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SPOILER 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 Merritt Weaver. Rachel says she’d rather watch Saw than sit through this again — and somehow still gives the movie a thumbs up. We get into Robert Pattinson’s Chris Hansen-inspired character, the strange morality of predator-sting television, whether public humiliation actually solves anything, the gray areas the show refuses to acknowledge, and why the movie makes almost everyone involved feel compromised. ️ Available on YouTube, Apple Podcasts & Spotify Support the show on Patreon for ad-free episodes & bonus content : http://bit.ly/44Mo8xU Like & Subscribe Leave a 5-star review if you’re enjoying Thumb War Email us: [email protected] Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

SPOILER 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 when a completely normal guy with no survival skills suddenly finds himself trapped inside a survival-horror nightmare. Jason talks about discovering the original Resident Evil on PlayStation in the ’90s and staying up until sunrise watching friends play, while the gang gets into why this movie works by capturing the feeling of playing a video game instead of simply recreating the game’s story. Plus: why Jason thinks this is a smarter way to adapt video games, why some Resident Evil fans are furious, the surprisingly dark ending, and our official ranking of Cregger’s three movies: Barbarian, Weapons, and Resident Evil. Available on YouTube, Apple Podcasts & Spotify Support the show on Patreon for ad-free episodes & bonus content : http://bit.ly/44Mo8xU Like & Subscribe Leave a 5-star review if you’re enjoying Thumb War Email us: [email protected] Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

SPOILER 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 marketing apparently decided to spoil before anyone got there. We get into the rough opening weekend, the confusing Robin Hood pivot, the lack of bows and arrows, Andrew Garfield as the Plowman, Jamie Bell as John Ball, the historically messy Peasants’ Revolt, Richard II going from simpering teen king to strategic despot overnight, and whether the movie’s modern political parallels are too blunt to ignore. Subscribe to Thumb War for movie reviews, TV breakdowns, historical nitpicks, and Paul Greengrass camera operators who refuse to own tripods. ️ Available on YouTube, Apple Podcasts & Spotify Support the show on Patreon for ad-free episodes & bonus content : http://bit.ly/44Mo8xU Like & Subscribe Leave a 5-star review if you’re enjoying Thumb War Email us: [email protected] Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Jason 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 running. We get into why the movie is very long but rarely boring, the incredible production design, the cowardly/incompetent police chief who somehow becomes hilarious, the rookie cop stealing the show, the gross-but-funny alien dissection scene, the baby alien reveal, the creepy hunter garage, and Michael Fassbender’s digital alien. Subscribe to Thumb War for movie reviews, TV breakdowns, horror chaos, and deeply unnecessary debates about alien anatomy. ️ Available on YouTube, Apple Podcasts & Spotify Support the show on Patreon for ad-free episodes & bonus content : http://bit.ly/44Mo8xU Like & Subscribe Leave a 5-star review if you’re enjoying Thumb War Email us: [email protected] Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Full 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, thrift-store intel, small-town pop-in trauma, and a new insult Jason immediately regrets hearing. This week’s Patreon episode has throat burps, lake-house dreams, naked-door-answering strategies, Wharf Rat Rally leather-daddy discourse, Frenchy’s chaos, Rachel discovering “gutter sluts,” Jason refusing to wear chaps and Crocs, Hazel learning the vacuum is the real enemy, Nathan Fielder’s secret Elizabeth Holmes doc, Dolly Parton mourning, and Metro-box drama. Game we play in the episode– https://krillion.io/ Subscribe to Thumb War for movie reviews, TV breakdowns, Patreon chaos, and conversations that should probably not happen in front of our children. ️Available on YouTube, Apple Podcasts & Spotify Support the show on Patreon for ad-free episodes & bonus content : http://bit.ly/44Mo8xU Like & Subscribe Leave a 5-star review if you’re enjoying Thumb War Email us: [email protected] Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

