Thumb War
by Bleav, Rachel Selig & Jason Doyle
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About this podcast
Thumb War is your weekly showdown over movies, streaming series, and pop culture mayhem. Rachel and JD dive into what’s worth watching (and what deserves jail time), dishing out unfiltered recaps, reviews, and cinematic chaos. Smart-ish, savage-ish, and spoiler-heavy.
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- The Air Bud Rule | Patreon Only · 3 minRachel tried pottery this week. It was peaceful, meditative, and lasted right up until someone told her to “enter the clay.” Elsewhere on the Patreon: Henry Cavill loses his…
- Wild Horse Nine Review: The Most Reluctant Thumbs Up in Thumb War History · 36 min️ FULL SPOILERS Rachel left Wild Horse Nine ready to hand John Malkovich an Oscar. Jason left ready to file a complaint about the sound of a gunshot. Our spoiler review of…
- La Bola Negra Review: Better Than The Odyssey? · 52 min️ FULL SPOILERS for La Bola Negra, including the ending. La Bola Negra (The Black Ball) gave us three timelines, a heartbreaking story. Jason and Rachel review La Bola Negra…
- Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker Rewatch + All 12 Star Wars Movies Ranked · 2 h 21 min️ FULL SPOILERS Somehow, Palpatine returned. Somehow, we watched this again. Our Star Wars rewatch reaches The Rise of Skywalker—and even our resident defender of a galaxy far…
- Whalefall Review: Came for the Whale, Stayed for the Daddy Issues · 26 min️ FULL SPOILERS Getting swallowed by a sperm whale is bad. Having to work through your daddy issues while you’re in there? Bit much. We review Whalefall, Brian Duffield’s…
- You Can See Everything (2026): Nathan Fielder, Elizabeth Holmes & the Art of the Con · 55 minDid Elizabeth Holmes con Nathan Fielder? Or did Nathan Fielder just make the best movie of 2026? This week, JD and Rachel go all in on You Can See Everything, the astonishing…
- 2026 Carrie Mini-Series vs 1976 Carrie Movie: Did We Need Mike Flanagan’s Modern Take? · 46 minSPOILER ALERT Jason and Rachel break down Mike Flanagan’s Carrie, the new modern reimagining of Stephen King’s classic horror story. Somehow we do eight hours of Carrie in under…
- Dune 3 Hype, Avengers: Doomsday Dread & Widow’s Bay Obsession | Patreon Only · 2 minHow can the funniest people we know NOT love Widow’s Bay?! We need answers. Our Patreon-only Thumb War episode is here, and we’re laying down our thumbs to shoot the shit…
- Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother: The Most Badass Dad Movie of the Year · 34 min️ Full spoilers throughout. Jason and Rachel review Your Mother, Your Mother, Your Mother, Bassam Tariq’s wildly original action drama starring Mahershala Ali as a devout Muslim…
- Digger Review: Is Tom Cruise’s Box Office Bomb Actually Worth Watching? · 50 min️ MASSIVE SPOILERS throughout. Jason and Rachel review Digger, Alejandro G. Iñárritu’s bizarre, expensive and extremely polarizing new film starring Tom Cruise, Jesse Plemons…
- Primetime: The Most Uncomfortable Movie of the Year · 40 minSPOILER ALERT Jason and Rachel review Primetime, Lance Oppenheim’s deeply uncomfortable fictionalized take on the world of To Catch a Predator, starring Robert Pattinson and…
- Resident Evil: Zach Cregger Made the Game I Remember · 1 h 3 minSPOILER ALERT Jason and Rachel are joined by Hollywood Insider/Master of Macabre DanDanThePieMan to review Zach Cregger’s Resident Evil — a video game movie about what happens…
- The Uprising Review: Paul Greengrass Shook the Camera Until the Peasants Revolted · 30 minSPOILER ALERT Jason and Rachel review The Uprising, Paul Greengrass’ Andrew Garfield historical rebellion movie that somehow becomes a Robin Hood origin story — a twist the…
- Hope Review: Na Hong-jin Delivers Monster Movie Mayhem · 41 minJason and Rachel review Hope, the bonkers Korean monster movie set near the DMZ that somehow combines horror, comedy, action, alien empathy, anime energy, and a whole lot of…
- Patreon Preview: Small-Town Pop-Ins, Naked Men & Gutter Sluts · 2 minFull Patreon-only chaos is up now. Subscribe to our Patreon account for the full episode! http://bit.ly/44Mo8xU Rachel is back from Nova Scotia, and she brought stories…
