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Binge Movie Aftertaste – Christopher Nolan Retrospective w/ Jack Falvey IV and Matthew Goudreau: Interstellar (2014)

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After doing full career retrospectives on Michael Mann and Quentin Tarantino last year, it didn’t take long to figure out whose directorial career the Aftertaste was going to tackle next. An influencer, and someone whose films can be dissected to death, Christopher Nolan is someone who has a firm grasp on what kind of vision he wants to display. From Batman to focused World War II stories, Nolan has certainly run the gamut of what kind of stories he has to tell. But with the only Nolan related things covered in this podcast being his Dark Knight Trilogy, as well as him having a film called Tenet scheduled to come out this summer, we felt it was time to tackle the rest of his career. So join myself, Jack, and Matt as we look at what his career outside of the cowl has consisted of, while leading up to a review of Tenet.

After The Dark Knight Rises, the commitments Nolan had to the studio completely changed. As Goudreau pointed out at the conclusion of that podcast, he now had a blank checkbook to do what he wanted. But with his superhero trilogy done, what was the British filmmaker going to do to try and once again top himself?

Enter Interstellar. Once a project which was set up for Steven Spielberg, it was now Christopher Nolan’s job to take his brother Jonathan Nolan’s script and try to make it fit more to his own sensibilities than those of the sentimental populist Spielberg. But with Matthew McConaughey in the middle of a career renaissance, and his Catwoman Anne Hathaway attached to star, it would seem that Nolan would finally reach those Oscar waving heights needed to be taken seriously for anything other than ‘that guy who makes popular Batman movies’. Did Interstellar accomplish that feat?

Join myself, Matt, and Jack as we explore that question, and wonder if Nolan did indeed make as good a space epic his as his hero Stanley Kubrick had done 46 years earlier.

Interstellar (?/10, ?/10, ?/10)

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Binge Movie Aftertaste – Christopher Nolan Retrospective w/ Jack Falvey and Matthew Goudreau: The Dark Knight Rises (2012)

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After doing full career retrospectives on Michael Mann and Quentin Tarantino last year, it didn’t take long to figure out whose directorial career the Aftertaste was going to tackle next. An influencer, and someone whose films can be dissected to death, Christopher Nolan is someone who has a firm grasp on what kind of vision he wants to display. From Batman to focused World War II stories, Nolan has certainly run the gamut of what kind of stories he has to tell. But with the only Nolan related things covered in this podcast being his Dark Knight Trilogy, as well as him having a film called Tenet scheduled to come out this summer, we felt it was time to tackle the rest of his career. So join myself, Jack, and Matt as we look at what his career outside of the cowl has consisted of, while leading up to a review of Tenet.

With his passion project Inception behind him and a massive success, Christopher Nolan was now at the tail end of his ‘one for them’ deal with Warner Brothers. But following up Inception would have been bad enough. Now, Nolan was given the task to follow the then biggest comic book film of all time, The Dark Knight, with a conclusion to the trilogy. But with Heath Ledger’s Oscar winning performance still on everybody’s minds, would Nolan make a villain just as memorable, and would The Dark Knight Rises come even close to being the critical and financial success of its two predecessors?

Listen in as Matt, Jack, and myself get into that very question, as well as wonder if Nolan did indeed follow up on the promise he established before, and maybe if he should have finished his trilogy at all.

Note: Bear with the first 13 minutes or so of this podcast because we had to endure Matt apparently going through a tunnel for that time as his sound quality isn’t exactly the best. But he gets through it, and then emerges with his angry opinions still intact.

The Dark Knight Rises (2012) (?/10, ?/10, ?/10)

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Binge Movie Aftertaste – Christopher Nolan Retrospective w/ Jack Falvey IV and Matthew Goudreau: Inception (2010)

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After doing full career retrospectives on Michael Mann and Quentin Tarantino last year, it didn’t take long to figure out whose directorial career the Aftertaste was going to tackle next. An influencer, and someone whose films can be dissected to death, Christopher Nolan is someone who has a firm grasp on what kind of vision he wants to display. From Batman to focused World War II stories, Nolan has certainly run the gamut of what kind of stories he has to tell. But with the only Nolan related things covered in this podcast being his Dark Knight Trilogy, as well as him having a film called Tenet scheduled to come out this summer, we felt it was time to tackle the rest of his career. So join myself, Jack, and Matt as we look at what his career outside of the cowl has consisted of, while leading up to a review of Tenet.

After the incredible $1 billion success of The Dark Knight, everyone wondered what Nolan was going to do next. Enter an idea he had been working on for almost a decade called Inception. The concept of deconstructing dreams and influencing someone to do something because of them is an idea that was much different than anything the British filmmaker had done up to that point. Audiences flocked to it, as it made almost $900 million at the box office. But how do we feel about it?

