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Ryan and Joe review A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms S1.

00:00 Intro

03:18 George R.R Martin

06:07 Egg

12:25 Writing and Tone

18:04 A Knight Who Remembered His Vows

24:36 World Politics

31:05 Ser Arlan of Pennytree

34:13 Baelor Targaryen

39:26 Supporting Characters

44:31 The Ending

47:58 Is Dunk a Knight?

52:12 Colouring

55:40 Production Design

59:32 Trial of Seven

01:04:47 Perspective of a Real Squire

01:08:17 Wide Appeal

01:12:39 Final Rankings

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Justin and Joe count down the top character introductions in the Star Wars Franchise (Movies/ TV)!

00:00 Honourable Mentions

05:57 Cassian Andor

08:38 Anakin Skywalker/ Darth Vader

12:44 Darth Sidious

14:57 Asajj Ventress

17:42 Fives and Echo

20:28 Yoda

23:48 General Grievous

27:03 Han Solo

30:30 Luke Skywalker

38:56 Obi-Wan Kenobi

41:55 George Lucas vs Disney

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Justin and Joe review Fallout Season 2.

00:00 Our Backgrounds on Fallout

01:41 Overview + Thaddeus

05:32 Supermutants and Lore

08:03 The Enclave

12:29 House

13:52 Pacing Issues

16:26 Maximus

20:02 Season 3 Setup

21:26 The NCR

24:41 Some of the Writing and Arcs

29:27 Production Design

34:45 Talking Technical

37:52 The Canadian Parts

41:51 Rankings and Wrap-up

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Justin, Joe, and special guest star Ryan Walker review The Mighty Nein Season 1.

00:00 Introduction

02:06 Preconceived Notions

05:15 Keeping Old and New Fans Invested

07:29 Voice Acting

10:16 vs Vox Machina

16:33 Into the Characters

24:19 Animation

28:13 The Villains

35:44 Fjord

41:05 Beau and Nott

47:59 Re-writing Yasha

51:21 The Cliffhanger

01:03:41 Stray Thoughts

01:17:37 Wrap-up

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Justin and Joe review Stranger Things 5.

00:00 Overview on the Series

04:01 Bloated Cast

10:00 Pacing Issues

13:31 New Lore

15:53 Parents Trusting Children

18:56 Will Byers

28:19 Inconsistent Writing

33:31 Technical Aspects

37:37 The Mind Flayer Twist

38:58 Character Arcs

42:24 The Military

47:46 The Finale

52:08 Wrap-up

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Justin and Joe review 52 holiday films (which they've never seen), then use them to discover the meaning of Christmas.

00:00 Intro

01:27 Reviews

01:03:04 Rom Com Lessons

01:05:18 Communication and Vulnerability

01:07:57 Family and Community

01:11:47 Save Relationship With Your Father

01:14:41 Christmas Protagonists are Jerks

01:17:52 Pushing Away Negativity

01:21:40 Family is Better than Money

01:25:01 Child Faith Heals Adults

01:30:26 The Meaning of Christmas

THE LIST

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Breaking into internet artistry is next to impossible, thanks to a series of decisions and trends which de-incentivized creativity.

00:00 Our General Dissatisfaction

02:05 Greed Swallowed Internet Individualism

05:35 Clickbait Equals Revenue

08:15 Shilling For Ads

13:56 Maximizing Ad Revenue

17:15 Influencers

22:57 The Rise of AI Content

28:58 AI Makes Creative Careers Harder

34:38 AI Ruined Traditional Writing

37:01 What Art Could Be

42:04 Why Do We Create

52:21 An Existential Thought Spiral

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Every fan of every fandom eventually comes across the concept of "Head Canon", whether or not they realize. Is it a useful coping mechanism or a pathetic fantasy?

00:00 Protects the Good Vibes

04:36 It's Silly

05:59 Honour the Creator's Intentions

10:45 Ignoring Hard Emotions

16:03 Sometimes Good Things Exist Within Bad

18:37 Fandoms Are Nightmares

28:38 What's Considered Definitive

34:42 Wrap-up

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Justin and Joe review Zootopia 2.

00:00 Surprising Adult Appeal

02:48 Side Characters

05:54 Nick and Judy

10:03 Follow the Snake

12:49 Animation

15:58 Presentation and Writing

21:57 Score

22:50 Action

25:25 Wrap-up

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Justin and Joe celebrate their "Friendaversary" by going over their favourite friendships from some of their favourite entertainment!

