Episode 188: "BARBENHEIMER" - Greta Gerwig's BARBIE and Christopher Nolan's OPPENHEIMER (2023)

The Wages of Cinema

TITLE FIGHT! Wait, no, that's another weekend... Or, is it? To be fair and sure, the hype around this supposed "double" feature, which is kind of cracked given that one (albeit PG-13) Family comedy-fantasy is something that is for everyone, while the other is a... made for grown-ups, highly cerebral, politically provocative and visually and intellectually audacious spectacle... but isn't that also what's at heart with Ken and his Patriarchy of Horses? Hmm? Seriously, Jack and Korey did go to see these two films, not so you don't have to but so you can go right away and see them! Matter of fact, it may be best if you see Greta Gerwig's BARBIE starring Margot Robie, Ryan Gosling and Alan (he's just Alan, okay, he's Michael Cera), and Christopher Nolan's OPPENHEIMER Starring Cillian Murphy, Emily Blunt, Robert Downey Jr, and the most eye-popping way Nola could work in "I am become death, destroyer of worlds" (un)imaginable before listening to this episode if possible as we go into SPOILERS right away. But if you want to listen to just one or the other discussion in large part, we've included some time-stamps. Digressions include: the time Totoro and Grave of the Fireflies were a double feature; what it means to be "Muppety," and Korey explains Neo-Realism in politics (which is *fascinating*) Is the Wages of Cinema Kenough? Let's see.... PREAMBLE TALK: 1 Minute to 12:10 in BARBIE: 12:17 OPPENHEIMER: 43:46 --- Visit us at Instagram, Twitter and Facebook -- email is [e-mail] (Song is Ryan Gosling's performance of "Push" used for Fair Use as an example of his.... Kennness)