Join Matt, Jack, and myself as we have perhaps the most confrontational discussion of this retrospective. Guess who doesn’t like Inception and wants us all to know?

Inception (2010) (?/10, ?/10, ?/10)

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Binge Movie Aftertaste – Christopher Nolan Retrospective w/ Jack Falvey and Matthew Goudraeu: The Dark Knight (2008)

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After doing full career retrospectives on Michael Mann and Quentin Tarantino last year, it didn’t take long to figure out whose directorial career the Aftertaste was going to tackle next. An influencer, and someone whose films can be dissected to death, Christopher Nolan is someone who has a firm grasp on what kind of vision he wants to display. From Batman to focused World War II stories, Nolan has certainly run the gamut of what kind of stories he has to tell. But with the only Nolan related things covered in this podcast being his Dark Knight Trilogy, as well as him having a film called Tenet scheduled to come out this summer, we felt it was time to tackle the rest of his career. So join myself, Jack, and Matt as we look at what his career outside of the cowl has consisted of, while leading up to a review of Tenet.

With the tease at the end of Batman Begins causing a stir, fans were wondering with baited breath how Christopher Nolan was going to approach going to Batman’s most famous villain, the clown makeup wearing Joker. But announcements that it was the guy named Heath who was in ‘that Ten Things I Hate About You movie’ and The Patriot had Batman fans wondering just what the hell the Brit was thinking. It wasn’t until trailers were released and the buzz started circulating that this was a performance for the ages that fans all over the world were seen wiping egg from their face.

It’s hard to believe that The Dark Knight was released twelve years ago. But join myself, Jack, and Matt as we decide whether the film still holds up.

The Dark Knight (2008)

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Binge Movie Aftertaste – Christopher Nolan Retrospective w/ Jack Falvey IV and Matthew Goudreau: The Prestige (2006)

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After doing full career retrospectives on Michael Mann and Quentin Tarantino last year, it didn’t take long to figure out whose directorial career the Aftertaste was going to tackle next. An influencer, and someone whose films can be dissected to death, Christopher Nolan is someone who has a firm grasp on what kind of vision he wants to display. From Batman to focused World War II stories, Nolan has certainly run the gamut of what kind of stories he has to tell. But with the only Nolan related things covered in this podcast being his Dark Knight Trilogy, as well as him having a film called Tenet scheduled to come out this summer, we felt it was time to tackle the rest of his career. So join myself, Jack, and Matt as we look at what his career outside of the cowl has consisted of, while leading up to a review of Tenet.

Following a huge film that marked the comeback of a major franchise like Batman would cause most filmmakers to hide a few years until they came up with something they found to be a worthy follow-up. But one thing this retrospective has taught us it’s that the career trajectory of Christopher Nolan is unlike any filmmaker we have seen. So he sat down with Warner executives and decided a piece of fiction called The Prestige, written by a gentleman by the name of Christopher Priest, would be the basis for his next project. So he and his brother Jonathan sat down and to rewrite a piece of the book into a two and a half hour film about two feuding magicians. Making magic is kind of what filmmakers do, so this would seem to be right up Nolan’s wheelhouse. Would a battle of wits between Christian (Batman) Bale and Hugh (Wolverine) Jackman be enough to make a good film?

Join myself, Jack, and Matt as we look at The Prestige, a movie I originally promised myself I would never visit again, and we see if it not only lives up to their standards, but also if it improved the 1 on 10 rating I would have given back in 2006.

The Prestige (2006) (?/10, ?/10, ?/10)

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Binge Movie Aftertaste – Christopher Nolan Retrospective w/ Jack Falvey IV and Matthew Goudreau: Batman Begins (2005)

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After doing full career retrospectives on Michael Mann and Quentin Tarantino last year, it didn’t take long to figure out whose directorial career the Aftertaste was going to tackle next. An influencer, and someone whose films can be dissected to death, Christopher Nolan is someone who has a firm grasp on what kind of vision he wants to display. From Batman to focused World War II stories, Nolan has certainly run the gamut of what kind of stories he has to tell. But with the only Nolan related things covered in this podcast being his Dark Knight Trilogy, as well as him having a film called Tenet scheduled to come out this summer, we felt it was time to tackle the rest of his career. So join myself, Jack, and Matt as we look at what his career outside of the cowl has consisted of, while leading up to a review of Tenet.

While not a huge hit with us, Insomnia impressed execs enough to give him the keys to their biggest franchise. Although the two Joel Schumacher films left a bad taste in the mouths of fans, there was still an urge from Warner Bros to let their new wunderkind director run wild with the Caped Crusader. But will a man who had near zero experience with action scenes have enough gusto to take Batman to never before seen heights?

