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The film writer Corey Atad returns to the show for a deep dive into Christopher Nolan’s historical epic Oppenheimer.

Beyond a discussion of the film itself we review the several film formats Oppenheimer has been released in theatrically, how this movie reflects and departs from the source material (the biography American Prometheus: ), and compare the film to its major stylistic influences (including Oliver Stone’s JFK, There Will Be Blood and The Man Who Fell To Earth.

We also discuss the Christopher Nolan redemption arc in general; how he uses the IMAX screen to create intimate horror, his fantastic cast of actors, the callbacks to his earlier works (Memento and even the Batman trilogy) and how some of the bozo decisions he often takes as director somehow don’t take away from this film’s power. 

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Trailer for Oppenheimer (Christopher Nolan, 2023)

Christopher Nolan and Cillian Murphy in the aisles of Vidéo Club in Paris.