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)

Adrian & Simon review & discuss Season 2 • Episode 2 of HBO's The Last of Us ("Through the Valley").

This deep dive review is initially spoiler-free and becomes spoiler heavy at a very clearly defined moment during the discussion at about the 5:48 minute mark. If you'd have interest in checking out a video version of this episode, please visit the Just Another Review YouTube Channel where the video version of this 'A Closer Look' bonus episode has already been posted.

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

Chapters

0:00 Intro

0:14 Spoiler-Free Review Discussion

5:48 SPOILER HEAVY Review Discussion

31:58 Closing Remarks & Final Review Score (spoiler-FREE)

So much to review, so little time! Adrian and Simon review director Ryan Coogler’s film Sinners, directors Ray Mendoza & Alex Garland’s film Warfare, Daredevil Born Again on Disney+ starring Charlie Cox, and HBO’s first two episodes of the second season of The Last of Us. The two pals also discuss theatre etiquette in 2025, their recent experience at a local IMAX theatre, and Pig director Michael Sarnoski’s upcoming attempt at a Death Stranding movie adaptation for studio A24. Additionally, they examine the recent onslaught of fantastic movie trailers from Tom Cruise's Mission Impossible Final Reckoning, to Wes Anderson’s Pheonician Scheme, to the MCU's Fantastic 4 First Steps. Plus, they focus on the recent announcements from the 2025 Star Wars Celebration. As always, catch us every two weeks on Tuesdays for newly sliced episodes!

Adrian & Simon review & discuss Season 2 • Episode 1 of HBO's The Last of Us.

This deep dive review is initially spoiler-free and becomes spoiler heavy at a very clearly defined moment in the episode at about the 7:08 minute mark. If you'd have interest in checking out a video version of this episode, please visit the Just Another Review YouTube Channel where the video version of this 'A Closer Look' bonus episode has already been posted.

This bonus episode was recorded in Canada on April 13th 2025.

Holy CinemaCon Batman! Adrian and Simon take a look at many of the announcements present at CinemaCon 2025. Additionally, they review director Steven Soderbergh spy thriller, Black Bag, and the A24 horror/comedy, Death of a Unicorn. As a core topic, they also take a look at the recently announced juggernaut cast list for the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s next event film, Avenger’s Doomsday. They also discuss the rescue of the Looney Toons live action flick Coyote vs Acme by Ketchup Entertainment, the new producers assigned to Amazon’s James Bond franchise, the onslaught of fake movie trailers on YouTube, and Fight Club director David Fincher’s next movie written by Quentin Tarantino! As always, catch us every two weeks on Tuesdays for freshly squeezed episodes!

This episode was recorded in Canada on April 6th 2025.

Adrian & Simon review & discuss Ben Stiller's Apple TV+ hit TV series, Severance Season 2.

This deep dive review is initially spoiler-free and becomes spoiler heavy at a very clearly defined moment in the episode at about the 22:45 minute mark. If you'd have interest in checking out a video version of this episode, please visit the Just Another Review YouTube Channel where the video version of this 'A Closer Look' bonus episode has already been posted.

This bonus episode was recorded in Canada on March 23rd 2025.

Chapters

0:00 Intro

0:14 Spoiler-Free Review Discussion Begins (included in Split Focus Ep. 106)

22:45 SPOILER HEAVY Review Discussion Begins

1:41:00 Closing Remarks & Review Score (spoiler-FREE)