There’s arguably no superhero in existence that has been reimagined, redefined, or reinterpreted more than Batman. No matter how many times he’s been rebooted, audiences are always willing to come back to Gotham City’s greatest defender. With so much Bat content out there, there’s plenty to dissect, analyze, and of course, rank! This podcast is dedicated to a surgical evaluation of Batman’s history, with a focus on ranking several topics in the world of Batman, among other classic Bat themes and characters.
Join host Daniel Cohen, Pop Break’s former Film Editor and Resident Bat-Maven, as he brings on several guests every month to share his passion for the one and only Dark Knight. From Adam West to Robert Pattinson, no bat stone will be left unturned. Bottom-line: If you’re a Batman fan, this is required listening.A HISTORIC episode this month on the Batman by the Numbers Podcast. As has been discussed many times, director Christopher Nolan is one of the most important figures when it comes to Batman history, revitalizing the character to new heights back in 2005. In 2008, he directed what almost everyone considers to be the greatest Batman movie ever made in The Dark Knight.With Christopher Nolan winning his first Academy Award just a few weeks ago, we decide to pay tribute to one of the greatest directors there is, as we embark on an Interstellar like journey of ranking every single Nolan movie! From his humble beginnings with Following to the epic Best Picture winning Oppenheimer, no totem will be left unspun.
Daniel is joined per usual by Podcasting Director, Alex Marcus, and making his return to the Batman by the Numbers podcast where he was last heard on the epic trailer ranking episode is DJ Chapman of the Roses and Rejection podcast. Also rounding out the panel, and making his debut on the podcast, is massive Nolan fan and host of It Pod to Be You, Manish Mathur.
These four Nolan scholars go down the rankings from worst to best, with each movie getting a lively discussion. There are debates. There are disagreements. There are surprises. Strap in, it’s a long one, but with 12 movies to cover, and one of the most impressive film resumes out there, did you expect anything less?
Is there a contentious Tenet debate? How did fan favorites Memento and The Prestige fare? How did the Batman movies do? Will Interstellar get its due? And most important of all, what Nolan movie finished #1?
If you’re a Christopher Nolan fan (and who isn’t?), this is required listening, as every Nolan theme imaginable is dissected and discussed in all these movies (FULL SPOILERS).
What are you waiting for? Cue the Hans Zimmer BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOONG, and let the Nolan countdown begin!!
The Films on the Countdown:
- Following (1998)
- Memento (2000)
- Insomnia (2002)
- Batman Begins (2005)
- The Prestige (2006)
- The Dark Knight (2008)
- Inception (2010)
- The Dark Knight Rises (2012)
- Interstellar (2014)
- Dunkirk (2017)
- Tenet (2020)
- Oppenheimer (2023)