00:00 Intro

01:20 Commander Sheppard and Garrus Vakarian

02:07 Woody and Buzz Lightyear

04:18 Chuck Bartowski and Morgan Grimes

06:17 Oliver Queen and John Diggle

08:20 Doctor/ Donna

11:09 Will Smith and Carlton Banks

14:27 Liz Lemmon and Jack Donaghy

16:48 Spongebob Squarepants and Patrick Starr

18:32 Han Solo and Chewbacca

21:15 Bruce Wayne and Jim Gordon

24:58 Fox Mulder and Dana Scully

27:31 Chandler Bing and Joey...

Justin and Joe review The Witcher S4.

00:00 Overview

03:41 Comparisons to S3

05:42 Themes

09:26 Villains

17:10 Ciri and The Rats

22:27 The Action

27:42 Lower Production Values

34:24 Stunt Performers

36:19 Some of the Writing

41:00 Liam Hemsworth

44:52 Wrap-up

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Justin and Joe review the first few episodes of The Witcher S4, and complain about Netflix's marketing strategies.

00:00 Hemsworth vs Cavill

06:34 Improved Writing

12:32 Action

13:57 No Marketing

21:58 Decline of Fantasy TV

26:45 The Rats

31:13 The Streaming Wars

35:55 Wrap-up

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Justin and Joe review Tron: Ares!

00:00 Overview

04:12 Jared Leto

07:24 The Action

17:55 Production Design

19:46 Where Is Tron

24:16 Box Office Woes

25:46 Some Subtle Details

27:08 NIN Soundtrack

28:48 The Screenplay

42:56 The 3-D

47:26 Wrap-up

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Joe watches his first ever Studio Ghibli film!

00:00 Pacing and Length

05:07 Anime in Our Childhoods

08:00 Excellent Animation Craft

12:28 Dark Themes and Horror

18:32 Character Development

21:28 Colour Theory

25:51 Stray Thoughts

32:46 Wrap-up

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Justin explains the basics of Neon Genesis: Evangelion to Joe!

00:00 Controversies + Overview

08:06 Emotional Grounding

12:46 What is the Titular Neon Genesis

15:26 The Rebuild Movies

25:00 The Meta Narrative

31:03 The Average Instalment

33:56 Other Themes

39:53 Wrap-up

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Joe watched his first anime! Frieren was an exceptional experience, with fine artistic crafting in all regards.

00:00 Introduction

02:40 Animation

07:49 Frieren's Memories

12:47 Themes

24:16 Frieren's Flaws

27:41 Tone and Storytelling

33:16 Speculation on the Future

34:12 The Score

37:29 Wrap-up

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Justin explains Demon Slayer to somebody who doesn't watch anime!

00:00 Introduction

01:51 Overall Concept

06:38 The Complex Demons

09:08 Demon Slaying

11:14 Movies

17:45 The Road To Its Ending

20:27 The Demon Slayer Corps

22:19 Writing and Action

26:56 Supporting Cast

30:43 Allegories

35:37 Animation

37:50 Infinity Castle Movie Review

52:37 Wrap-up

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Justin kicks off "Anime October" with his review of "The Summer Hikaru Died", while Joe picks his brain with questions.

00:00 Introduction

01:31 Overall Story Thoughts

10:11 Themes and Storytelling

18:05 Ending and Payoff

20:50 Pacing

22:16 Lore

26:44 Emotional Maturity

29:09 Animation

31:46 Violence

33:14 Voice Acting

35:58 Wrap-up

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Have you ever liked a piece of media where the creator turned out to be a jerk? Did you care? Justin and Joe explore the complexities of supporting bad but talented people.

00:00 Intro

02:23 The Copium Method

09:17 Art Separated From the Creator

13:30 Proportional Involvement

22:17 There Are More Skeletons in Closets

26:50 Criticism and Idealism Can Be Separated

42:03 How do WE Feel?

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We celebrate Spider-Man with a count-down of our favourite cinematic Spidey moments!

00:00 Intro

01:51 I Don't Feel So Good

04:43 Peter Tingle

07:29 Car Ride With the Vulture

17:14 Spider-Man In Color

21:04 Cranes of NYC Combine

24:24 An Amazing First Rescue

26:38 A Sinister Presence

32:06 An Attempt at Vengeance

35:36 Emo Peter Parker

41:34 Spectacular Spider-Man

45:16 Depowered Trial By Fire

48:31 Peter Loses His Cool

50:48 Leap of Faith

55:27 I Had a Father

01:07:07 The Death...

