About this episode

The episode revisits 'The Dark Knight' as part of Nolan Week, exploring its impact on Christopher Nolan's career.

Welcome to NOLAN WEEK! Before reviewing his latest big budget opus (The Odyssey), let's revisit the beloved superhero sequel which helped push Oscar-winning writer/director Christopher Nolan (Inception, Oppenheimer, Dunkirk) into the pantheon of master modern filmmakers. As a direct sequel to 2005's word-of-mouth hit Batman Begins, this was released with much fanfare as it was not only about the continuing adventures of Batman/Bruce Wayne (Christian Bale) but also the reintroduction of ...

People in this episode

Host: Geoff Gershon

Topics covered

• Christopher Nolan
• superhero films
• film reviews
• Batman
• Oscar-winning directors

Keywords

• The Dark Knight
• Christopher Nolan
• Batman
• film review
• superhero sequel
• Christian Bale
• Nolan Week

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: THE DARK KNIGHT, Batman Begins, The Odyssey, Inception, Oppenheimer, Dunkirk

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