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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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Recorded by Joseph Morin and Justin Church

Edited by Joseph Morin

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#wheeloftime #amazonprime #marvelstudios #cancelled #closeup #filmdiscussion

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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#fantasticfour #marvelstudios #blockbuster #pedropascal #closeup #reviews

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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#squidgame #netflix #explains #kdrama #closeup #reviews

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

01:15:16 Future DC Movies

01:21:26 Comparing with Marvel

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

Recorded by Joseph Morin and Justin Church

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#superman #jamesgunn #dccomics #blockbuster #closeup #reviews

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

Recorded by Joseph Morin and Justin Church

Edited by Joseph Morin

Close Up cover art by Justin Church

#superman #starwars #marvel #toxicfandom #closeup #reviews

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

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#thegorge #appletv #anyataylorjoy #cinematography #closeup #reviews

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

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#ballerina #johnwick #anadearmas #actionfilm #closeup #reviews

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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#closeup #podcasts #audiobooks #audiofiction #oldtimeradio #audible

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

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#missionimpossible #tomcruise #finalreckoning #stunts #closeup #reviews

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

1:01:02 Eugene

1:05:07 In Defense of Joel

1:07:55 More Subpar Writing

1:20:53 Pacing

1:24:29 Death Threats

1:26:54 Visuals

1:29:52 Wrap-up

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RYAN'S SOCIAL MEDIA https://www.instagram.com/ryanwalkerofficial/?hl=en

Recorded by Joseph Morin and Ryan Walker

Edited by Joseph Morin

Close Up cover art by Justin Church

#thelastofus #hbo #pedropascal #naughtydog #closeup #reviews