35: Nolan Negotiations
Episode description
With the release of Oppenheimer, the YNNY trio thought it fitting to discuss not only this explosive epic of a film, but the entire filmography of the director behind it all: Christopher Nolan! Tune in as they discuss and rank all 12 of his films!
Liam’s Linktree
0:00 - Quinn disclaimer
1:05 - How are we doing?
3:22 - Thanking patrons
4:23 - What we've been watching (includes substantial Barbie discussion)
18:20 - Christopher Nolan!
23:35 - Following (1998) discussion
27:31 - Memento (2000) discussion
32:02 - Insomnia (2002) discussion
37:03 - Batman Begins (2005) discussion
43:59 - The Prestige (2006) discussion
46:46 - The Prestige (2006) SPOILER discussion
49:22 - The Dark Knight (2008)
55:52 - Inception (2010) discussion
1:01:08 - Inception (2010) SPOILER discussion
1:03:05 - The Dark Knight Rises (2012) discussion
1:05:50 The Dark Knight Rises (2012) SPOILER discussion
1:10:08 - Interstellar (2014) discussion
1:16:26 - Dunkirk (2017) discussion
1:22:00 - Tenet (2020) discussion
1:28:48 - Oppenheimer (2023) discussion
1:50:35 - Final ranking
1:55:00 - Listener questions
1:55:20 - LQ - "Why did Nolan blow people up?"
1:55:28 - LQ - "Referring to Insomnia without spoilers, what are some other actors who normally act in one genre, but surprised you when they stepped into another genre?"
1:57:12 - LQ - "All of the supporting cast were phenomenal. Who was your favorite between Robert Downey Jr. and Emily Blunt?"
1:58:04 - LQ - "Do you guys think that Nolan should go back to sci-fi/action films like The Dark Knight and Inception?"
1:59:23 - LQ - "Has Nolan peaked in his career?"
2:00:38 - Outro