Yes.
Christopher Nolan's latest epic (in the most real sense of the word) is making the journey across the world's box offices. But does the scale live up to the hype?

Nick and Joe explore Nolan's "The Odyssey."

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Hosts: Nick & Joe
Show Notes:
00:00--03:40 The intro. The Odyssey
03:41--05:04  THE 15 SECOND SUMMARY
 05:05--09:00 Initial Thoughts
09:01--10:50 The Actors. Who was cast well? Who wasn't?
10:51--14:37 Agamemnon. What was he?
14:38--19:45 Nolan's Themes of Time, Obsession, Zeus' law
19:46--27:33 Nolan's Odyssey vs. Homer's Odyssey
27:34--30:05 Travis Scott?!?
30:06--42:19 What worked? What didn't? Final Thoughts.

Nick and Joe analyze the recurring cinematic themes of Christopher Nolan’s filmography, specifically focusing on how he utilizes time and character obsession to drive his narratives. The discussion highlights six key films: Memento, The Prestige, The Dark Knight, Dunkirk, Tenet, and Oppenheimer.

The guys dive into Nolan’s "toolkit" for time and also explore how character obsession often leads to a loss of humanity or literal loops of self-deception.  

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SHOW NOTES
00:00 -- 01:00 Introduction to the Nolan Retrospective
01:01 -- 01:34 Analyzing Time as a Narrative Tool
01:35 -- 03:00 Memento
03:01 -- 03:52 Tenet 
03:53 -- 04:39 Dunkirk
04:40 -- 06:16 The Prestige
06:17 -- 08:34 The Dark Knight and Interstellar
08:35 -- 11:16 Oppenheimer
11:17 -- 11:33 The Theme of Character Obsession
11:34 -- 14:02 Oppenheimer and The Prestige
14:03 -- 16:07 The Dark Knight
16:08 -- 18:26 Memento
18:27 -- 21:59 Dunkirk
22:00 -- 23:35 Tenet
23:36 -- 26:55 Looking Ahead: The Odyssey
26:56 -- 27:20 Closing Remarks

After almost 7 years, Star Wars is back on the big screen! Mando and Grogu take a crack at the box office. Nick and Joe talk about whether this is stellar cinema, or just Mandalorian Season 4...


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SHOW NOTES

00:00--03:06 Introduction and initial thoughts
03:06--05:58 The 15 Second Summary and Impressions
05:58--08:57 Exploring the prologue
08:57--12:04 The Hutt family background
12:04--14:49 Is there character growth?
14:49--24:59 The action and the Hutt Throne room
24:59--29:42 The monsters of the galaxy
29:42--35:12 The chase and the Hutt Conspiracy Plot
35:12--45:22 Dragon Snakes and Grogu adventures
45:22--49:32 A banging musical score, and our final scores

It's the 20th anniversary of Satoshi Kon's dreamy detective and no-sleep noir masterpiece, "Paprika.

Nick and Joe dive into the heart of this dream in a dream to pick apart the many layers. But how far does the symbolism go?

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SHOW NOTES

00:00--03:25 What is Paprika?
03:26--05:10 THE 15 SECOND SUMMARY
05:11--12:46 Review of the plot and the theme
12:47--19:44 The layers of Paprika
19:45--31:15 Paprika and Inception, who inspired who?
31:46--33:26 Final Thoughts

The 2012 sci-fi, romcom: Safety Not Guaranteed, starring Aubrey Plaza and Mark Duplass.

The guys review this classic time-travel romance. But are we crazy? Is this time travel?

And with Safety Not Guaranteed comes the end of the Time Travel Draft! Who won? Let us know!


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Show Notes

2:03--04:10 15-second summary
4:11--07:12 SNG Review
7:13--16:35  Time Travel and (emotional) baggage
16:36--19:09 Is Kenneth Crazy?
19:10--28:47  The Rules of Time Travel
28:48--31:33 The ending
31:34--42:36 The Metaphor of romance and time travel
42:37--47:06 Final Scores
47:06--52:56 Time Travel Draft Final Scores
52:56--53:52 Next Time

It's Oz Fest Part 3!
Yes, there are still more Oz movies. We're going beyond The Wizard of Oz and Wicked and digging into the history of sequels and spin-offs. Nick and Joe dive into "The Wiz," "Return to Oz" and "Journey Back to Oz."

