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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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#frieren #animereview #manga #closeup #reviews

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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#demonslayer #animereview #infinitycastle #explains #closeup #reviews

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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#thesummerhikarudied #animereview #netflix #closeup #reviews

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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#josswhedon #neilgaiman #commentary #closeup #cancelled

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 of Gwen Stacy

01:14:31 My Gift My Curse

01:19:52 Kiss in the Rain

01:24:45 Got a Train to Catch

01:30:46 With Great Power...

1:40:11 Wrap-up

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#spidermanmovies #tobeymaguire #samraimi #andrewgarfield #tomholland #closeup

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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#wednesday #addamsfamily #netflixseries #closeup #reviews

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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#existentialism #quarterlifecrisis #consumerbehavior #creatorlife #closeup #reviews

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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#nakedgun #explains #liamneeson #comedyfilm #closeup #reviews

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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#sandman #sandmannetflix #dccomics #netflixseries #closeup #reviews

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

WEBSITE: https://www.thoughtplane.ca/

JUSTIN'S SOCIAL MEDIA https://www.instagram.com/jchurchtpm/

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Close Up cover art by Justin Church

#comingofage #netflixmovies #commentary #closeup #filmdiscussion