Close Up with Ryan and Joe

About Close Up with Ryan and Joe

We get Close Up on a variety of entertainment-- including film, television, and comics. For substantive reviews, history, trivia, lists, and debates.

Publisher

Thought Plane Media

Category

tv & film

Language

en

Explicit

Yes

First episode

6 Jul 2022

Latest episode

15 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

188 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   15 Oct 2026

   The Social Reckoning Fails To Have A Point | Close Up E183

   Justin and Joe review The Social Reckoning. 00:00 Movie Says Nothing 08:21 Regulatory Oversight 14:46 Three Perspectives 20:25 How It Could Be Fixed 24:10 Conversation Starter 32:41 Some Good Things 33:50 To A Higher Standard 38:42 Filmmaking 41:38 Some More Good 44:38 The Social Media Problem 53:10 Final Thoughts WEBSITE: thoughtplane.ca (http://thoughtplane.ca) JUSTIN'S SOCIAL MEDIA https://www.instagram.com/jchurchtpm/ (https://www.instagram.com/jchurchtpm/) Recorded by Joseph Morin and Justin Church Edited by Joseph Morin Close Up cover art by Justin Church #thesocialnetwork #socialmedianews #markzuckerberg #whistleblower #closeup

2. 

   30 Sept 2026

   Neon Genesis Evangelion Is Brilliant... And Also Terrible | Retro Review

   Justin and Joe review Neon Genesis: Evangelion. 00:00 Overview 01:82 Shinji Is Pathetic 05:52 Nonsensical Story 15:08 The End of Evangelion 20:46 Rebuild Movies Overview 27:47 Rebuild 3 34:06 Franchise Themes 37:32 Action 44:12 Visual Style 46:49 More Themes 53:48 Rankings 01:03:18 Final Rankings 01:06:23 Where Does the Franchise Go? WEBSITE: thoughtplane.ca (http://thoughtplane.ca) JUSTIN'S SOCIAL MEDIA https://www.instagram.com/jchurchtpm/ (https://www.instagram.com/jchurchtpm/) Recorded by Joseph Morin and Justin Church Edited by Joseph Morin Close Up cover art by Justin Church #neongenesisevangelion #animetv #tvreview #mecha #psychological #closeup

3. 

   24 Sept 2026

   ZERO CONTEXT REACTION | Neon Genesis E26 | The Beast That Shouted I at the Heart of the World

   Joe blind-reacts to the famously confusing series finale of Neon Genesis: Evangelion. This is a watch/ listen-along format, with sporadic commentary. So pull up the episode and follow along! 01:10 Episode Starts 23:24 Joe's Review

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Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

YouTube views

45,439

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Spotify

5.0 / 5

1 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 71 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

88

Social presence

0

YouTube

76

Engagement

60

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