About this episode

The episode features a discussion on 'The Dark Knight' with insights from Mina Kimes as part of a series revisiting Christopher Nolan's films.

A dream of Nolan Spring continues! As 'The Odyssey' approaches, Mal and Jo are joined by Mina Kimes to continue their journey through Christopher Nolan’s filmography with ‘The Dark Knight.' They discuss their original experience with the movie, the influence it’s had, the story, and more! They also give out some superlatives! (00:00) Intro(08:45) ‘The Dark Knight’ revisited(45:20) Superlatives Explore the exclusive collection at Target.com Hosts: Joanna Robinson and Mallory RubinGuest: Mina KimesProducers: Carlos Chiriboga and Scott LeeStudio Production: Jacob CornettSocial: Jomi AdeniranAdditional Production Support: Arjuna Ramgopowell Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

People in this episode

Hosts: Joanna Robinson, Mallory Rubin

Guest: Mina Kimes

Topics covered

• Christopher Nolan
• The Dark Knight
• film analysis
• superlatives
• movie influence

Keywords

• Nolan
• The Dark Knight
• filmography
• superlatives
• movie discussion

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Target, The Ringer

Books & works: The Dark Knight, The Odyssey

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