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The Chummy Thumbs Podcast is your new go-to hangout for everything TV and film—served with humour, honest opinions, and the kind of banter only true screen-obsessed friends can deliver. Each week, we dive into the newest shows, mini-series, and movies across all major streaming services, breaking down what’s worth your time (and what absolutely isn’t). But we don’t stop at reviews. We dig into beloved classics, hidden gems you may have missed, and the cult favourites we can’t stop rewatching. Along the way, we open the curtain on our own experiences working as actors and independent directors, sharing inside stories from the film and television industry that you won’t hear anywhere else. Whether you’re a casual viewer, a binge-watch addict, or an aspiring filmmaker, Chummy Thumbs is here to entertain, inform, and spark debate—one thumbs-up (or thumbs-down) at a time. Tune in, join the conversation, and discover your next great watch.
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- Today58 min
Elvis and a Chesterfield, Now That's a True Romance
Send us an email Welcome to episode 119 of Chummy Thumbs! This week we take a look back at a little film from the year 1993. What film do you say? Why it's 'True Romance', directed by Tony Scott (TopGun) and written by none other than Quentin Tarantino. A script sold to help finance another picture, this film has all the flair and style we've come to expect from a Tarantino piece. Tony Scott does wonders with the material and makes it his own. A laundry list of A-list actors, who bac...
- 1 weeks ago56 min
Emo Haircuts and the Police, Now Lets Catch a Killer
Send us an email Welcome to episode 118 of Chummy Thumbs! Summer break is over and the kids are back in school. Hayden talks about the fine print of Police appearance protocol This week we discuss the 2026 psychological drama thriller The Whisper Man, now playing on Netflix. Robert De Niro, Michelle Monaghan, Adam Scott, Michael Keaton... Now that's a call sheet, but does it translate to on-screen gold? Paint by numbers thriller? Muddled writing? Predictable? Daytime versus ni...
- 2 weeks ago56 min
Batman Breaking Badly with a Lioness
Send us an email Welcome to episode 117 of Chummy Thumbs! This week we drop the first of a new format. You'll hear these in the show's rotation every now and then. What makes it different is we pick a predetermined theme, and we each choose a film or show to discuss. This week we start with 'Hidden Identity'; what choices do we make? Hayden sticks with superheroes and chooses a favourite from his youth, the 1989 'Batman'. Shao goes brand new: a documentary recently released, 'Raygun Breaki...
- 3 weeks ago54 min
Audition Callback Leads to Pirate Action Talk on 'The Bluff'
Send us an email Welcome to episode 116 of Chummy Thumbs! The team allows Hayden to make another pick... for those playing along at home, historically this has not turned out too well for him. The Bluff, the pirate action-drama-thriller starring Priyanka Chopra Jonas and Carl Urban, going head-to-head. Catch it on Prime video. - If you like films along the lines of John Wick or Atomic Blonde this film might be right up your alley. - What do you get if you play with the revenge action ge...
- 4 weeks ago54 min
D23 Hype Meets Loki Season Two Payoff
Send us an email Welcome to episode 115 of Chummy Thumbs! Comic-accurate Wolverine at four feet tall? That dumb little question turns out to be a perfect way to talk about what we actually want from adaptations: exact details from the page, or the feeling a character gives you when they walk into a scene. From there we jump into a packed D23 roundup, sorting real signal from pure hype across Marvel, Star Wars, Pixar, and Disney Animation, including what has us excited for what’s next on...
- Aug 17, 20261h 11m
If Only Miss Minutes Had a Body - Loki s2 ep 1-3
Send us an email Welcome to episode 114 of Chummy Thumbs! With San Diego Comic Con having finished a few weeks back, alongside Disney's D23 over the weekend, we thought what better time to start gearing up for one of the most anticipated MCU films (Avengers: Doomsday) then by going back in time to LOKI. We start season two with the first three episodes. *Spoiler discussion* Discussion begins at 8min 30sec - Having been away from the Marvel game, Loki S2 felt like a logical point for us to ...
- Aug 10, 20261h 10m
I Don't Have Enemies...I Have Friends - The Hunting Wives: ep 5-8
Send us an email Welcome to episode 113 of Chummy Thumbs! We get into the final four episodes of the Netflix thriller series 'The Hunting Wives', based on the popular book by May Cobb. We tackle the last 4 episodes of this 8-episode series. *Spoiler discussion* Discussion begins at 28:14 - Here we get the juicy parts of the 'whodunnit'; does it pay off? - Stick the landing? Or leave us with some disappointments? - Suspenseful? You know it! - A couple of great red herrings throw...
- Aug 3, 20261h 4m
Work? We don't work. We Wife. - The Hunting Wives: ep 1-4
Send us an email Welcome to episode 112 of Chummy Thumbs! We get into the first four episodes of the Netflix thriller series 'The Hunting Wives', based on the popular book from May Cobb. We tackle the first 4 episodes of this 8-episode series. *Spoiler discussion* - Will this series play out as predictably as we think? Or will the 'whodunnit' catch us off guard? - Are there cliches and tropes we've seen before? - Sexy? Oh yes, it is! - Suspenseful? You know it! - Will it hook y...
About Chummy Thumbs
The Chummy Thumbs Podcast is your new go-to hangout for everything TV and film—served with humour, honest opinions, and the kind of banter only true screen-obsessed friends can deliver. Each week, we dive into the newest shows, mini-series, and movies across all major streaming services, breaking down what’s worth your time (and what absolutely isn’t). But we don’t stop at reviews. We dig into beloved classics, hidden gems you may have missed, and the cult favourites we can’t stop rewatching. Along the way, we open the curtain on our own experiences working as actors and independent directors, sharing inside stories from the film and television industry that you won’t hear anywhere else. Whether you’re a casual viewer, a binge-watch addict, or an aspiring filmmaker, Chummy Thumbs is here to entertain, inform, and spark debate—one thumbs-up (or thumbs-down) at a time. Tune in, join the conversation, and discover your next great watch.
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