Wednesday S2 maintains an enjoyable tone, and characters, but has more twists and turns than it can properly set up.

00:00 Introduction

01:11 Initial Thoughts

05:17 Too many Characters

11:17 Twisty

17:32 Villains + Red Herrings

24:25 Acting

33:44 The Evil Family

39:03 Parent/ Child Relationships

46:00 Conspiracy Theories

52:24 Technical Stuff

57:41 Wednesday Addams

01:03:40 Future Seasons

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Joe and Justin realize that their time on this Earth to consume and create is finite.

00:00 The Crisis

06:36 Too Much Media Exists

11:58 Not Enough Time

17:02 Loads of Competition

22:38 Lack of Time to Create

26:12 Planet of the Beavers

32:45 Retribution Isle

34:59 Testing Different Mediums

42:49 Consuming More Than We Create

46:55 Working Hard For Little Reward

51:52 Every Piece of Art is a Copy

56:57 Wrap-up

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Joe explains The Naked Gun franchise to Justin-- who's never watched the films. Includes some non-spoiler thoughts on The Naked Gun (4)

00:00 Introduction

02:10 What is The Naked Gun?

08:17 The Comedy

12:25 The Writing

18:51 The Naked Gun 4 Mini-Review

22:10 Themes of Police Over-reach

24:54 Question Period

30:01 Technical Things + Rankings

36:46 Wrap-up

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The Sandman S2 arrives multiple years late to the party. But it's still welcome, to the few of us who care.

00:00 Introduction

03:01 The Cancellation

05:55 Overview

10:19 Mysteries of the Endless

13:16 Acting, Writing, Themes

36:47 The Final Episode

40:15 Visual Effects and Colour

47:21 Wrap-up

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Coming of Age films were a huge genre till last decade. Now they're just low-budget slop on Netflix. What happened?

*Sorry for the audio glitch at 34:00. Was a recording issue.

00:00 Some history

06:51 Changing Hollywood Film Industry

13:23 The Teenage Experience

30:00 Social Arrested Development

51:58 Wrap-up

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Hollywood is cancelling your favourite shows and movies left and right. What's their problem, and how will it continue to impact you?

01:38 Wheel of Time Cancellation

03:17 TV Seasons Are Too Far Apart

06:00 Faulty Viewing Metrics 09:07 Destroys Audience Trust

13:50 Peter Jackson

18:25 The MCU

23:29 Streamers

26:45 The Creators

35:10 The Gap Between Seasons

39:45 Expectations

50:34 Solutions

57:35 Wrap-up

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The Fantastic 4: First Steps is getting a lot of hype right now. We liked it... but found the screenplay flawed.

00:00 State of the Fantastic 4 IP

03:18 The Worldbuilding

11:31 Doomsday Theories

16:29 Structure and Dialogue

24:59 Visuals and Filmmaking

30:18 Production Design

37:22 High Stakes

42:04 The Score

43:18 The Family Dynamic

49:41 Stray Thoughts

53:42 Wrap-up

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Justin and Joe review the latest Superman reboot, by Guardians of the Galaxy director James Gunn! This character is Joe's favorite superhero of all time, so did it live up to his lofty expectations?

2:40 Justin's Introduction + Premise

10:11 The Games + Themes

15:27 Antagonists

19:53 Did it Deserve 3 Seasons?

22:35 Are the Games Senseless Violence?

27:23 Core Themes

32:07 Season 3 SPOILER Review

37:03 The Show's Mixed Ending

56:24 Season 3 More Generally

01:02:52 Potential For Season 4

01:10:16 Wrap-up

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Justin and Joe review the latest Superman reboot, by Guardians of the Galaxy director James Gunn! This character is Joe's favorite superhero of all time, so did it live up to his lofty expectations?

00:28 DC's History with Crossovers

03:34 DC vs Marvel Tones

06:15 Overview + David Corenswet

16:50 Rachel Brosnahan as Lois Lane

21:10 Nicholas Hoult as Lex luthor

25:12 The Justice Gang

33:22 The Action + Ultraman

42:31 Screenplay

01:01:53 Plans for Supergirl

01:06:30 Superman Review Wrap-up

01:08:50 Box Office

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The state of online fandom is decidednly toxic. Joe and Justin break down the ways in which this toxicity manifests and outline steps to improve the well-being of everybody who considers themselves a "fan".