Join Matt, Jack, and myself as we do the podcast we said we wouldn’t do as Jack and I covered the Nolan Trilogy a few years ago. But listener requests along with us wanting to let Matt run wild with his opinions on made us think twice. Does it create conflict? Listen to find out!

Batman Begins (2005) (?/10, ?/10, ?/10)

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Binge Movie Aftertaste – Christopher Nolan Retrospective w/ Jack Falvey IV and Matthew Goudreau: Insomnia (2002)

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After doing full career retrospectives on Michael Mann and Quentin Tarantino last year, it didn’t take long to figure out whose directorial career the Aftertaste was going to tackle next. An influencer, and someone whose films can be dissected to death, Christopher Nolan is someone who has a firm grasp on what kind of vision he wants to display. From Batman to focused World War II stories, Nolan has certainly run the gamut of what kind of stories he has to tell. But with the only Nolan related things covered in this podcast being his Dark Knight Trilogy, as well as him having a film called Tenet scheduled to come out this summer, we felt it was time to tackle the rest of his career. So join myself, Jack, and Matt as we look at what his career outside of the cowl has consisted of, while leading up to a review of Tenet.

While Memento was a massive hit with critics and mini hit with audiences, Christopher Nolan still had a lot to prove. Enter Steve Soderbergh. After seeing and helping Memento get distribution, the fellow indie director saw a lot of potential in the British import. He ended up attaching him to Insomnia, a movie that was a remake of a 90s Norwegian thriller that he thought Nolan could do a lot of good things with. So with Soderbergh and George Clooney attached as producers and then doing an uncredited rewrite on the script himself, he was set to go with his first of many Warner Bros projects. Oh, not to mention the acting clout of Oscar winners Al Pacino, Robin Williams, and Hilary Swank starring in huge roles in his first big studio project. So how’d he do?

Join myself, Matt, and Jack as we dissect the movie that launched Nolan’s relationship with big studio fare, and wonder if it is anything close to his best work.

Insomnia (2002) (?/10, ?/10, ?/10)

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Binge Movie Aftertaste – Christopher Nolan Retrospective w/ Jack Falvey IV and Matthew Goudreau: Memento (2001)

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After doing full career retrospectives on Michael Mann and Quentin Tarantino last year, it didn’t take long to figure out whose directorial career the Aftertaste was going to tackle next. An influencer, and someone whose films can be dissected to death, Christopher Nolan is someone who has a firm grasp on what kind of vision he wants to display. From Batman to focused World War II stories, Nolan has certainly run the gamut of what kind of stories he has to tell. But with the only Nolan related things covered in this podcast being his Dark Knight Trilogy, as well as him having a film called Tenet scheduled to come out this summer, we felt it was time to tackle the rest of his career. So join myself, Jack, and Matt as we look at what his career outside of the cowl has consisted of, while leading up to a review of Tenet.

After making a mini splash with Following, Christopher Nolan was set to make his next move. Once again returning to the film noir genre, Nolan made the splash he was looking for with Memento, a complete mind fuck of a movie that garnered a lot of praise for both its director and stars.

Who stands out in this cast? Who did Nolan originally have cast in the lead role? Is the movie that the main show on this very network just a few weeks ago called the best film of the 2000s….a bit overrated? Find out as Jack, Matt, and myself review and attempt to dissect Memento, Christopher Nolan’s second film.

Also, be sure to listen to the end as the boys reveal some changes made to this retrospective series!

Memento (2001) (?/10, ?/10, ?/10)


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Binge Movie Aftertaste – Christopher Nolan Retrospective w/ Jack Falvey IV and Matthew Goudreau: Following (1999)

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After doing full career retrospectives on Michael Mann and Quentin Tarantino last year, it didn’t take long to figure out whose directorial career the Aftertaste was going to tackle next. An influencer, and someone whose films can be dissected to death, Christopher Nolan is someone who has a firm grasp on what kind of vision he wants to display. From Batman to focused World War II stories, Nolan has certainly run the gamut of what kind of stories he has to tell. But with the only Nolan related things covered in this podcast being his Dark Knight Trilogy, as well as him having a film called Tenet scheduled to come out this summer, we felt it was time to tackle the rest of his career. So join myself, Jack, and Matt as we look at what his career outside of the cowl has consisted of, while leading up to a review of Tenet.

In 1998, Christopher Nolan got his foot in the door with a little movie called Following. Made for less than the down payment of a car, the movie garnered praise and captured the attention of the right industry people, intent on giving the upstart the young career of the British filmmaker needed. But was this film, a movie without any stars which is less than half the length of his latest release, the kind of movie that deserves a first and second look? Or is it just something fans of the man’s work like to point to just because it as an IMDB credit on their favorite filmmaker’s resume?

Listen to Jack, Matt, and myself as we begin our look at one of the most praised filmmakers of our time.

Following (1998) (?/10, ?/10, ?/10)

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