EPISODE · Jul 13, 2026 · 27 MIN
NOLAN FEST: How Christopher Nolan uses 'time' and 'obsession' to tell stories
from May The Review Be With You · host Joe Pedersen
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. SUBSCRIBE HERE! / @maythereviewbewithyou Threads - https://www.threads.com/@maythereview...SHOW NOTES00:00 -- 01:00 Introduction to the Nolan Retrospective01:01 -- 01:34 Analyzing Time as a Narrative Tool01:35 -- 03:00 Memento03:01 -- 03:52 Tenet 03:53 -- 04:39 Dunkirk04:40 -- 06:16 The Prestige06:17 -- 08:34 The Dark Knight and Interstellar 08:35 -- 11:16 Oppenheimer11:17 -- 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 Dunkirk22:00 -- 23:35 Tenet 23:36 -- 26:55 Looking Ahead: The Odyssey 26:56 -- 27:20 Closing Remarks
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