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We get Close Up on a variety of entertainment-- including film, television, and comics. For substantive reviews, history, trivia, lists, and debates.
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Average audio length:
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Justin and Joe review The Social Reckoning.
00:00 Movie Says Nothing
08:21 Regulatory Oversight
14:46 Three Perspectives
20:25 How It Could Be Fixed
24:10 Conversation Starter
32:41 Some Good Things
33:50 To A Higher Standard
38:42 Filmmaking
41:38 Some More Good
44:38 The Social Media Problem
53:…
PREVIOUS EPISODES 🔗
Justin and Joe review Neon Genesis: Evangelion.
00:00 Overview
01:82 Shinji Is Pathetic
05:52 Nonsensical Story
15:08 The End of Evangelion
20:46 Rebuild Movies Overview
27:47 Rebuild 3
34:06 Franchise Themes
37:32 Action
44:12 Visual Style
46:49 More Themes
53:48 Rankings
01:03:18 Final Rankings
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Joe blind-reacts to the famously confusing series finale of Neon Genesis: Evangelion.
This is a watch/ listen-along format, with sporadic commentary. So pull up the episode and follow along!
01:10 Episode Starts
23:24 Joe's Review
Justin and Joe review Grave of the Fireflies.
00:00 Overview
01:02 Frustrating
06:36 About Regret
09:42 Struggling to Empathize
13:33 Technical Aspects
15:37 This Is A Kid's Movie
18:26 What Makes A Tragedy?
22:51 Wartime
25:55 Expressiveness
28:10 Emotional Intelligence
32:46 Rare Presentations of…
Joe and Justin learn how to become more effective game masters of TTRPGs with some basic game theory.,
00:00 GNS Theory Overview
11:38 Where Does DnD Lean
17:15 Narrative TTRPGs
23:08 Situationist TTRPGs
30:12 How It Helps Players
34:41 DnD Is a Gateway Drug
41:33 The Problem With Narrative
47:06 W…
Ryan and Joe review House of the Dragon S3.
*Apologies for Joe's subpar audio. There was a technical glitch while recording. This was the best he could manage to fix it in the edit.
00:00 Intro
05:55 Real Problems With S3
08:47 Undermining Deaths
11:42 Too Many Characters
18:01 Poor Halaena
24:2…
Justin and Joe review Spider-Man: Brand New Day.
00:00 Overview
06:16 Classic Marvel
09:55 Flashbacks
13:34 Pacing
16:31 Themes
32:45 Stylization
35:55 Brings Out Inner Child
37:09 The Hulk
44:17 Humour
46:19 Ned and MJ
57:42 Tom Holland is the Best Spider-Man
01:05:31 Effects Work
01:07:33 Franchi…
Justin and Joe review Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey.
00:00 First Impressions
04:26 Greek Gods
11:46 The Cyclops Scene
18:34 Odysseus
29:50 Penelope
33:05 Robert Pattinson
35:50 John Leguizamo
36:42 Immersion
41:08 Editing
46:03 Thematic and Narrative Payoffs
54:06 Telemachus
59:05 Length
01:03:32…
Justin, Joe, and special guest star Ryan Walker review The Legend of Vox Machina S4.
00:00 Expectations
03:02 Cliffhanger Finale
05:00 Animation
08:14 Fractured Team Spirit
14:18 Lack of Communication
20:09 The Whispered One
23:18 Taryon Darrington
28:01 Pike
32:51 The Power of Faith
35:40 Great C…
Justin and Joe review Spider-Noir.
00:00 Sony Has a Win
02:17 Colour Choices
05:37 Filmmaking Craft
08:53 VFX
17:39 Characters
21:28 An Original But Classic Spidey Story
28:38 The Spider
33:31 Supporting Cast
37:42 Stray Thoughts
44:05 Final Rankings
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