TOMMY 'N' JACOB'S MIX TAPE

THIS IS … 300! It’s our 300th episode and we decided to review 2007’s 300. 300 hundred Spartans face off against the Persian Empire. Directed by: Zack Snyder Based on the graphic novel by Frank Miller and LynnVarley Written by: Zack Snyder, Kurt Johnstead, and Michael B. Gordon Starring: Gerard Butler, Lena Heady, David Wenham, and Rodrigo Santoro Come on in and have a listen! What do you think of...

Happy pride weekend! Join us today as we review 2013's Blue is the Warmest Color. A coming-of-age tale following a young woman's sexual awakening and first love with another woman.  Directed by: Abdellatif Kechiche Based on the graphic novel by Jul Maroh Written by: Abdellatif Kechiche and Ghalya Lacroix Starring: Adèle Exarchopoulos and Léa Seydoux Come on in and have a listen! What do you think...

Happy Pride month! We’ve decided to do a block of controversial queer movies this year, starting off with a review 2005’s romantic drama Brokeback Mountain. We follow the tale of two men falling in love in a time and place where such a connection is deemed improper.  Directed by: Ang Lee Based on the short story by Annie Proult Written by: Larry McMurty and Diana OssanaStarring: Heath Ledger, Jake...

We’ve reached the end of our through-line with an explosion. This week we review 2002’s crime comedy Big Trouble.  The lives of intertwined Floridians becomes a race against time when two criminals acquire a massive bomb.  Directed by: Barry Sonnenfeld Based on the novel by Dave Barry Written by: Robert Ramsey and Matthew Stone Starring: Tim Allen, Rene Russo, Stanley Tucci, Tom Sizemore, Johnny K...

This week we continue our through line with a review of 1999’s Life.  Two men, wrongly accused of murder, spend the majority of their lives in a hard labor prison. Directed by: Ted Demme Written by: Robert Ramsey and Matthew Stone Starring: Eddie Murphy and Martin Lawrence 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...

It’s time to run! This week on the through-line we are reviewing 2019’s Queen & Slim. A black couple's first date turns into a run from the law after killing a police officer. Directed by: Melina Matsoukas Written by: Lena Waithe and James Frey Starring: Daniel Kaluuya and Jodie Turner-Smith Come on in and have a listen! What do you think of this movie? What are others like it you enjoyed? We’...

What really is consciousness? Following Kogonada as our through line this week we reviewed 2021's sci-fi drama After Yang. A family deals with stages of grief and acceptance when their artificial human assistant breaks down.  Written and Directed by: Kogonada Based on the short story “Saying Goodbye to Yang” by Alexander Weinstein Starring: John Cho, Haley Lu Richardson, and Parker Posey Come on i...

Architecture is an underrated form of art. From last week's cinematographer we have a review of 2017’s Columbus.  After his father falls ill, a Korean-born man finds himself trapped in Columbus, Indiana where he makes an unlikely friendship with a young woman.  Written and Directed by: Kogonada Starring: John Cho, Haley Lu Richardson, and Parker Posey Come on in and have a listen! What do you thin...

This week we’re looking into your apartment across the way with a review of 2021’s The Voyeurs.  Realizing they can see intimate details of their neighbors lives, a couple turns from interested to obsessed.  Written and Directed by: Michael Mohan Starring: Sydney Sweeney, Justice Smith, Ben Hardy, and Natasha Liu Bordizzo Come on in and have a listen! What do you think of this movie? What are othe...

Welcome to Skizm! This week we review 2019’s shoot em’ up, dark comedy Gun Akimbo. A man becomes an unwilling participant in an illegal, underground gladiator game after having pistols bolted to his hands.  Written and Directed by: Jason Lei Howden Starring: Danielle Radcliffe, Samara Weaving, Ned Dennehy, and Natasha Liu Bordizzo Come on in and have a listen! What do you think of this movie? What...