SHOW NOTES

00:00--04:53 Intro
04:54--18:02 Journey Back to Oz
18:03--31:50 The Wiz
31:51--48:37 Return to Oz
48:38--51:24 Final Rankings

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Oz Fest Part 1 Podcast:
YT - https://youtu.be/05rRAxnkctM?si=EAJ_GXTNTUSCWrNl
Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/episode/0L90FoWJdfnQs8VSPmis9r
Apple - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/its-oz-fest-wicked-and-the-oz-films-reviewed/id1736559513?i=1000708098566

Oz Fest Part 2 Podcast:
YT -  https://youtu.be/i8nB9ij3cXQ?si=nXtpbSZXqyt1DTH5
Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/episode/3CbXxner26s5ioYE5sXkaH?si=_pMNwIUwR6ie_GwUH4oZLw
Apple - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/wicked-for-good-oz-fest-part-ii/id1736559513?i=1000737896219

Oz Fest PLAYLIST:
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLHuWb3x0QvFaQ6zkZTfDHRDSW9Rlu7CVt&si=3jyZczYYGXInbT3W

Was it Wicked good? Or just... so good?

Wicked For Good hits theaters this weekend. Nick and Joe head to Oz once again in Oz Fest Part 2, exclusively devoted to the conclusion of the Wicked series.

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SHOW NOTES

00:00--04:39 Intro
04:40--06:56 The 15-second summary
06:57--14:15 Overall thoughts on Wicked
14:16--21:40 Working in the OG Oz characters
21:42--26:37 Missed opportunities 
26:38--34:19 The Ending
34:20--37:56 Special Effects and our favorite songs
37:57--41:44 Final scores


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Oz Fest Part 1 Podcast:
YT - https://youtu.be/05rRAxnkctM?si=EAJ_GXTNTUSCWrNl
Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/episode/0L90FoWJdfnQs8VSPmis9r
Apple - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/its-oz-fest-wicked-and-the-oz-films-reviewed/id1736559513?i=1000708098566

Oz Fest Part 2 Podcast:
YT -  https://youtu.be/i8nB9ij3cXQ?si=nXtpbSZXqyt1DTH5
Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/episode/3CbXxner26s5ioYE5sXkaH?si=_pMNwIUwR6ie_GwUH4oZLw
Apple - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/wicked-for-good-oz-fest-part-ii/id1736559513?i=1000737896219

Oz Fest PLAYLIST:
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLHuWb3x0QvFaQ6zkZTfDHRDSW9Rlu7CVt&si=3jyZczYYGXInbT3W

Brad Bird's 2015 Disney's feature of the future: "Tomorrowland" starring George Clooney and Britt Robertson. The guys continue their Time Travel Movie Draft with Nick's pick, although this is a controversial one. Nick defends its place in the draft, and Joe has thoughts.

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SHOWNOTES

00:00--02:00 Intro to Time Travel Draft
02:01--03:15 The 15-second summary (Did Nick watch this movie?)
03:16--07:30 The actual summary
07:31--15:40 What was Brad Bird's vision of Tomorrowland
15:41--24:34 Is this a time travel movie?
24:35--31:00 Does the movie obey its own rules?
31:01--34:29 Scores and final thoughts

The Time Travel Movie Draft continues! Nick and Joe put Denis Villeneuve's 2016 sci-fi mind bender under review. But is it even a time travel movie? Nick has thoughts. Joe has a moment.

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00:00--03:10 Intro (time travel draft explained)
03:11--04:01 The 15-second movie summary!
04:02--16:52 Is this even a time travel film?
16:53--20:26 Symbolism and sci-fi influences
20:27--33:25 Scores and final thoughts

What lies on the other side of the door? Zach Creggor's second film, Weapons, is the latest horror movie under discussion this summer.

Joe took a look inside... And he's mad at the narrator.

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