Garrett Chaffin-Quiray and Ed Rosa discuss the blockbuster and Academy Award-winning Best Picture of 2023.

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Referenced media:

• “American Fiction” (Cord Jefferson, 2023)
• “Anatomy of a Fall” (Justine Triet, 2023)
• “Barbie” (Greta Gerwig, 2023)
• “The Holdovers” (Alexander Payne, 2023)
• “Killers of the Flower Moon” (Martin Scorsese, 2023)
• “Maestro” (Bradley Cooper, 2023)
• “Past Lives” (Celine Song, 2023)
• “Poor Things” (Yorgos Lanthimos, 2023)
• “The Zone of Interest” (Jonathan Glazer, 2023)
• “Following” (Christopher Nolan, 1998)
• “He-Man and the Masters of Universe” (Lou Scheimer, 1983-1984)
• “Mr. Belvedere” (Frank Dungan and Jeff Stein, 1985-1990)
• “Batman Begins” (Christopher Nolan, 2005)
• “The Dark Knight” (Christopher Nolan, 2008)
• “The Dark Knight Returns” (Christopher Nolan, 2012)
• “Inception” (Christopher Nolan, 2010)
• “Tenet” (Christopher Nolan, 2020)
• “Dunkirk” (Christopher Nolan, 2017)
• “The Prestige” (Christopher Nolan, 2006)
• “Memento” (Christopher Nolan, 2000)
• “The Conqueror” (Dick Powell, 1956)
• “The Day After” (Nicholas Meyer, 1983)
• “Threads” (Mick Jackson, 1984)
• “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 “ (James Gunn, 2023)
• “Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One” (Christopher McQuarrie, 2023)
• “Rain Man” (Barry Levinson, 1988)
• “Terminator 2: Judgment Day” (James Cameron, 1991)

Audio quotation:

• “Oppenheimer” (Christopher Nolan, 2023), including the songs “Can You Hear the Music”, “Kitty Comes to Testify”, “Gravity Swallows Light”, and “Fission” by Ludwig Göransson, https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDisKgcnAC4QJDGcv7BafiO3tqpRYrTXe
• “He-Man and the Masters of Universe” (Lou Scheimer, 1983-1984), including “Masters of the Universe” by Shuki Levy and Haim Saban, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7yeA7a0uS3A
• “Mr. Belvedere” (Frank Dungan and Jeff Stein, 1985-1990), including “According to Our New Arrival” by Judy Hart-Angelo and Gary Portnoy and performed by Leon Redbone, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k-GML1pWkww
• “The Conqueror (1956) original theatrical trailer”, posted by Ham Nauseam, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EHt0Pb8rkXU
• “Threads (1984) - BBC4 intro”, posted by Shadow TV Network, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OhBC2Jb-2rc
• “Fireplace Sound Effect | Royalty free Sound Effects”, posted by BurghRecords, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jG64aIasFiw
• “Terminator 2: Judgment Day” (James Cameron, 1991), including “‘Main Title (Terminator 2 Theme)’” by Brad Fiedel, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CnQm2_cAZvo&list=RDCnQm2_cAZvo&start_radio=1