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Blending pop culture with personal storytelling, Close Watch gives host Robert Yaniz Jr. the chance to get to know guests through the movies they love. From emotional favorites like Field of Dreams and The Crow to beloved cult hits like The Wicker Man, Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, and The Big Lebowski, each episode offers a thoughtful deep dive discussion into how films both shape who we are and reflect who we’ve become.

Episode Date
Grease (feat. Kai Yaniz)
Mar 26, 2025
Moonwalker (feat. Russ Robinson of Infectious Groove Music)
Mar 12, 2025
'Moulin Rouge!' (feat. Jennifer Howell of Every Rom Com)
Mar 11, 2025
‘Chicago’ (feat. The Famous Ashley Grant)
Feb 27, 2025
‘The Sound of Music’ (feat. Phoenix Clouden of Curtain To Curtain)
Feb 20, 2025
'Fiddler on the Roof' (feat. Pete Abeyta of Middle Class Film Class)
Feb 12, 2025
'Wicked: Part I' (feat. Lauren Knight of That Movie Is Fine)
Feb 05, 2025
'tick, tick... BOOM!' (feat. Rachel Wagner of Rachel's Reviews)
Nov 14, 2024
'West Side Story' (1961/2021) (feat. Darin Lundberg of NostalgiaCast)
Oct 19, 2023
'An American in Paris' (feat. Philip Boone of Ultimate Gilmore Girls Movie Night)
Jun 07, 2023
'In the Heights' (feat. The Lady-Wan from Screen Run)
Apr 05, 2023
'Little Shop of Horrors' (1986) (feat. film critic Morgan Roberts)
Feb 15, 2023
'Weird: The Al Yankovic Story' (feat. Lauren Carey of the Beer'd Al Podcast)
Dec 23, 2022
'Bandits' (feat. The Famous Ashley Grant)
Nov 24, 2022
'Cloud Atlas' (feat. Brian Skutle of the Sonic Cinema Podcast)
Oct 26, 2022
'Willow' (feat. Jeremiah Stewart of Let's Talk)
Sep 23, 2022
'Airplane!' (feat. film critic Albert Lanier)
Jul 01, 2022
'Beetlejuice' (feat. Bri Azmoudeh of Killer Waffles)
Jan 05, 2022
'The Mummy' (feat. Catherine Gonzales of Latinx Lens)
Dec 18, 2021
'The Big Lebowski' (feat. Kerri Jones)
Dec 17, 2021
'Time Bandits' (feat. JC from Screen Fix)
Dec 16, 2021
'Do the Right Thing' (feat. David Snyder)
Dec 15, 2021
'The Wicker Man' (1973) (feat. Amy Otero)
Dec 14, 2021
'The First Wives Club' (feat. Phoenix Clouden of the Film Code Podcast)
Oct 21, 2021
'The Crow' (feat. Brian Skutle of Sonic Cinema Podcast)
Oct 06, 2021
'Kiss Kiss Bang Bang' (feat. Thomas Greene of Movies After Work)
Sep 29, 2021
'Your Name' (feat. Rachel Wagner of Rachel's Reviews)
Aug 13, 2021
'Field of Dreams' (feat. Darin Lundberg of NostalgiaCast)
Aug 02, 2021
'Goodfellas' (featuring Jason from Binge Movies)
Jun 29, 2021
'Rudy' (feat. Philip Boone of Sports Flix, Just Give Us Clix)
Jun 07, 2021
'Howard the Duck' (feat. Jamie Williams)
May 31, 2021
INTERVIEW with CinemaSins' Jeremy Scott
May 17, 2021
'Mulholland Drive' (feat. Albert Lanier)
Feb 09, 2021
'UHF' (feat. Lauren Carey of the Beer'd Al Podcast)
Feb 01, 2021
'The Matrix Reloaded'/'The Matrix Revolutions' [Part 2] (ft. Jackson Smith)
Jan 01, 2021
'The Matrix' Bonus Material (featuring Freddy Yaniz)
Dec 25, 2020
'The Matrix Reloaded'/'The Matrix Revolutions' [Part 1] (ft. Jackson Smith)
Dec 22, 2020
'Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2' (featuring Ryan McQuade)
Dec 15, 2020
'Scrooged' (featuring Kim Stock Foster)
Dec 10, 2020
'Enter the Dragon' (featuring Robert Dean)
Nov 25, 2020
'Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1' (featuring Lyndsey Cole)
Nov 25, 2020
'Salt of the Earth' (featuring Rosa Parra)
Nov 25, 2020
