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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
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
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 Thra
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 R
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
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 Pos
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 B
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 Ventres
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 Th
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 th
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 Aspe
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
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 Cli
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 Hono
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 WEBSI
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 Lightyea
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 Wri
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
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:
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 Stra
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