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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

53:10 Final Thoughts

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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

01:06:23 Where Does the Franchise Go?

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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 Death

35:27 Parental Guidance

41:10 Movies That Make Us Cry

50:47 What's The Takeaway?

58:21 Final Thoughts and Rankings

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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 Wrap-up

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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

24:24 Aemmond

25:57 Lord Ormund

31:51 The Knights

35:28 Aegon

40:24 Alicent

41:50 Action

50:48 Dialogue

52:46 Rhaenyra

01:02:50 Compared to Game of Thrones

01:06:54 Stray Thoughts<...

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 Franchise Quality

01:10:10 Jean Grey

01:14:51 Mutants

01:20:23 Final Thoughts and Rankings

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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 Action

01:06:44 Controversies

01:09:56 Rankings

01:12:35 As An Adaptation

01:20:09 Score

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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 Character Moments

40:30 Matt Mercer

41:35 The Bard's Lament

48:11 Long-term Setup

49:37 Other Characters

50:56 Whispered One Plan

01:01:46 Deaths

01:07:12 How the Rest MIGHT Go

01:11:16 Frustrating Cliffhangers

01:17:38 Stray...

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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Justin and Joe review Maul: Shadow Lord.

00:00 Introduction

02:10 Technically Exceptional

06:14 Action

13:52 Score

14:47 What Era Is This?

17:06 Joe Being Petty

24:25 Characterizations

28:28 Moral Grays + The Final Fight

33:41 Sith Are Emotional

35:12 Working Around Canon

41:39 Pacing and Energy

48:23 Recycled Concepts

53:40 Final Thoughts

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Justin and Joe review Invincible S4.

00:00 Introduction

02:31 Diminished Returns

07:06 Repeated Sins

09:24 Burden of Responsibility

12:39 Guardians of the Globe

16:41 Zoe

20:06 General Writing

25:58 The Action

28:56 Thragg

32:55 Speculation for S5

36:07 Ethical Dilemmas

37:47 Redemption

42:56 More Speculation

46:54 Unbelievable Plots

52:29 Animation

56:12 The Show's Popularity

59:10 Comparison Games

107:36 Final Thoughts and Ranking

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Justin and Joe review The Super Mario Galaxy Movie.

00:00 Introduction

01:26 Nintendo Cinematic Universe

06:06 Animation

07:51 Bad Writing

16:12 Early Final Rankings

19:51 Stray Thoughts

22:24 Themes

26:18 Ratings, For Real

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Justin and Joe review Project Hail Mary.

00:00 Introduction

01:06 The VFX

06:14 Visual Style

10:10 Hard Sci-Fi

14:51 Adaptation

17:36 Character Development

20:07 Rocket Fuel

22:16 Music and Sound

23:38 Length and Pacing

27:38 Broad Appeal

34:35 Some Stray Thoughts

39:09 Final Thoughts

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Justin and Joe review Beastars Season 3 Part 2

00:00 Our Backgrounds on Beastars

02:52 The Ending Sucked

09:23 The Black Market

11:20 More That Bugged Us

15:44 Technical Issues

18:28 Why the Lower Quality?

21:03 Some Positives

26:59 Stray Thoughts

34:12 The Animation Style

39:27 Final Rankings

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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

Love Actually

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Hot Frosty

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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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