'Singin' in the Rain' (featuring Ryan McQuade)
Nov 10, 2020
'Hamilton' (Crooked Roundtable #1)
Nov 02, 2020
'Saw' (featuring Lucy Buglass)
Oct 27, 2020
'Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince' (featuring Kai Yaniz)
Oct 20, 2020
'Equilibrium' (featuring Jon Cohorn)
Oct 13, 2020
'Darkman' (featuring Kevin Smith)
Oct 09, 2020
'Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix' (featuring Amy Otero)
Oct 01, 2020
'Starman' (featuring JC Screen Fix)
Sep 23, 2020
'Raiders of the Lost Ark' and the Indiana Jones series (feat. Craig Price)
Sep 16, 2020
'Back to the Future' Trilogy (featuring Vanessa Taylor)
Sep 09, 2020
'Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure' and 'Bogus Journey' (feat. Chris Scalzo)
Sep 01, 2020
'Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire' (featuring Freddy Yaniz)
Aug 26, 2020
'Machete' and 'Machete Kills' (featuring Sandro Falce)
Aug 19, 2020
'Phantom Thread' (featuring Ryan McQuade)
Aug 11, 2020
Nobody Drink the Beer! The Beer Has Gone Bad! (Crooked Commentary #7) (featuring Kai Yaniz)
Aug 08, 2020
'Ball of Fire' (featuring Lori London)
Jul 28, 2020
'Jojo Rabbit' (featuring Karen Peterson)
Jul 21, 2020
'Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban' (featuring Jackson Smith)
Jul 14, 2020
'The Quiet Man' (featuring Caitlin Kennedy)
Jul 08, 2020
'The 40-Year-Old Virgin' (featuring Kai Yaniz)
Jun 30, 2020
Holy Rusted Metal, Batman! (Crooked Commentary #6) (featuring Kai Yaniz)
Jun 29, 2020
'Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets' (featuring Teri Sears)
Apr 30, 2020
'Aliens' (featuring Will Nexii)
Apr 24, 2020
Jellicle Songs for Jellicle Cats (Crooked Commentary #5) (feat. Kai Yaniz)
Apr 16, 2020
'Ferris Bueller's Day Off' (featuring Kimberly Cook)
Apr 09, 2020
April Fool's 2020 Special (featuring The Famous Ashley Grant)
Apr 01, 2020
'Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone' (featuring Bri Azmoudeh of Geeky Girl Gab)
Apr 01, 2020
'8 1/2' (featuring Brian Susbielles of InSession Film)
Mar 28, 2020
'Planes, Trains, and Automobiles' (featuring Jamie Williams)
Mar 22, 2020
'La La Land' (featuring The Lady-Wan of Screen Fix)
Mar 20, 2020
'You Can Count on Me' (ft. Dames Marvs of CF3: Cult Fans, Films & Finds)
Mar 02, 2020
'The Witch' (featuring Amy Otero)
Feb 20, 2020
2020 Movie Preview (featuring Tom Chang of Bleeding Cool)
Feb 14, 2020
'Parasite' (featuring Sade Glover of Offscreen Babble)
Feb 06, 2020
'Event Horizon' (featuring Jon Cohorn of Modern Horrors)
Jan 30, 2020
Our Favorite Films of 2019
Jan 23, 2020
I'll Have What She's Having (Crooked Commentary #4) (featuring Kai Yaniz)
Dec 30, 2019
'Star Wars: Episode IX — The Rise of Skywalker' (featuring Kai Yaniz)
Dec 24, 2019
'Gremlins' (featuring Cristian Garcia of Nerds with Friends)
Dec 17, 2019
Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping (featuring Sandro Falce of Oldie But a Goodie)
Dec 10, 2019
Will Ashton 2 / Punch-Drunk Love
Dec 03, 2019
Sade Glover / The Farewell
Nov 25, 2019
Albert Lanier / Eyes Wide Shut
Nov 18, 2019
Kerri Jones 2 / Star Wars: Episode VIII — The Last Jedi
Nov 12, 2019
Star Wars: Episode VII — The Force Awakens (featuring Kai Yaniz)
Nov 12, 2019
David Rosen / Wet Hot American Summer
Nov 04, 2019
Josh Bell / Terminator 2: Judgment Day
Oct 28, 2019
Michael Hinman 2 / Star Wars: Episode VI — Return of the Jedi
Oct 21, 2019
Danielle Solzman / The Lion King
Oct 15, 2019
