TOMMY 'N' JACOB'S MIX TAPE

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, foll...

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 Chau Written by: Kirk DeMicco, William Schifrin, Jacqueline Feather, and David Seidler Based on the book ‘The King’s Damosel’ by: Vera Chapman Starring: Jessaly...

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 Zondag Written by: John Patrick Shanley Book by: Hudso...

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 Petersen Written by: Andrew W. Marlowe Starring: Harrison Ford and Gary Oldman Come on in and have a listen! What do you think of this movie? What are oth...

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 Emmerich Written by: Roland Emmerich and Dean Devlin Starring: Will Smith, Bill Pullman, Jeff Goldblum, and many more Come on in and have a listen! What do you think...

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 Wincer Written by: Jeffrey Boam Based on the character created by: Lee Falk Starring: Billy Zane, Kristy Swanson, Treat Williams, James Remar, Catherine Zeta-Jones, and Car...

Follow us into the hidden side of New York for our review of 1994’s action film The Shadow. A wealthy man, with a troubled past, learns an ancient art of mind manipulation and uses said abilities to fight the forces of evil as…The Shadow! Directed by: Russell Mulcahy Written by: David Koepp Based on the character created by: Walter B. Gibson Starring: Alec Baldwin, John Lone, Penelope Ann Miller,...

Join us today as we continue our pulp comic movies list with 1991’s The Rocketeer! In 1938, a pilot stumbles upon an experimental rocket jetpack and must use it to foil an evil plan of world domination.   Directed by: Joe Johnston Written by: William Dear, Danny Bilson, and Paul De Meo Based on the character created by: Dave Stevens Starring: Billy Campbell, Jennifer Connelly, Timothy Dalton, and...

We’ve got a new review for ya all, see! Today we’re reviewing 1990’s Dick Tracy. A detective uses all his resources to stop the organized crime running rampant in the city he loves. Directed by: Warren Beatty Written by: Jim Cash and Jack Epps Jr. Based on the Comic Strip by: Chester Gould Starring: Warren Beatty, Madonna, Al Pacino, and Charlie Korsmo Come on in and have a listen! What do you thi...

Get your drinks and snacks for the weekend! Today we are taking a little break from our usual film reviews and will be discussing some video games! Please join us for that and we will be back soon with some more movies in the following weeks. Thanks for listening! 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...

Bonjour! Continuing on our imaginary friend block, join us today for our review of 1996’s Bogus. After the sudden death of his mother, a young boy finds support and comfort within his new imaginary friend Bogus.  Directed by: Norman Jewison Written by: Jeff Rothberg, Francis X McCarthy Jr., and Alvin Sargent Starring: Whoopi Goldberg, Gérard Depardieu, and Haley Joel Osment Come on in and have a l...

Hello friends! Please join us for our Imaginary Friends block! Today we start it off with 1991’s dark comedy Drop Dead Fred! With the ending of her marriage a young woman’s imaginary friend, Fred, resurfaces to help her be happy again. Directed by: Ate de Jong Written by: Elizabeth Livingston, Carlos Davis, and Anthony Fingleton Starring: Phoebe Cates and Rik Mayall Come on in and have a listen! W...

Get your hands off of me, you damn dirty human! Today we review 2001's Planet of the Apes. Tim Burton took a shot at remaking the 1968’s sci-fi classic and we will discuss it this Friday. A space pilot, on an attempt to save his chimp friend finds himself thrown through a wormhole and crash landing on a planet ruled over by apes.  Directed by: Tim Burton Written by: William Broyles Jr., Lawrence K...

Get your hands off of me you damn dirty ape! Join us for our review of 1968’s sci-fi classic, Planet of the Apes. A group of astronauts crash land on a planet that is controlled by a society of hyper intelligent great apes. Directed by: Franklin J. Schaffner Written by: Michael Wilson and Rod Serling Based on the book La Planète des singes by Pierre Boulle Starring: Charlton Heston, Maurice Evans,...

