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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.

[Patreon Preview] Trivia, Tangents, and a Behind-the-Scenes Check-In

1 min; April 01, 2026

Star Wars: A New Hope Review — The Movie That Changed Everything

83 hours 35 mins; March 29, 2026

Project Hail Mary Review: A Sci-Fi Hit (Ryan Gosling Shines) | Thumb War

61 hours 20 mins; March 24, 2026

Oscars 2026 Reaction: Winners, Snubs & Wild Moments | Thumb War Movie Podcast

72 hours 16 mins; March 17, 2026

The Bride! Review — Ambitious Swing or Total Mess?

53 mins; March 11, 2026

Our 2026 Oscar Predictions! | Who Will Win at the 98th Academy Awards?

96 hours 25 mins; March 08, 2026

Send Help Review | Sam Raimi Is Back and Having Fun Again

33 mins; March 02, 2026

A Wide-Ranging Late February Check-In | BAFTA chat, Trivia & Other Side Quests

1 min; February 28, 2026

Starfleet Academy Episode 7 Review | Back to Being Boring

43 mins; February 25, 2026

A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms Episode 6 | A Perfect Finale

40 mins; February 25, 2026

Star Trek: Starfleet Academy Episode 6 Review | The Best Episode… Which Isn’t Saying Much

39 mins; February 22, 2026

Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die | Fun Sci-Fi, Heavy Messages, Real Anxiety

28 mins; February 20, 2026

Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie Review | The Best Movie of the Year (Already)

32 mins; February 19, 2026

A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms Episode 5 Review | The Best Battle in Westeros

27 mins; February 18, 2026

"Wuthering Heights" (2026) Review | Beautiful, Brutal, and Polarizing

31 mins; February 17, 2026

Starfleet Academy Episodes 4 & 5 Review | This Show Is So Boring

43 mins; February 11, 2026

A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms Episode 4 Review | Perfection, Dread, and One Well-Timed Fart

43 mins; February 10, 2026

Rogue One Review: The Star Wars Movie That Still Breaks Us

65 hours 42 mins; February 06, 2026

A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms – Episode 3 Review: When the Stakes Finally Rise

26 mins; February 05, 2026

Starfleet Academy Episode 1-3 Review: Boldly Going Nowhere

45 mins; February 01, 2026

28 Years Later: The Bone Temple Review | Body Horror, Cult Logic & Chaos

22 mins; January 31, 2026

Dunk & Egg Are Instantly Iconic | Knight of the Seven Kingdoms Ep 2 Recap

22 mins; January 30, 2026

Stranger Things 5 Behind the Scenes Is Way Wilder Than the Finale | One Last Adventure Review

38 mins; January 25, 2026

Reacting to the Oscar Nominations After a Brutal Week

2 mins; January 24, 2026

A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms (Episode 1) Review | Thumb War

17 mins; January 23, 2026

Avatar: Fire and Ash — Spectacle, Fatigue, and James Cameron Unleashed

34 mins; January 16, 2026

The Housemaid (2025) Is Trashy, Twisty, and Kind of a Blast

21 mins; January 14, 2026

Marty Supreme Review | Safdie Brothers, Oscar-Level Casting & Absolute Chaos

30 mins; January 12, 2026

Stranger Things Finale Review: Off-Putting, Overstuffed… and Still Emotional

80 hours 34 mins; January 05, 2026

Christy (2025) Review — Sydney Sweeney’s Most Brutal, Best Performance

15 mins; January 04, 2026

Bugonia (2025): Jesse Plemons vs Emma Stone in a Wild Sci-Fi Thriller

23 mins; January 03, 2026

Solo: A Star Wars Story — An Underrated Star Wars Banger?

66 hours 56 mins; December 29, 2025

RIP Cosmo, Frat House Panic & Why Quentin Tarantino Is Kind of an Asshole

1 min; December 22, 2025

It: Welcome to Derry — Episode 8 Finale Recap: Pennywise, Fog & Absolute Chaos

53 mins; December 17, 2025

Bad Santa (2003) — Director’s Cut vs Theatrical | Thumb War

39 mins; December 15, 2025

Stranger Things Season 5 Episodes 3 & 4 — The Turnbow Trap, Darabont, and Too Many Characters

76 hours 19 mins; December 13, 2025

Welcome to Derry Episode 7 Review: Pennywise Shines, Logic Burns | Thumb War

57 mins; December 11, 2025

Welcome to Derry Ep 6 Review: Pennywise’s Origin Explained | “The Best Episode So Far?”

