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The episode explores whether Inception fits within the heist film genre through a discussion between Garret Castleberry and Scott McMurry.

Send us Fan Mail The Special Topics in Media retro season resumes with a callback to our Heist Film conversation (circa 2021) centered on Christopher Nolan's 2010 summer blockbuster, Inception. Host Garret Castleberry is joined by his dialogic duo partner in crime Scott McMurry in a cross-examination of Nolan's cerebral brain-bender. Does Inception work within the heist film genre, or does the film collapse in its plural ambitions? Host: Garret Castleberry, Scott McMurry ...

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