Stephen M. Colbert / Speed Racer
Oct 08, 2019
Happy International Podcast Day (and What to Expect in 2020)
Sep 30, 2019
Candace Kaw / Star Wars: Episode V — The Empire Strikes Back
Sep 23, 2019
Lori London / Christmas in Connecticut
Sep 16, 2019
Our Top 5 Films of 1999 (with Kai Yaniz)
Sep 09, 2019
Crooked Takeover — Ditsy Comic Podcast
Sep 02, 2019
Justin Beck / Men in Black
Aug 27, 2019
Kim Stock Foster / Star Wars: Episode IV — A New Hope
Aug 20, 2019
Ashley Grant 2 / Fight Club
Aug 12, 2019
Bianca Garner / American Psycho
Aug 05, 2019
Michael Denniston / The Station Agent
Jul 29, 2019
Jackson Smith 2 / Star Wars: Episode III — Revenge of the Sith
Jul 22, 2019
Jeff Johnson / Dark City
Jul 15, 2019
Adam Barnard / Skyfall
Jul 09, 2019
Robert Yaniz Jr. 2 / Who Framed Roger Rabbit (with Jeannine Yaniz)
Jul 03, 2019
Nell Minow / Some Like It Hot
Jun 25, 2019
Pete Langhelt / Star Wars: Episode II — Attack of the Clones
Jun 17, 2019
Jon Cohorn / John Wick
Jun 10, 2019
Dane Mychal / Sing Street
Jun 03, 2019
Jamie Williams / Man on the Moon
May 27, 2019
Kimberly Cook / Star Wars: Episode I — The Phantom Menace
May 20, 2019
Karen Peterson / Bridget Jones's Diary
May 13, 2019
Avengers Gonna Avenge (Avengers: Endgame SPOILERS Review with Kai Yaniz)
May 06, 2019
Angela Betancourt / The Wife
Apr 29, 2019
Avengers: The Beginning of the Endgame
Apr 27, 2019
Star Wars: Episode IX — The Rise of Skywalker Title and Trailer Reaction
Apr 22, 2019
Kai Yaniz 2 / Office Space
Apr 15, 2019
Shazam!, Aquaman and Amending the DCEU (with Freddy Yaniz)
Apr 08, 2019
Jefferson Grubbs / mother!
Apr 01, 2019
Zach Mathews / Captain America: The Winter Soldier
Mar 25, 2019
Nguyen Le / Shoplifters
Mar 18, 2019
Captain Marvel and the Feminist Ideal (with Kerri Jones)
Mar 11, 2019
March 2019 Movie Preview
Mar 04, 2019
Oscars 2019 in Review
Feb 25, 2019
Will Ashton / Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory
Feb 25, 2019
Rodrick Colbert / Psycho
Feb 18, 2019
Freddy Yaniz / The Matrix (PART TWO)
Feb 11, 2019
Freddy Yaniz / The Matrix (PART ONE)
Feb 05, 2019
Jackson Smith / Eighth Grade
Jan 28, 2019
Oscars 2019 Nominations Reaction
Jan 25, 2019
Kerri Jones / The Grandmaster
Jan 21, 2019
Ashley Grant / Confidence
Jan 14, 2019
My Favorite Films of 2018
Jan 07, 2019
Michael Hinman / American Beauty
Jan 01, 2019
Jeannine Yaniz / White Christmas
Dec 24, 2018
Adam Barnard / Looper
Dec 17, 2018
Kai Yaniz / Clueless
Dec 10, 2018
Robert Yaniz Jr. / Ace Ventura: Pet Detective
Dec 03, 2018
Flipping the Script with Filmmaker Jeff Witzeman
Oct 15, 2018
Where We're Going...
Sep 30, 2018
Dirty Computer, I'll Love You in This Space and Time
Jul 24, 2018
Sorry to Bother You, But We're Living in a Golden Age of Satire
Jul 16, 2018
Because I'm in Lesbians with You (Crooked Commentary #3)
Jul 09, 2018
Our Top 5 Movies of 1998
Jul 02, 2018
Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom Marks the End of an Era
Jun 23, 2018
Incredibles 2 and the Magic of Pixar Animation Studios
Jun 18, 2018
Ocean's 8, Toxic Fandom and the Battle for Diversity in Film
Jun 11, 2018
A Visit to Riverdale AKA How I Joined Team Bughead
Jun 04, 2018
Star Wars Zone: Solo Review and Boba Fett Movie Announced
May 28, 2018
Is Deadpool the Key to Rebooting the X-Men Franchise?
May 21, 2018
It's Time for Another 'Evil Dead 2'
May 13, 2018
Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes Go To 'Infinity War’ and Beyond!