55 mins; December 06, 2025

Stranger Things 5 Premiere: Dustin’s Mullet, Demogorgon(?) Drama & Joyce Being Joyce

82 hours 7 mins; December 04, 2025

Revenge Of The Sith: Anakin Snaps, Obi-Wan Cooks & Jeshua Kidd Judges Us

99 hours 35 mins; November 30, 2025

Welcome to Derry Ep 5 — Incredible Pennywise… Questionable Everything Else

58 mins; November 29, 2025

Thumb War: Patreon T-Giving Chaos! Korean BBQ, Terrible Movies & “Turgid” Reviews | P-Hounds Only

4 mins; November 26, 2025

Welcome to Derry Ep 4 is a LORE DUMP | Pennywise Easter Eggs & Why this Episode Dragged

66 hours 59 mins; November 22, 2025

Predator Badlands Review — Empathy, Exploding Caterpillars & Klingon-like Drama

23 mins; November 18, 2025

Welcome to Derry Episode 3 Review: Did the Horror Budget Fall Into the Sewer? | Thumb War

40 mins; November 16, 2025

SHAME (2011): Fassbender’s Monster vs. The Human Spirit | PATREON EXCLUSIVE

1 min; November 10, 2025

Welcome To Derry Episodes 1 & 2: Demon Babies, Pickle Trauma & Pennywise Gaslighting an Entire Town

36 mins; November 08, 2025

Patreon Exclusive: The Hunt for Ben Solo (and Other Disasters)

1 min; November 03, 2025

Black Phone 2 Review & Werewolf Rewind – Dream Demons, Skates, and the Funniest Undead Ever Filmed

32 mins; October 31, 2025

Thumb War vs. Star Wars: Attack of the Clones (2002) | With Jeshua Kidd

87 hours 51 mins; October 24, 2025

BARBARIAN (2022) Review | Airbnb Horror, Skarsgård Creep Factor & Wild Basement Twists

65 hours 8 mins; October 16, 2025

28 Years Later (2025) Review | Zombie Horror Reinvented or Rage Virus Letdown?

58 mins; October 12, 2025

Did A24 Screw Up The Smashing Machine?

69 hours 25 mins; October 09, 2025

Friendship (2025) Review — Tim Robinson Gets Cringe on the Big Screen

76 hours 25 mins; October 02, 2025

Bug Bites, Bad Rest Stops & Band-Aid Garnishes | Patreon Exclusive!

3 mins; October 01, 2025

PTA’s One Battle After Another Spoiler Free Review + Holland Injury, Cavill Delay, Mandalorian & Grogu Trailer, Weapons Prequel & More!

51 mins; September 28, 2025

Alien Earth Recap | Finale Fail & Series Meltdown

51 mins; September 25, 2025

Alien: Earth Ep 7 Recap + Sydney Sweeney’s Housemaid, Paul Rudd’s Anaconda & More

65 hours 33 mins; September 20, 2025

Sinners (2025) Full Spoiler Review | Ryan Coogler’s Vampire Musical with Michael B. Jordan

73 hours 18 mins; September 15, 2025

Alien: Earth Ep. 6 “The Fly” Recap + TIFF, Degrassi & Survivor News

60 hours 6 mins; September 11, 2025

Caught Stealing (2025) Spoiler Review | Darren Aronofsky, Austin Butler & Zoe Kravitz

67 hours 31 mins; September 09, 2025

ALIEN: EARTH Ep 5 Recap | Facehuggers, Sabotage & Space Daddy Morrow

77 hours 11 mins; September 07, 2025

Alien: Earth Episode 4 Recap & Breakdown + Starfighter Casting News

69 hours 2 mins; September 01, 2025

Pit Stains, Panic Orders & Pastry Porn

3 mins; August 29, 2025

Honey Don’t (2025) Spoiler Review | A Total Disaster from Ethan Coen & Tricia Cooke