Continuing with our office madness theme we are reviewing 2017’s Mayhem. A virus that lowers one's inhibitions, often leading to violence, wrecks havoc on a law firm known for shady business practices.   Directed by: Joe Lynch Written by: Matias Caruso Starring: Steven Yeun and Samara Weaving Come on in and have a listen! What do you think of this movie? What are others like it you enjoyed? We’d l...

Someone’s got a case of the brutality… This week we start a block of office madness with a review 2016’s The Belko Experiment.  A team or corporate workers find themselves thrown into a social experiment that proves violent and deadly.  Directed by: Greg Mclean Written by: James Gunn Starring: John Gallagher Jr., Adria Arjona, Tony Goldwyn, John C. McGinley, and many more Come on in and have a lis...

This week we are taking a movie break and will be discussing some video games we’ve been playing recently, including Crimson Desert, Resident Evil Requiem, and more. 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.

One more time for nostalgia this week as we review 1991’s Don’t Tell Mom the Babysitter’s Dead. A group of siblings are left to fend for themselves when their elderly babysitter suddenly passes away.  Directed by: Stephen Herek Written by: Neil Landau and Tara Ison Starring: Christina Applegate, Keith Coogan, and many more Come on in and have a listen! What do you think of this movie? What are oth...

This week we’re going back to nostalgia with 1989’s dark comedy The ‘Burbs. A man on a staycation at his home becomes increasingly paranoid that his neighbors are performing human sacrifices.  Directed by: Joe Dante Written by: Dana Olsen Starring: Tom Hanks, Rick Ducommun, Carrie Fisher, Bruce Dern, and more Come on in and have a listen! What do you think of this movie? What are others like it yo...

Today we review another recommendation from our good friend Dahveed Bullis with 2024’s drama Exhibiting Forgiveness. A couple navigates a tumultuous relationship with one of their estranged fathers.   Written and Directed by: Titus Kaphar Starring: André Holland, John Earl Jelks, and Andra Day Come on in and have a listen! What do you think of this movie? What are others like it you enjoyed? We’d...

This week we got a recommendation from our good friend Dahveed Bullis to review 2017’s Loving Vincent. Attempting to deliver Vincent van Gogh's final letter to his brother, a young man and family friend unravels the mystery of Vincent's final days.  Directed by: Dorota Kobiela and Hugh Welchman Written by: Dorota Kobiela, Hugh Welchman, and Jacek Dehenel Starring: Douglas Booth, Jerome Flynn, Robe...

Today we review 2024’s Nightbitch. A woman begins a bizarre transformation into a canine after feeling her personal identity attacked by motherhood.  Written and Directed by: Marielle Heller Based on the Novel by: Rachel Yoder Starring: Amy Adams 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, subs...

Today we are finishing off our run of 2025 movies we missed with If I Had Legs I’d Kick You. We watch as a woman spirals out from the stressors of her life.  Written and Directed by: Mary Bronstein Starring: Rose Byrne 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 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 Olsen Written by: Lars JacobsonStarring: Jack Quaid, Amber Midthunder, and Ray Nicholson Come on in and have a listen! What do you th...

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 Eusebio Written by: Luke Passmore, Josh Stoddard, Matthew Murray Starring: Ke Huy Quan, Ariana DeBose, and Daniel Wu Come on in...

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 Ganatra Written by: Elyse Hollander and Joran Weiss Starring: Jamie Lee Curtis, Lindsay Lohan, Julia Butters, and Sophia Hammons Come on in and have...

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 Anderson Loosely based on the novel ‘Vineland’ by Thomas Pynchon Starring: Leonardo DiCaprio, Teyana Taylor, Sean Penn, and Chase Infiniti Come on...

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 Scharfman Starring: Paul Rudd, Jenna Ortega, Will Poulter, Richard E. Grant, Téa Leoni, and Anthony Carrigan Come on in and have a listen! What do you think of this movie? What are oth...

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. Sandberg Written by: Blair Butler and Gary Dauberman Starring: Ella Rubin, Michael Cimino, Odessa A’zion, Ji-young Yoo, Belmont Cameli...