SPOILER 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, bad barbecue, poison gas, practical squibs, and Dan Stevens looking like Cousin Matthew got trapped in a student film. Jason wanted to like it. Rachel maybe kinda did. Mostly, it made us want to watch The Guest and Overlord instead. Full spoiler review is up now. ️ Available on YouTube, Apple Podcasts & Spotify Support the show on Patreon for ad-free episodes & bonus content : http://bit.ly/44Mo8xU Like & Subscribe Leave a 5-star review if you’re enjoying Thumb War Email us: [email protected] Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Jason, 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 review, we dig into why Jesh saw the movie five times in theaters, why Jason still loves Rian Johnson’s take, and why Rachel is having a harder time with Luke, Poe, Snoke, Rose, and one deeply upsetting green-milk moment. We also talk about the opening bombing run, Poe’s Marvel-style comedy, the “bombs in space” nitpicks, Leia using the Force in space, Holdo not telling Poe the plan, Rose Tico, Canto Bight, Kylo Ren smashing his mask, Rey and Luke on Ahch-To, the sacred Jedi texts, and the jaw-dropping Snoke throne-room scene. Subscribe to Thumb War for movie reviews, TV breakdowns, Star Wars chaos, and arguments about alien milk that nobody asked for. ️ Available on YouTube, Apple Podcasts & Spotify Support the show on Patreon for ad-free episodes & bonus content : http://bit.ly/44Mo8xU Like & Subscribe Leave a 5-star review if you’re enjoying Thumb War Email us: [email protected] Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Jason 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 sense, why the cast deserved better, how Andy Roddick and John McEnroe are wasted, why the “dink off” ending is painful, and how a Hallmark movie called Pickleball Christmas somehow did this premise better. Plus: spoon mics in a backyard, Jake Johnson, Ed Harris, Mary Steenburgen, Ben Stiller’s gross doctor scene, fake pickleball extras, grunting, May-December weirdness, and the eternal question: who is this movie actually for? Subscribe to Thumb War for movie reviews, TV breakdowns, Patreon chaos, and occasional accidental pickleball advocacy. ️ Available on YouTube, Apple Podcasts & Spotify Support the show on Patreon for ad-free episodes & bonus content : http://bit.ly/44Mo8xU Like & Subscribe Leave a 5-star review if you’re enjoying Thumb War Email us: [email protected] Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

New 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 with spoon mics, train noise, a loon, and Daddy Doyle possibly hearing way too much. Jason and Rachel talk road trip chaos, Buc-ee’s, Texas Roadhouse, haunted car diagnostics, stale farts, Lawrence’s thousand-mile t-shirt journey, nostalgic garbage-beer smells, certified Santa sightings, Canadian snack pairings, and Rachel’s theory that Amazon trucks look obscene. Also: Ghost Town as a Buc-ee’s poop anthem, spoon-mic etiquette, Rachel’s swearing intervention, and FMK movie hypotheticals. Full Patreon chaos is up now.   ️ Available on YouTube, Apple Podcasts & Spotify Like & Subscribe Leave a 5-star review if you’re enjoying Thumb War Email us: [email protected] Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

SPOILER 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 spoiler-filled recap of House of the Dragon Season 3 Episode 8, the season finale, we break down Rhaenyra’s mad-queen spiral, Daemon calming her down with High Valyrian prophecy therapy, Baela finally calling her out, Alyn stepping up, and the disastrous decision to execute the one guy who could actually crown her. We also talk Helaena’s tragic final scenes, the white horse vision, the butterfly imagery, Rhaenyra force-feeding her sister, Mysaria getting fired and escaping, Aegon rising with Sunfire, Ormond’s brutal end, Roddy the Ruin going out in a blaze of glory, and Ulf being possibly the worst dragon rider in Westeros. Plus: Rachel’s top characters of the season, Ormond Hall of Fame talk, Daeron getting knighted, Gwayne serving Daeron the Daring, Corlys’ loyal Velaryon badasses, Rhaenyra’s terrible public prophecy speech, Team Green chaos, Team Black incompetence, and the pain of waiting two years for more dragons. Subscribe to Thumb War for weekly House of the Dragon recaps, movie reviews, TV breakdowns, and chaotic pop culture arguments. ️ Available on YouTube, Apple Podcasts & Spotify Support the show on Patreon for ad-free episodes & bonus content : http://bit.ly/44Mo8xU Like & Subscribe Leave a 5-star review if you’re enjoying Thumb War Email us: [email protected] Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

SPOILER 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 Spider-Man: Brand New Day, Tom Holland’s return as Peter Parker, the loneliness after the memory wipe, the Punisher/Spider-Man buddy-comedy energy, Jean Grey’s shocking arrival, Bruce Banner, MJ and Ned, organic webbing, second puberty, mutant power dampeners, and whether Marvel is officially back. Plus: Tom Holland’s wild eyebrow, bodega cleaner placement, Marisa Tomei blame, Black Widow in a Russian bath, Spider-Man’s “no friends” era, Punisher chili, Hulk chaos, MJ’s muscle-memory handshake, Secret Wars theories, Miles Morales speculation, and Jason deciding this movie hit his 13-year-old comic-book brain harder than almost anything else this year. Subscribe to Thumb War for movie reviews, TV breakdowns, comic-book chaos, and grown adults trying to explain why Spider-Man makes them emotional. ️ Available on YouTube, Apple Podcasts & Spotify Support the show on Patreon for ad-free episodes & bonus content : http://bit.ly/44Mo8xU Like & Subscribe Leave a 5-star review if you’re enjoying Thumb War Email us: [email protected] Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

