Christopher Nolan

One of the greatest directors of this generation, Christopher Nolan, has a new movie coming out next summer which got the guys thinking about their favorite Nolan films and how they rank against one another. Also, Jeff saw Keanu and it was glorious!

[00:00] Trailer Talk! [Arrival, Hidden Figures, A Tale of Love and Darkness]
[08:54] Catch Up
[25:00] Featured Chat: Christopher Nolan movies!
[54:30] Recommendations

Show Notes

• Nolan Movie Rankings:
  • Michael: (1) The Prestige, (2) TDK, (3) Inception, (4) Insomnia, (5) Momento, (6) Batman Begins, (7) Interstellar, (8) TDKR, (9) Following
  • Kyle: (1) TDK, (2) Inception, (3) Batman Begins, (4) Interstellar, (5) The Prestige, (6) Momento, (7) TDKR
  • Jeff: (1) TDK, (2) Inception, (3) The Prestige, (4) Batman Begins, (5) Interstellar, (6) TDKR, (7) Momento
• The Inception hallway scene - this kind of stuff makes CineKyle giddy

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Casino Royale by Ian Fleming

Based on a recommendation in the Literate Cinephile's GoodReads group, the guys jump in and discuss the beloved James Bond story, Casino Royale.

Show Notes

• Shout out to our listener, Derek for recommending Casino Royale on our GoodReads group
• A well written piece that covers much of the same ground but adds some things we forgot
• We failed to mention that James Bond RESIGNS in this story. He was willing to give up his life as a spy for Vesper.

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Top Sports Movies

Inspired by the Olympics, the Literate Cinephiles discuss their top 5 favorite sports movies! (completely missing the opportunity to list their bronze, silver, and gold medalists... Hindsight, people!)

[00:58] Catch Up: Suicide Squad
[07:15] Catch Up: Midnight Special
[11:02] Kyle doesn't watch movies right...
[23:59] Olympic chat/episode overview
[26:08] Honorable Mentions
[30:30] 5th Place
[37:42] 4th Place
[41:57] 3rd Place
[47:11] 2nd Place
[53:23] 1st Place
[59:22] Recommendations

Show Notes

• "Larry's not white, Larry's clear."
• Chariots of Fire theme song
• Trailer for "The Pistol - Birth of a Legend"

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Brooklyn by Colm Toibin

The guys jump into Brooklyn, the story of a young woman from Ireland who makes the life changing journey to the United States - dealing with home sickness and the reality of leaving home.

[08:31] Catch up
[13:04] Spoilers Begin
[21:57] The easy life? // Plea to Hollywood // was Eilis acting out of character?
[28:24] Tony talk and casting choices
[32:26] Ratings
[35:04] Micheal always comes through
[39:12] Obligatory disagreement

Show Notes

• We mention Nick Hornby being an author AND screenwriter, here's a story on The "Wild" Journey of Nick Hornby, from Author to Oscar Nominated Screen-writer
• How to pronounce Saoirse Ronan
• Eilis' travels across the atlantic likely took 4-5 days (Transatlantic crossing times

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Comic-Con Trailer Talk

It's that time of year, when we all geek out over the latest and greatest movie trailers hitting the interweb! Your Literate Cinephiles are most certainly interested and full of opinions about what looks good and what looks like a confusing white-washed film about Monsters in China with Matt Damon, I mean SERIOUSLY?!?!

[00:00] Catch up
[14:40] Justice League
[21:45] Wonder Woman
[24:45] Captain Marvel
[27:26] King Kong: Skull Island
[30:05] Doctor Strange
[31:10] The Defenders/Luke Cage/Iron Fist
[34:43] King Arthur: Legend of the Sword
[35:47] The Accountant
[37:25] Hacksaw Ridge
[40:16] The Great Wall
[42:37] Kyle just watched the Hacksaw Ridge trailer
[43:44] Split
[45:13] Recommendations & Wrap up

Show Notes

• Problems w/ Batman v. Superman: Zach Snyder's obsession with "Moments"
• You can find most of the trailers we discuss here
• Details on why Carol Danvers (Captain Marvel) is AWESOME

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