- Onslaught Review: Super Soldiers, Bad Makeup & Kinky Villains · 35 minSPOILER ALERT Jason and Rachel review Onslaught, a bloody throwback super-soldier B-movie that somehow includes weird kinks, terrible old-man makeup, exploding jack-o’-lanterns…
- The Last Jedi Recap: Star Wars’ Most Divisive Movie · 1 h 49 minJason, Rachel, and Jesh continue their Star Wars journey with The Last Jedi, aka the movie that split the fandom in half like Snoke in a red throne room. In our spoiler-filled…
- The Dink: A Sports Comedy With No Sport or Comedy · 28 minJason and Rachel review The Dink on Apple TV, a pickleball comedy that somehow seems to hate pickleball. We get into why the movie isn’t very funny, why the pickleball makes no…
- Patreon Preview: Spoon Mics, Stale Farts & Certified Santa · 2 minNew Patreon Only episode is up! Subscribe to our Patreon account for the full episode! http://bit.ly/44Mo8xU The August Patreon episode was recorded in a Bowmanville backyard…
- House of the Dragon S3E8 Review: Rhaenyra Gives the Worst Ted Talk in Westeros · 53 minSPOILER ALERT! Rhaenyra wanted to be anointed queen, so naturally she killed the High Sept and may have started a full religious war. Great plan. No notes. In our…
- Spider-Man: Brand New Day Review — Better Than the Odyssey? · 1 h 35 minSPOILER ALERT Is Spider-Man: Brand New Day the best movie of the year? Jason is not joking. Mostly. This week on Thumb War, Jason, Rachel, and special guest Jesh break down…
- House of the Dragon S3E7 Review: That is One Big Pile of Dragon Sh*t! · 58 minSPOILER ALERT Sunfire is back, Aegon is giving speeches, Rhaenyra is begging a sleeping psychic for validation, and Aemond’s mommy issues have somehow gotten worse. This week…
- Patreon Preview: Movie Recs, Pee-Wee, and the Dave Matthews Poop Boat · 1 minNew Patreon episode is up, and this one goes fully off the rails. Subscribe to our Patreon account for the full episode! http://bit.ly/44Mo8xU It’s the July Patreon episode of…
- House of the Dragon S3E6 Review: Criston Cole’s Blaze of Glory Gets Kiboshed · 1 h 11 minSPOILER ALERT Criston Cole wanted a blaze-of-glory death song. Instead, he got arrows and immediate irrelevance. This week on Thumb War, we’re breaking down House of the Dragon…
- House of the Dragon S3E5 Recap: Mommy Issues & Municipal Payroll · 53 minSPOILER ALERT Rhaenyra has the throne, but King’s Landing has rats, unpaid guards, murdered gold cloaks, graffiti problems, rogue dragons, and one very tense small council…
- Matt Damon Tries to Get Home for Three Loud Hours | The Odyssey Review · 1 h 14 minSPOILER ALERT Christopher Nolan made The Odyssey, and somehow the loudest movie of the year is about a guy who just wants to go home. This week on Thumb War, we’re joined by…
- House of the Dragon S3E4 Recap: Ormond Hightower Takes a Bath and Starts a Holy War · 42 minSPOILER WARNING Aegon has gone from the Iron Throne to the latrine. This week on Thumb War, we’re breaking down House of the Dragon Season 3 Episode 4, where Ormond Hightower…
- The Force Awakens Rewatch : Rey, Finn, Poe & The Rise of Emo Vader · 1 h 11 minWe’re continuing our journey through the Star Wars sequel trilogy with Episode VII: The Force Awakens, aka the movie that made everyone feel like Star Wars was finally back… at…
- Rhaenyra’s Royal Feast HOTD S3E3 Recap: Zero Stars on Yelp · 53 minHouse of the Dragon S3E3 Review: SPOILER ALERT Rhaenyra has King’s Landing… but she might also be losing her mind. This week on Thumb War, we break down House of the Dragon…
- Patreon Preview: 90s Celebrity Crushes, Gummies and Rachel’s War on Greeting Cards · 2 minNew Patreon episode is up, and this one goes fully off the rails. Subscribe to our Patreon account for the full episode! http://bit.ly/44Mo8xU We start with Jason’s new life as…
- Supergirl Review: DC’s Adventures in Babysitting Movie Is a Total Mess · 37 minSPOILER WARNING The new Supergirl movie had everything we wanted on paper: Milly Alcock as a more broken, bitter Kara Zor-El, a fresh contrast to Superman’s optimism, Krypto the…
- House of the Dragon S3E2 Review: Snot, Swords and Shakespeare · 52 minSpoilers, obviously. Dragons, definitely. Sensible decisions? Not so much. House of the Dragon Season 3, Episode 2 gave us grief, dragons, snot, Shakespearean drama, Aemond…
- House of the Dragon Season 3 Episode 1 Recap: Dragons, Disaster & Kids Running Amok · 1 h 11 minJason and Rachel are back in Westeros for a spoiler-filled recap and review of House of the Dragon Season 3, Episode 1. The premiere picks up with the Dance of Dragons fully…