Apr 30, 2018
'Black Panther' Finally Takes Marvel Studios to Wakanda
Feb 20, 2018
The Cloverfield Franchise Roars Back to Life
Feb 14, 2018
Let's Discuss Those 2018 Oscar Nominations
Jan 24, 2018
How I Rate Movies
Jan 24, 2018
My Favorite Films of 2017, Part 2
Jan 12, 2018
My Favorite Films of 2017, Part 1
Jan 04, 2018
Farewell to 2017!
Dec 30, 2017
'Justice League': Triumph or Travesty?
Nov 23, 2017
'Man of Steel' and the DC Multiverse
Nov 14, 2017
'Thor: Ragnarok': The God of Thunder Strikes Back
Nov 09, 2017
A Nightmare on Memory Lane: 'Elm Street' and Its Sequels
Oct 31, 2017
'Blade Runner 2049' and the Return of the Replicants
Oct 19, 2017
Catch Up If I Can: Kingsman: The Golden Circle, mother! and IT
Oct 11, 2017
Defending 'The Defenders': The Marvel Netflix Team Assembles
Sep 30, 2017
'Logan Lucky': Soderbergh's Southern-Fried Ocean's Riff
Aug 31, 2017
Nineteen Eighty-Heaven
Aug 31, 2017
2017 Summer Movie Season Recap
Aug 05, 2017
'Dunkirk': In Nolan We Trust?
Jul 31, 2017
'The Big Sick': One of the Best Apatow Productions?
Jul 25, 2017
Ape-Pocalypse Now
Jul 15, 2017
Spider-Man-A-Palooza!
Jul 07, 2017
The Tangled Web We Weave
Jul 02, 2017
Everything Old Is News Again
Jun 23, 2017
Mummy Dearest
Jun 18, 2017
Wonder Woman: The Future of Comic Book Movies Is Female
Jun 09, 2017
A Crooked Retrospective
Jun 04, 2017
Pirates of the Caribbean: Off the Depp End
May 27, 2017
My Star Wars Story
May 20, 2017
'Snatched' and 'Death Becomes Her' Turns 25 (The Goldie Hawn Edition)
May 12, 2017
'Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2' and MCU Sequels Ranked
May 06, 2017
'Dear White People': Racist Diatribe or Sharp Satire?
Apr 28, 2017
The Guy Who Played with 'Free Fire'
Apr 22, 2017
The Fate of 'Fast and Furious'
Apr 15, 2017
How Being a Dad Has Changed the Way I Watch Movies
Apr 08, 2017
Go Go, Power Rangers
Apr 01, 2017
The Flash and Supergirl Finally 'Duet'
Mar 24, 2017
'Moonlight': The Best Picture Heard 'Round the World
Mar 17, 2017
'Logan': Hugh Jackman's Grand X-Men Exit
Mar 10, 2017
The Wonderful La La Land of Oscar
Jan 30, 2017
The Edge of Twenty Seventeen
Dec 31, 2016
Rogue One: Another Star Wars Story
Dec 23, 2016
Everyone Hail to the Pumpkin King (Crooked Commentary #2)
Oct 24, 2016
The Horror of Miss Peregrine
Oct 03, 2016
Sully and the Best of Tom Hanks
Sep 09, 2016
Don't Breathe, You Yoga Hosers!
Sep 02, 2016
Kubo and the Best of Stop-Motion
Aug 23, 2016
Princes and Dragons and Sausages, Oh My!
Aug 14, 2016
Suicide (Squad) Mission
Aug 05, 2016
Ain't No Bitches Gonna Hunt No Ghosts
Jul 16, 2016
Finding Dory (Again)
Jul 05, 2016
Batman v Superman v Crooked Table
Mar 31, 2016
Down with Daredevil, Part 2
Mar 23, 2016
Down with Daredevil
Mar 19, 2016
A Field of Clovers, A Crate of Loot
Mar 16, 2016
Zootopia Has Fallen
Mar 08, 2016
Oscars, Marvel and More!
Mar 02, 2016
Top 10 Movies of 2015
Jan 08, 2016
...In a Galaxy Far, Far Away
Dec 21, 2015
A Long Time Ago...
Dec 18, 2015
Trailer Park
Dec 16, 2015
Thankfully, We're Back
Nov 26, 2015
An M. Night to Remember
Sep 14, 2015
The Fall Guys
Sep 02, 2015
Fantastic Forum
Aug 11, 2015
The Fandom Menace, Part 2
Jul 24, 2015
Welcome (Back) to Jurassic Park
Jun 18, 2015
Reboot Camp
May 24, 2015
Anyway, How Is Your Sex Life? (Crooked Commentary #1)
May 13, 2015
The Man Without Fear
Apr 22, 2015
The Business of Life
Mar 15, 2015
Animation Dissertation
Dec 08, 2014