The Triumph of ‘The Odyssey,’ and the Christopher Nolan Movie Rankings
7/21/20261 hr 56 min
Movies are back! On today’s show, Sean and Amanda are joined by Chris Ryan to bask in the glorious commercial and cultural success of Christopher Nolan’s ‘The Odyssey.’ Before diving in, they react to myriad movie news headlines, including the first trailer for ‘Avengers: Doomsday,’ the Paramount and Warner Bros. merger being paused, some fall film festival updates, and much more. Then, they sort through the dominant opening weekend box office performance of ‘The Odyssey’ and break down the film at length by discussing some of CR’s main takeaways. Finally, they embark on the overwhelming challenge of ranking every movie from Nolan’s filmography.
(0:00) Intro
(0:54) Summer movie mailbag
(1:52) ‘Avengers: Doomsday’ trailer reaction
(10:50) Paramount-Warner Bros. merger has been paused
(12:40) Fall film festival updates
(17:55) Ryan Coogler’s ‘X-Files’ reboot pilot shot on 65mm film
(19:15) Edward Berger making the next ‘Bourne’ movie with Matt Damon
(22:20) Rachel Cusk is writing a novel about Natalie Portman
(24:30) ‘The Odyssey’ smashes its opening weekend, and CR’s takeaways
(1:13:14) Our relationship to Christopher Nolan in 2026
(1:22:32) The Christopher Nolan movie rankings
Hosts: Sean Fennessey and Amanda Dobbins
Guest: Chris Ryan
Producer: Jack Sanders
Production Support: Lucas Cavanagh
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Sean Fennessey· Host0:59
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Amanda Dobbins· Host1:16
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And this is The Big Picture, a conversation show about The Odyssey. CR is here to share his thoughts on Christopher Nolan's extraordinary film sensation, and then he will help us rank the entire Nolan filmography. But first,