44 mins; August 28, 2025

Alien: Earth Ep 3 Was a Headache (Literally) | Full Recap & Review

75 hours 27 mins; August 23, 2025

Pickleball PMS, Classic Comedies & Cold Plunge Flexes | Patreon Exclusive

1 min; August 20, 2025

Alien: Earth Recap — Xenomorphs, New Monsters & WTF Moments

69 hours 24 mins; August 17, 2025

Weapons (2025) – Full Spoiler Breakdown & WTF Moments

66 hours 21 mins; August 10, 2025

Seaweed, Small Town Wedding DJs & the Wildest Patreon AMA Yet

3 mins; August 08, 2025

Happy Gilmore 2: Better Than the Original?!

75 hours 45 mins; August 03, 2025

Fantastic Four: First Steps Review | Jeshua Kidd on Marvel’s Most Family-Driven Movie Yet

100 hours 55 mins; July 27, 2025

Take Me To The River | PATREON PREVIEW

2 mins; July 24, 2025

A Bunch Of Dummies Get What’s Coming to Them | Thumb War Ep. 3

120 hours 35 mins; July 20, 2025

Handle In, Lights Out

2 mins; July 18, 2025

James Gunn’s SUPERMAN Review – We Breakdown The Wildest DC Reboot Yet!

118 hours 41 mins; July 16, 2025

Jurassic World Rebirth, Trailer Trash & Dipshit Boyfriends | ThumbWar Ep. 1

93 hours 20 mins; July 06, 2025

Final Episode! (But Something New Is Coming…)

66 hours 43 mins; June 25, 2025

Bar Tabs Are Oppression, JD Is A Cool Guy & That Wasn’t Beef

63 hours 7 mins; June 13, 2025

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63 hours 7 mins; June 13, 2025

Titanic Fanatics, The Worst Ice Cream Toppings & OSHA Violations in Star Wars

67 hours 44 mins; June 05, 2025

Burgers, Bangers and Bops | Patreon PREVIEW

1 min; May 28, 2025

Stoned Moms, Future Luggage & A Hilarious Neighborhood Beef

60 hours 51 mins; May 20, 2025

The Perfect Wedding, Cop Crashes Dinner Party, and Deli Drama

66 hours 15 mins; May 14, 2025

Pre-Wedding Jitters, Strange Kid Hugs, And Are Smokers The Best Of Us?

67 hours 22 mins; May 01, 2025

Black is OUT?! Plus Martha Stewart's Bizarre Ex Complaint! | Patreon Exclusive

1 min; April 24, 2025

Katy Perry In Space, An Idiot Attempts First Contact & We Rank Adam Sandler Comedies

58 mins; April 17, 2025

Palm Springs Bachelor Party, Comedy Store Review & Embracing the “F-It” Age

56 mins; April 10, 2025

What Really Happened At The No Dunks Pizza Party

61 hours 18 mins; April 03, 2025

Cancelling Netflix, Siesta Culture And Should Biscoff Cookies Be BANNED?!

62 hours 0 mins; March 27, 2025

Champagne Rooms, Gym Revenge, and Earworm Cures | Mailbag

62 hours 7 mins; March 24, 2025

Civics 101 | Patreon Exclusive!

2 mins; March 20, 2025

Bohemian Rhapsody | Is This Bad?

76 hours 5 mins; March 17, 2025

Naked On A Plane, Embarrassing Homes & The Wedding Reception Hall Of Fame

62 hours 58 mins; March 13, 2025

Anna Seregina On Angry Emails, Farts, and the BEST Way To Describe A Wine

71 hours 4 mins; March 10, 2025

Dictators, Embarrassing Workouts, Aliens, Oscars & More

63 hours 57 mins; March 06, 2025

The BEST place to go on a first date! | Maddy Kelly

70 hours 0 mins; March 03, 2025

Oh Canada | Patreon Exclusive!

1 min; February 27, 2025

The Goonies | Is This Bad?

64 hours 52 mins; February 24, 2025

We Rank Every SNL50 Sketch! Plus, NBA All-Star is in BIG Trouble!

63 hours 49 mins; February 20, 2025

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