today with a review of 1996's crime thriller Primal Fear. A hot shot detective takes on the case of his career. An altar boy is arrested for the murder of Chicago's beloved Archbishop. Directed by: Gregory HoltWritten by: Steve Shagan and Ann BidermanBased on the novel by William DiehlStarring: Richard Gere, Edward Norton, and Laura LinneyCome 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 review of 1992's My Cousin Vinny. Two ‘youts' are arrested for a murder they didn't commit while on a road trip. Their only hope? A fast talking New York lawyer with no real experience in the court. Directed by: Jonathan LynnWritten by: Dale LaunerStarring: Joe Pesci, Marisa Tomei, Ralph Macchio, Mitchell Whitfield, Fred Gwynne, and Lane SmithCome 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 Beetlejuice Beetlejuice release today, we decided to review where it all started, 1988's haunting adventure, Beetlejuice. A recently deceased couple hires an evil spirit to act as a bio-exorcist to scare off a living family from the home they love.  Directed by: Tim BurtonWritten by: Warren Skaaren, Michael McDowell, and Larry WilsonStarring: Alec Baldwin, Geena Davis, Michael Keaton, Winona Ryder, and Catherine O'HaraCome 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 young adult novels block with a review of 2013's sci-fi adventure Ender's Game. Fifty years after a devastating alien attack, the human race has begun to train gifted youths in the art of war. Hoping one of these people will be a leader that will finally decimate the extraterrestrial threat once and for all. Written and Directed by: Gavin HoodBased on the book Ender's Game by Orson Scott CardStarring: Asa Butterfield, Harrison Ford, Viola Davis, and Haillee SteinfeldCome 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 join the circus and review 2009's Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant. Two young men have an encounter with a vampire that changes the course of their friendship and lives forever. Directed by: Paul WeitzWritten by: Brian Helgeland and Paul WeitzBased on the book series The Saga of Darren Shan by Darren ShanStarring: Chris Massoglia, John C. Reilly, and Josh HutchersonCome 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 our YA novels block, today we review 2007's The Golden Compass. Based on the first installment of the His Dark Materials Trilogy, we follow a young girl on the adventure of her life as she attempts to rescue a group of missing children in a fantastical world. Written and Directed by: Chris WeitzBased on the book Northern Lights by Philip PullmanStarring: Dakota Blue Richards, Freddie Highmore, Nicole Kidman, Ian McKellen, and Daniel CraigCome 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 a journey into young adult novels turned movies failures, and we begin with a review of 2006's action adventure Eragon. A young man comes into possession of a rare dragon egg which puts him in the sight of a maniacal king, hellbent on destroying any and all possible opposition to his evil reign.Directed by: Stefen FangmeierWritten by: Peter BuchmanBased on the book by: Christopher Paolini, Eragon, the first installment of the Inheritance CycleStaring: Ed Speleers, Jeremy Irons, Robert Carlyle, Rachel Weisz, Sienna Guillory, and John MalkovichCome 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've reached episode 200! Today we are taking a break from our normal movie reviews and are discussing various topics and properties we would love to see transferred to other sources of media with our 4th iteration of Dream Reboots. It's Another Reboot.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 review 1998's Quest for Camelot. A young woman follows in her fathers foot footsteps to reclaim the mystical sword of Excalibur in order to keep the kingdom of Camelot from the clutches of an evil knight. Directed by: Frederik Du ChauWritten by: Kirk DeMicco, William Schifrin, Jacqueline Feather, and David SeidlerBased on the book ‘The King's Damosel' by: Vera ChapmanStarring: Jessalyn Gilsig, Cary Elwes, Gary Oldman, Eric Idle, Don Rickles, Jane Seymour, and Pierce BrosnanSinging: Celine Dion, Andrea Corr, Bryan White, and Steve PerryCome 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 on a fever dream with a review of 1993's animated adventure We're Back! A Dinosaur Story. A group of intelligent dinosaurs find themselves in New York City and at the whim of a maniacal ringmaster who wants them as an attraction to scare children in his traveling circus. Directed by: Phil Nibbelink, Simon Wells, Dick Zondag, and Ralph ZondagWritten by: John Patrick ShanleyBook by: Hudson TalbottStarring: John Goodman, Joey Shea, Yeardley Smith, Walter Cronkite, and Martin ShortCome 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.

Get off my plane… and join us for our review of 1997's Air Force One. When the President of the United States plane is taken over by a group of radicalists, he becomes the unlikely person with the only chance to stop them. Directed by: Wolfgang PetersenWritten by: Andrew W. MarloweStarring: Harrison Ford and Gary OldmanCome 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 fourth of July weekend! Join us today for our review of 1996's sci-fi action flick Independence Day! Aliens attack Earth in the days leading up to the Fourth of July, causing a global resistance to stop them.Directed by: Roland EmmerichWritten by: Roland Emmerich and Dean DevlinStarring: Will Smith, Bill Pullman, Jeff Goldblum, 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 finish our pulp comic movie block with 1996's action flick The Phantom! A long line of heroes take up the mantle of The Phantom, a seemingly immortal force that fights against evil in all its forms. Directed by: Simon WincerWritten by: Jeffrey BoamBased on the character created by: Lee FalkStarring: Billy Zane, Kristy Swanson, Treat Williams, James Remar, Catherine Zeta-Jones, and Cary-Hiroyuki TagawaCome 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.