Today we finish up our apocalyptic block with a review of 2012’s Seeking a Friend for the End of the World. As an asteroid barrels down, promising the destruction of Earth, two unlikely friends embark on a road trip to reunite with loved ones.  Written and Directed by: Lorene Scafaria Starring: Steve Carell and Kiera Knightley Come on in and have a listen! What do you think of this movie? What are...

In celebration of the new Fallout series release, we decided to discuss a few apocalyptic movies. Kicking us off is a review of 2009’s The Road. We follow a man and his young son as they navigate the world after a mysterious and catastrophic event has left the planet a barren and hostile place.  Directed by: John Hillcoat Written by: Joe Penhall Based on the book by Cormac McCarthy Starring: Viggo...

We’re doing our part! Join us for our review of 1997’s Starship Troopers. We follow a group of recently enlisted soldiers during the brink of a full scale war with a race of alien bugs.  Directed by: Paul Verhoeven Written by: Edward Neumeier Based on the book by Robert A. Heinlein Starring: Casper Van Dien, Denise Richards, Dina Meyer, and Neil Patrick Harris Come on in and have a listen! What do...

Today we are going into classic horror territory with a review of 1976’s The Omen. An ambassador and his wife come to the horrifying realization that their young song may be the Antichrist.  Directed by: Richard Donner Written by: David Seltzer Starring: Gregory Peck, Lee Remick, Harvey Stephens, and David Warner Come on in and have a listen! What do you think of this movie? What are others like i...

Take the red pill with us as we review 1999’s The Matrix. A man must realize his full potential to free humanity from a computer program called the Matrix, a simulation that keeps us complacent and unaware, as a group of machines uses us as living batteries. Written and Directed by: The Wachowskis Starring: Keanu Reeves, Carrie-Anne Moss, Laurence Fishburne, and Hugo Weaving Come on in and have a...

Good morning! And in case we don’t see ya, good afternoon, good evening, and good night. Today we are reviewing 1998’s The Truman Show. A man living the ‘American Dream’ becomes increasingly paranoid that those around him may be hiding something, and that his reality may not be all that it seems.  Directed by: Peter Weir Written by: Andrew Niccol Starring: Jim Carrey, Laura Linney, and Ed Harris C...

Open your mind and join us for a review of 2012’s Total Recall remake. An average man goes to a memory altering clinic only to discover that he is a spy, a spy with the secrets that will save his home from an oppressive government.  Directed by: Len Wiseman Screenplay by: Kurt Wimmer and Mark Bomback Inspired by Philip K. Dick’s short story “We Can Remember It for You Wholesale” Starring: Colin Fa...

Open your eyes… Today we are reviewing 2001’s Vanilla Sky. A privileged young man must rediscover himself after an accident leaves him disfigured and broken. Directed and Screenplay Adapted by: Cameron Crowe Original Screenplay “Abre Los Ojos” by: Alejandro Amenábar and Mateo Gil Starring: Tom Cruise, Penélope Cruz, and Cameron Diaz Come on in and have a listen! What do you think of this movie? Wh...

Welcome back everyone! Today we are taking a break from movies and will be instead discussing some other media properties that we have enjoyed recently. Topics include video game news and impressions. As well as some television we have been watching. Please come on and join us. All our links at https://linktr.ee/TJsMixTape Come on in and have a listen! What do you think of this movie? What are oth...

Today we review 2010’s Scott Pilgrim vs. the World. A young man meets the woman of his dreams, the catch? He must battle all her evil exes in order to date her. Directed by: Edgar Wright Written by: Edgar Wright and Michael Bacall Based on the Graphic Novel by: Bryan Lee O’Malley Starring: Michael Cera and Mary Elizabeth Winstead Come on in and have a listen! What do you think of this movie? What...

Today we review 2009’s (500) Days of Summer! A look into the life of a hopeless romantic dealing with the ending of his relationship with his dream girl. Directed by: Marc Webb Written by: Scott Neustadtert and Michael H. Weber Starring: Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Zooey Deschanel 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 fro...