TOMMY 'N' JACOB'S MIX TAPE

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 Kubrick Based on the novel Red Alert by Peter George Written by: Stanley Kubrick, Peter George,...

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 Gilliam Written by: Terry Gilliam, Tom Stoppard, and Charles McKeow Starring: Jonathan Pryce, Kim Greist, Robert De Niro, Ian Holm, and Michael P...

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 Braff Starring: Zach Braff, Natalie Portman, Peter Sarsgaard, and Ian Holm Come on in and have a listen! What do you t...

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 Boyle Written by: Alex Garland Starring: Cillian Murphy, Naome Harris, Brendan Gleeson, and Chris...

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 Rodriguez Written by: Lames Cameron and Leata Kalogridis Based on the Manga by: Yukito Kishiro Starring: Rosa Salazar, Christopher Waltz, Keean Johnson, Jennifer Connelly, and Maher...

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 Miller Written by: George Miller and Nick Lathouris Starring: Anya Taylor-Joy and Chris Hemsworth Come on in and have a listen! What do you think o...

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 Coen Based on the Novel by: Charles Portis Starring: Hailee Steinfeld, Jeff Bridges, and Matt Damon Co...

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 Earl Starring: Sophie Thatcher, Pedro Pascal, and Jay Duplass Come on in and have a listen! What do you think of this movie? What are others like it you enjoyed? We’d lo...

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/TJsMixTape 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...

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 Aronofsky Written by: Darren Aronofsky and Ari Handel Starring: Hugh Jackman and Rachel Weisz Come on in and have a listen! What do you think of this movie? What...

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 Sant Written by: Chris Sparling Starring: Matthew McConaughey, Ken Watanabe, and Naomi Watts 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, subscr...

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. Blaustein Written by: Ricky Blit tStarring: Johnny Knoxville, Katherine Heigl, and Brian Cox Come on in and have a listen! What...

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 McKittrick Starring: Ryan Reynolds, Justin Long, Anna Faris, and many mor...

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 Koontz Written and Directed by: Stephen Sommers Starring: Anton Yelchin, Addison Timlin, and Willem Dafoe Come on in and have a listen! What do you think of this movie?...

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 Sclavi Directed by: Kevin Munroe Written by: Thomas Dean Donnelly and Joshua Oppenheimer Starring: Brandon Routh, Anita Briem, Sam Huntington, and Taye Diggs C...

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 Scott Written by: Nicole Holofcener, Matt Damon, and Ben Affleck Starring: Matt Damon, Adam Driver, Jodie Comer, and Ben Affleck Come on in and have a listen!...

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 Park Starring: Maisy Stella, Aubrey Plaza, and Percy Hynes White Come on in and have a listen! What do you think of this...

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 McGuire Directed by: Richard Zemeckis Written by: Richard Zemeckis and Eric Roth Starring: Tom Hanks, Robin Wright, Paul Bettany, and Kelly Reilly C...

This week we are doing one of last year's biggest disappointments.  Join us for our review of 2024’s remake of The Crow After 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’Barr Directed by: Rupert Sanders Written by: Zach Baylin and William Josef Schneider Starring: Bill Skarsgård, FKA...

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 Fargeat Starring: Demi Moore, Margaret Qualley, with Dennis Quaid Come on in and have a listen! What do you think of this movie? What are others like it you en...

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 Fennell Starring Barry Keoghan, Jacob Elordi, Archie Madekwe, Alison Oliver, Rosamund Pike, and Richard E. Grant Come on in and have a listen! What do you think of this movie...

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 Baumbach Based on the book “White Noise” by Don DeLillo Starring: Adam Driver and Greta Gerwig Come on in and have a listen! What do you think of this movie? What are others like it you enjoyed? We’d...

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 Anderson Starring: Alana Haim and Cooper Hoffman 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 h...

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 Judge Written by: Mike Judge and Etan Cohen Starring: Luke Wilson, Maya Rudolph, and Dax...