We remembered this being less corny than it is, and Christopher Nolan seems to continue his trend of asking big questions of his characters just to let them off the hook. Here’s our review of Batman Begins.

It’s been a weird year for movies (among other things...). We rank our favorite films release so far in 2020 followed by a quick review of The Vast of Night.

The last of Christopher Nolan’s crime films, Insomnia boasts some of the decades best performances from Al Pacino and Robin Williams. As with most Nolan films, he asks big, interesting questions of his protagonists and then lets them off the hook.

How do we keep up with the newest releases if we aren’t actively searching for them? Modern Cinema has you covered. Today we talk Shirley, Tommaso, and You Should Have Left.

In our second director series, we deep dive the works of Christopher Nolan - the ultimate narcissistic filmmaker. In this episode we discuss what may be his best film, MEMENTO

As a final goodbye to Spike Lee on Modern Cinema, we ranked each film we discussed and took one last look at the career of Spike Lee. Our next director series will focus on the works of Christopher Nolan.

Mason and Kyle review Spike Lee’s new film and award Delroy Lindo the best actor Oscar 10 months to early on this episode of Montalk on Modern Cinema.

Gaffer and Chief Lighting Technician Kiva Knight joins the podcast to discuss the current and future impacts of COVID-19 on film sets, cinema in the streaming age, and his work on some of the last decade’s best films (Moonlight, If Beale Street Could Talk, etc.)

BlackKlansman is not Spike Lee’s best film, but it’s his best film. Mason and Kyle dive deep and go full on movie nerd about this surreal, meta commentary of a film that feels more relevant today than ever.

Inside Man, Spike Lee’s 2006 heist/thriller Spike’s most financially successful film to date. While it gives us more to dissect than the average popcorn film, and is a great example of what happens when an auteur dives into genre, we’re left with a little bit to be desired.