- Disclosure Day Review: So. Many. Thumb. Drives. · 42 minSpoilers for Disclosure Day. Jason and Rachel review Disclosure Day, Steven Spielberg’s new alien movie starring Emily Blunt, Josh O’Connor, Colman Domingo, Colin Firth, and…
- Masters of the Universe Review: Does He-Man’s Big Reboot Have a Big Identity Crisis? · 24 minSpoilers ahead for Masters of the Universe. Jason and Rachel review Masters of the Universe, the new He-Man movie from Amazon MGM and Mattel. Rachel grew up on He-Man, She-Ra…
- Scary Movie Review: The Wayans Brothers Are Back… But Is It Funny? · 28 minSpoilers for Scary Movie. Jason and Rachel review Scary Movie, the sixth installment in the franchise and the return of the Wayans Brothers. The movie brings back Anna Faris…
- The Ugly Stepsister Review: A Twisted Body Horror Cinderella Story · 17 minJason and Rachel review The Ugly Stepsister, a Norwegian body horror take on Cinderella now streaming on Hulu. Told from the perspective of Elvira, the eldest stepsister, the…
- Obsession Review: Is This the Best Horror Movie of 2026? · 32 minJason and Rachel review Obsession, the breakout horror hit from writer-director Curry Barker. The movie follows Bear, a hopeless romantic who uses the mysterious “One Wish…
- Backrooms Review: A24, Kane Pixels & the Future of Horror · 41 minJason and Rachel enter the Backrooms for a spoiler-filled review of A24’s new horror movie from Kane Parsons, the creator behind the viral Kane Pixels YouTube series. We talk…
- The Mandalorian and Grogu Review: Pedro Pascal, Puppets & Problems · 1 h 21 minJason, Rachel and Jesh continue the Thumb War Star Wars rewatch with a spoiler-filled review of The Mandalorian and Grogu. Is it a real Star Wars movie, or does it feel like The…
- [Patreon Preview] The Fittest Man in Mexico · 3 minA very special Patreon-only Thumb War hang with our old friend Derek — actor, real estate adjacent mogul, Puerto Vallarta correspondent, East Side Mario’s survivor, and proud…
- Return of the Jedi Rewatch: Ewoks, Jabba, Vader & George Lucas’ Weird Changes · 1 h 33 minJason, Rachel, and guest Jeshua Kidd revisit Star Wars: Episode VI — from Jabba’s Palace and Luke’s rescue plan to Leia, Han, the Ewoks, the Emperor, Vader’s redemption, and all…
- The Devil Wears Prada 2 Review: Worth It or Waste of Talent? · 1 h 1 minJason and Rachel review The Devil Wears Prada 2, the 2026 sequel directed by David Frankel and starring Meryl Streep, Anne Hathaway, Emily Blunt, Stanley Tucci, Lucy Liu, and BJ…
- [Patreon Preview] Solo Concerts, Gym Chaos and Chopsticks · 2 minSubscribe to Thumb War on Patreon to hear the full episode or give our free trial a go to hear more. This week’s Patreon episode is a classic Thumb War hang — a little music, a…
- The Devil Wears Prada Rewatch — 20 Years Later · 48 minOn this episode of Thumb War, we revisit The Devil Wears Prada and discuss why it remains such a beloved and rewatchable film. Also we discuss the trailer for the upcoming movie…
- The Empire Strikes Back Rewatch | Still the Best Star Wars Movie? · 1 h 17 minWe’re heading back to a galaxy far, far away. On this episode of Thumb War, we continue our Star Wars rewatch with The Empire Strikes Back — widely considered the best film in…
- Duffer Bros’ New Show + 2 Wild Reviews · 37 minOn this episode of Thumb War, we break down the trailer for the new Duffer Bros series The Buroughs — plus quick reviews of Something Very Bad Is Going to Happen and Beast…
- Supergirl and Harry Potter Trailers… We Have Thoughts | Trailer Reactions · 21 minTrailer Trash is BACK. On this episode of Thumb War, we revive an old segment and break down the latest trailers — including Supergirl and the Harry Potter HBO reboot. We get…
- The Drama Review: This Movie Has Everyone Arguing… | Thumb War · 49 minThis might be the most divisive movie out right now. On this episode of Thumb War, we break down The Drama — the new A24 film starring Zendaya and Robert Pattinson — and try to…
- Ready or Not 2 Review: Fun Sequel… But Does It Work? | Thumb War · 51 minThey made a sequel to a movie that already had a perfect ending… On this episode of Thumb War, we break down Ready or Not 2: Here I Come — the follow-up to the surprise horror…