04:35 A History of Passionate Nerds

11:55 IP Is Inter-generational

18:12 Lack of Understanding Franchise Themes

30:52 Lack of Critical Awareness

42:36 Commodification of Hate

47:28 A Path to Bettering Fandom: Stage 1

53:10 Bettering Fandom Stage 2

01:02:03 Bettering Fandom Stage 3

01:07:33 Wrap-up

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Justin (a Director of Photography) explains why The Gorge excels with its digital cinematography, where other films fail!

00:00 Introduction

02:34 Non-spoiler Review

6:07 Top-tier Visual Style

11:15 Plot is Overrated

14:30 What's in the Gorge?

16:12 CGI Should Look Unnatural

23:06 Tradition Vs New School

31:47 More About the Gorge's Story

33:37 Colour Work

35:16 Wrap-up

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Joe reviews "From the World of John Wick: Ballerina".

00:00 Introduction

02:22 The Shadow of John Wick

10:07 Expands the World

12:32 The Twist

14:32 Eve

16:07 Action

21:51 Themes 24:11 Criticism of the Story

28:36 Box Office Woes

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Joe and Justin share their love for the too-often ignored world of audio fiction.

01:18 Our Histories With Audio

05:47 Close Up

10:35 Voice Acting

15:11 New Audio Fiction

20:01 The Budget Option

21:19 Not Cool

24:55 The Appeals of the Format

32:33 Thought Plane Media Audios

41:38 Audio Fiction Classics

46:36 Visual Imagination

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Justin and Joe review Mission Impossible: Final Reckoning!

00:00 Introduction

02:22 MI Expectations

07:44 The Classic Series

11:17 Bookends to MI 1

12:51 Luther

15:17 The Stunts

34:21 The Entity

37:34 Combating The Entity

42:39 Themes of Individualism

45:18 The Franchise's Future

1:00:30 Editing

1:01:48 Final Ranking

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Ryan and Joe review The Last of Us Season 2!

00:00 Introduction

04:47 That Joel Moment

07:56 Season Overview

10:54 Episode 6

14:06 Nuanced Reactions to Gay Characters

17:35 The Bella Ramsey Problem

19:18 Ellie's Final Kills

21:49 The Seraphite Island Scene

23:26 The Ellie Problem

27:00 Atmosphere

29:36 Ellie Is Incompetent

30:28 Dina and Joel

32:02 Frustrating Writing

37:08 A Better Season

42:22 Dina the Show Stealer

45:21 Jesse

47:19 Supporting Cast

50:24 Spores

53:26 Ellie's Characterization

57:44 Action

Justin and Joe review the live-action adaptation of Disney's Lilo and Stitch.

00:00 Introduction

02:15 Close Up

04:11 Comparison Games

07:12 Nani Overwhelmed

10:31 Positive View of Social Work

14:02 Living For Yourself

16:33 Narrative Bloat

19:17 Jumba and Pleakley

22:18 Sisterly Bonding

25:12 Stitch

30:29 Third Act Shenanigans

33:14 More Jumba and Pleakley

38:29 Challenges of Adaptations

48:27 Visual Style

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Joe reviews and recaps Star Wars: Andor for Justin!

00:00 Introduction

01:08 Cassian is an Everyman

05:56 The Rebels/ Alliance

09:15 Luthen Rael

13:17 Mon Mothma's Rescue

18:18 Mon Mothma

25:09 Bail Organa

26:55 That One Force User

28:42 Dedra Meero

31:34 Luthen's Ending

35:43 Intensity

38:30 The Ghorman Massascre

47:37 Syril Karn

53:02 Bix

57:00 Andor Legacy

1:02:21 A Lived-in Universe

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Justin and Joe review Marvel's Thunderbolts*!

00:00 Introduction

10:57 Exposition

13:26 Government Run Superheroes

15:27 Sentry

21:38 Ending Dream Sequence

23:19 Black Widow

25:54 Mental Health

29:00 Visual Style + Costumes

34:04 Ghost + The Writing

39:32 The New Avengerz

44:42 John Walker

49:58 Humour + Stakes

55:26 Who Is Marvel For?

49:41 Justin's Disney Conspiracy

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00:00 Introduction

01:07 Daredevil Born Again

12:04 Otherworldly

17:39 The Amateur

29:20 Black Mirror S7

39:30 Solo Leveling

47:03 Light and Magic S2

59:44 News and Trailers

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#sololeveling #daredevil #blackmirror #ilm #closeup #reviews

00:00 Intro and rules

Justin and Joe debate whether Star Wars: The Clone Wars is superior to Star Wars: Rebels (+ The Bad Batch for good measure).

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