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Welcome To Derry Episodes 1 & 2: Demon Babies, Pickle Trauma & Pennywise Gaslighting an Entire Town
We’re recapping Episodes 1 & 2 of Welcome To Derry, a show that proves Stephen King will never run out of nightmare fuel.
In this episode, Jason and Rachel break down the pacifier trauma, the demon-b…
Published on 9 hours ago
Patreon Exclusive: The Hunt for Ben Solo (and Other Disasters)
Welcome to the Thumb War Patreon lounge — where the mics are hot, the Eight Ball’s filthy, and no one’s editing out the weird stuff. JD and Rachel dive into the doomed Soderbergh-Driver Star Wars scr…
Published on 5 days, 10 hours ago
Black Phone 2 Review & Werewolf Rewind – Dream Demons, Skates, and the Funniest Undead Ever Filmed
This week on Thumb War, Jason and Rachel ring up The Black Phone 2 (2025) — a sequel that swaps its creepy basement for a haunted dreamscape — and then revisit An American Werewolf in London (1981), …
Published on 1 week, 1 day ago
Thumb War vs. Star Wars: Attack of the Clones (2002) | With Jeshua Kidd
Jason and Rachel are joined by resident Jedi Jeshua Kidd to tackle Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones. From Obi-Wan’s noir detective subplot on Kamino to Anakin and Padmé’s galaxy-wide red-…
Published on 2 weeks, 1 day ago
BARBARIAN (2022) Review | Airbnb Horror, Skarsgård Creep Factor & Wild Basement Twists
This week on Thumb War, Jason and Rachel (with special guest Dan Dan The Pie Man!) check in to the worst Airbnb in cinematic history: Barbarian (2022). We’re talking Bill Skarsgård’s creep factor, Ju…
Published on 3 weeks, 2 days ago
28 Years Later (2025) Review | Zombie Horror Reinvented or Rage Virus Letdown?
It took two decades, but the rage virus is back. Jason and Rachel review 28 Years Later (2025), the shocking sequel from Danny Boyle and Alex Garland — now available on digital. We unpack the perform…
Published on 3 weeks, 6 days ago
Did A24 Screw Up The Smashing Machine?
Jason & Rachel wrestle with The Smashing Machine — Benny Safdie’s bruising MMA drama starring Dwayne Johnson & Emily Blunt. Is it The Rock’s best performance? Why did it flop at the box office? And c…
Published on 4 weeks, 2 days ago
Friendship (2025) Review — Tim Robinson Gets Cringe on the Big Screen
Andrew DeYoung’s Friendship (A24) is equal parts hilarious, awkward, and deeply uncomfortable. Tim Robinson (I Think You Should Leave) and Paul Rudd dive headfirst into cringe comedy — and we break i…
Published on 1 month ago
Bug Bites, Bad Rest Stops & Band-Aid Garnishes | Patreon Exclusive!
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The factory floor is open, and this one gets… weird. We’re talking:
Tim Hortons serving canned chicken (?!?!) Amazon’s …Published on 1 month, 1 week ago
PTA’s One Battle After Another Spoiler Free Review + Holland Injury, Cavill Delay, Mandalorian & Grogu Trailer, Weapons Prequel & More!
This week on Thumb War:
Paul Thomas Anderson’s One Battle After Another opens to $22.4M and 96% on Rotten Tomatoes — we debate if it’s “vintage PTA” or just overhyped. Injury report: Tom Holland…Published on 1 month, 1 week ago