Adrian and Simon review the hit Jake Schreier directed Marvel Cinematic Universe film, Thunderbolts* and HBO’s The Last of Us Season 2, episodes 3 & 4. Additionally, they discuss Netflix CEO Ted Serandos’ thoughts on the theatrical experience; and they examine the box office success of director Ryan Coogler’s film Sinners. Plus, they rave about the trailers for both director Zach Cregger’s Weapon film and director Benny Safdies’s The Smashing Machine. The boys also discover that there is no time like the present to converse on the recent delay of video game Grand Theft Auto VI, the wonky superhero power metrics of the MCU, and Adrian’s recent water filter incident.

This episode was recorded in Canada on May 2nd 2025.

Adrian & Simon review & discuss Season 2 • Episode 3 of HBO's The Last of Us (“The Path”).

This deep dive review is initially spoiler-free and becomes spoiler heavy at a very clearly defined moment during the discussion at about the 5:08 minute mark. A video version of this A Closer Look episode exists on the Just Another Review YouTube Channel. If you'd like to watch this live-action video on YouTube, click here.

This bonus episode was recorded in Canada on April 27th 2025.

Adrian & Simon review & discuss showrunner Dario Scardapane’s Disney+ Marvel TV series, Daredevil: Born Again Season 1.

This deep dive review is initially spoiler-free and becomes spoiler-heavy at a very clearly defined moment during the discussion at the 14:30 minute marker. A video version of this A Closer Look episode exists on the Just Another Review YouTube Channel. If you'd like to watch this live-action video on YouTube, click here.

This bonus episode was recorded in Canada on April 20th 2025.

Chapters

0:00 Intro

0:14 Spoiler-Free Review Discussion

14:30 SPOILER HEAVY Review Discussion

47:00 Closing Remarks & Final Review Score (spoiler-FREE)