SPOILER 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 on Thumb War, we’re breaking down House of the Dragon Season 3 Episode 7: The Dragon in Winter, aka the episode Rachel would like to rename Let Sleeping Dragons Lie. We get into Rhaenyra spiraling, Helaena’s gray mare dream, Aemond’s nightmare sex hallucination, Alicent choosing poison over direct murder, Gwayne’s excellent horse dismount, Ormund’s finger-in-a-box diplomacy, Sheepstealer chaos, Daemon’s Moon Door stupidity, Mysaria’s powerbroker era, and Aegon accidentally summoning Sunfire with the speech of his life. Also: dragon headgear, giant dragon shit, suspicious gowns, and Ulf quiet quitting Team Black. Full spoiler recap is up now. Available on YouTube, Apple Podcasts & Spotify Support the show on Patreon for ad-free episodes & bonus content : http://bit.ly/44Mo8xU Like & Subscribe Leave a 5-star review if you’re enjoying Thumb War Email us: [email protected] Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

New 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 Thumb War, and Jason and Rachel are laying down their thumbs for movie recommendations, Nolan rankings, celebrity crushes, and general nonsense. This month, we talk The Invite, Motor City, Sheep Detectives, Hazel’s love of Babe, Rachel and Jason’s top Christopher Nolan movies, Paul Reubens/Pee-Wee nostalgia, 90s hot-guy rankings, and the Dave Matthews Band poop-boat disaster. Come for the movie talk. Stay for “sit bat,” wrong shoe sounds, talking sheep, and deeply unnecessary filth. Bonus chaos, extra movie talk, and questionable life advice — now on Patreon. Support the show on Patreon for ad-free episodes & bonus content : http://bit.ly/44Mo8xU ️ Available on YouTube, Apple Podcasts & Spotify Like & Subscribe Leave a 5-star review if you’re enjoying Thumb War Email us: [email protected] Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

SPOILER 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 Season 3 Episode 6: Faceless Man or The Butcher’s Ball?, aka the episode Rachel correctly renames The Hubris and the Humbling. We get into the Butcher’s Ball, Black Aly shutting Criston Cole up, Alicent and Helaena being absolutely terrible at escaping, Rhaenyra trying royal customer service and hating every second of it, Daemon badly hiding his extremely white hair under a helmet, and the mysterious “Faceless Man” who may just be some guy. Plus: Rhaena’s missing Sheepstealer scene, Jeyne Arryn’s Moon Door hobby, Mysaria getting ruthless, Corlys and Alyn’s daddy issues, Aegon asking if he’s a bad man, Tyland joining the world’s funniest grave-digging trio, and Alice Rivers casually revealing five dragon eggs. Available on YouTube, Apple Podcasts & Spotify Support the show on Patreon for ad-free episodes & bonus content : http://bit.ly/44Mo8xU Like & Subscribe Leave a 5-star review if you’re enjoying Thumb War Email us: [email protected] Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

SPOILER 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. This week on Thumb War, we’re breaking down House of the Dragon Season 3 Episode 5: Unbowed and Unbent, aka the episode where nobody relents, nobody listens, and Daemon being right is somehow the most annoying development of all. We get into Criston Cole’s guerrilla warfare era, Alice Rivers’ Harrenhal magic, the black goat/Vhagar conspiracy, Aemond’s haunted mommy issues, Alicent chugging the lie, Helaena standing up for herself, Larys absolutely roasting Aegon into self-reflection, and Rhaenyra’s deeply chaotic approach to leadership. Also: cats, rats, Baby Bjorns, tap-on delivery, Queen of the Bastards, and municipal payroll crises. Full spoiler recap is up now. Available on YouTube, Apple Podcasts & Spotify Support the show on Patreon for ad-free episodes & bonus content : http://bit.ly/44Mo8xU Like & Subscribe Leave a 5-star review if you’re enjoying Thumb War Email us: [email protected] Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.