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Thumb War

Thumb War

By: Bleav Rachel Selig & Jason Doyle
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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.Matthew Osten Social Sciences
Episodes
  • Disclosure Day Review: So. Many. Thumb. Drives.
    Jun 17 2026

    Spoilers 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 Wyatt Russell.

    There are things to like here: Emily Blunt is great, Colman Domingo remains a human weighted blanket, and a few sequences feel like vintage Spielberg. But the movie’s big alien reveal, TV station climax, confusing character logic, and “world peace / just listen” ending left us deeply frustrated.

    We talk Close Encounters comparisons, little green men, thumb drives, World War III, invisible fire trucks, AI-era skepticism, David Koepp, Spielberg nostalgia, and why Disclosure Day ends up as a disappointed thumbs down.

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    42 mins
  • Masters of the Universe Review: Does He-Man’s Big Reboot Have a Big Identity Crisis?
    Jun 14 2026

    Spoilers 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, and the whole Masters of the Universe toy-cartoon universe. Jason mostly remembers it as the moment he realized cartoons could just be commercials for toys. So naturally, expectations were complicated.

    We get into why the new Masters of the Universe feels like it can’t decide what kind of movie it wants to be, whether He-Man works as modern IP, the strange tone, the comedy that doesn’t always land, the nostalgia callbacks, the “He-Man” name problem, the 1987 Dolph Lundgren version, the She-Ra tease, and why Skeletor is easily the best thing in the movie.

    Plus: Jared Leto, Alison Brie, Idris Elba, Battle Cat asking for consent, Ram Man, Fisto, Brian May guitars, toy-commercial cynicism, masculine legacy confusion, and whether hardcore Masters of the Universe fans will have a better time than we did.

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    24 mins
  • Scary Movie Review: The Wayans Brothers Are Back… But Is It Funny?
    Jun 12 2026

    Spoilers 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, Regina Hall, Ghostface, horror spoof chaos, offensive jokes, stoner comedy, and a whole lot of nostalgia — but did it actually make us laugh?

    We talk about the Wayans Brothers returning to the franchise, the Teyana Taylor cold open, the packed-but-quiet theater experience, Scary Movie 3 holding up surprisingly well, The Naked Gun comparison, whether the jokes pull their punches, and why this reboot left us more sad than satisfied.

    Available on YouTube, Apple Podcasts & Spotify

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    28 mins
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