'Wicked: For Good' [CROOKED ROUNDTABLE]
Close Watch completes its journey down the Yellow Brick Road with 2025's Wicked: For Good , the second half of director Jon M. Chu's adaptat...
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'Oz the Great and Powerful' (feat. Kevin the Critic)
We’re heading back down the Yellow Brick Road. But this time, it’s all about how the Wizard became “great and powerful.” On the latest Close...
'Return to Oz' (feat. Kai Yaniz)
As we continue our journey down the yellow brick road, Close Watch host Robert Yaniz Jr. is joined by his wife, Kai Yaniz, to celebrate the...
'The Wiz' (feat. Phoenix Clouden of Curtain to Curtain)
Ease on down the road with us as Close Watch returns to Oz one more time, this time through the soulful, big-city reimagining of 1978's The...
'Journey Back to Oz' (feat. Will Ashton of Cinemaholics)
Just like Dorothy, we’re returning to the yellow brick road! In this episode of Close Watch with Robert Yaniz Jr., Will Ashton of Cinemaholi...
'The Wizard of Oz' (feat. The Famous Ashley Grant)
We’re off to see the Wizard! On this episode of Close Watch, host Robert Yaniz Jr. and returning guest The Famous Ashley Grant take a trip d...
Grease (feat. Kai Yaniz)
Grease is the word on this episode of Close Watch with Robert Yaniz Jr., which also closes out our recent series on movie musicals. So we’re...
Moonwalker (feat. Russ Robinson of Infectious Groove Music)
Michael Jackson didn’t just dominate the charts—he redefined the music video and took it to the big screen with Moonwalker . On this episode...
'Moulin Rouge!' (feat. Jennifer Howell of Every Rom Com)
The greatest thing you'll ever learn is just to watch—and discuss—a movie in return! On this episode of Close Watch with Robert Yaniz Jr., w...
‘Chicago’ (feat. The Famous Ashley Grant)
Murder, media, and musical numbers—oh my! On this episode of Close Watch with Robert Yaniz Jr., we take center stage with The Famous Ashley...
‘The Sound of Music’ (feat. Phoenix Clouden of Curtain To Curtain)
The hills are alive with the sound of podcasting! On this episode of Close Watch with Robert Yaniz Jr., we celebrate one of the most beloved...
'Fiddler on the Roof' (feat. Pete Abeyta of Middle Class Film Class)
For this episode of Close Watch with Robert Yaniz Jr., we raise a glass—L’Chaim!—to one of the most celebrated musicals of all time. Robert...
'Wicked: Part I' (feat. Lauren Knight of That Movie Is Fine)
Rejoicify! Close Watch is back with the first Crooked Table podcast of 2025. As we continue talking movie musicals, we’re off to see the wiz...
'tick, tick... BOOM!' (feat. Rachel Wagner of Rachel's Reviews)
Although its sister show Franchise Detours has been trucking along, the feed for Close Watch has been deafening quiet throughout 2024. But f...
'West Side Story' (1961/2021) (feat. Darin Lundberg of NostalgiaCast)
In a harmonious double feature, Close Watch continues venturing through the world of movie musicals with an in-depth breakdown of both the 1...
'An American in Paris' (feat. Philip Boone of Ultimate Gilmore Girls Movie Night)
Every episode, Close Watch gives us the chance to get to know our guest through the movie they love. But more recently, the show has sharpen...
'In the Heights' (feat. The Lady-Wan from Screen Run)
Way back in 2020, a few hardcore Hamilfans -- including this episode's guest -- united for the first-ever Crooked Roundtable to talk up the...
'Little Shop of Horrors' (1986) (feat. film critic Morgan Roberts)
It's 2023, and Close Watch has a song in its heart this year. For the next year, we're dedicating this podcast to movie musicals. Every mont...
'Weird: The Al Yankovic Story' (feat. Lauren Carey of the Beer'd Al Podcast)
After UHF , "Weird Al" Yankovic fans faced a wait of more than three decades for another movie featuring the musical icon. And finally, alon...
'Bandits' (feat. The Famous Ashley Grant)
Cate Blanchett might be poised to win a third Academy Award for her performance in Tár. But more than two decades ago, the actor -- who was...