The Shot & The Chaser

The Prestige/Dirty Rotten Scoundrels - Michael Caine Subtitles Required

Does magic exist? Or are we all victims of con men? On this week’s episode of illusion, we are inching closer to the end of the Nolan binge with The Prestige. To chase this down, the fellas run to Tubi to watch Dirty Rotten Scoundrels. Steve Martin and Michael Caine as villains? What more could you ask for! Maybe subtitles. Nick talks basketball, Matt exposes himself to the horror of Maniac, and Joey defends Glen Powell. David Bowie IS Tesla! The new episode is out now!

Following/Lost in Translation - 12 Years Old With an Existential Crisis

Should you let your children be exposed to Lost in Translation at the age of 12 under the impression that Bill Murray was gonna be a laugh riot? The answer is no. Your child will grow up to be Nick and no one wants that. On this week’s episode, the boys inch one step closer to completing the Nolan filmography with his feature debut, Following! To chase this down, we have our heart strings tugged on with Sofia Coppola’s Lost in Translation. Matt goes to the Beach, Nick goes to Philly, and Joey’s Hulu is getting to know his taste. Life is pain! The new episode is out now.

Batman Begins/Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theaters - The Death of Comedy

I was gonna try to rewrite the Aqua Teen theme song using our names, but it got complicated and weird. Anyways, we’re back with the final Nolan Batman movie, Batman Begins! To chase this down and stay on the theme of origin stories, the fellas watched Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theaters. Comedy has never recovered. The fellas discuss Furiosa, Matt shares his thoughts on In a Violent Nature, and Joey begins his dive into Todd Solondz’s filmography! DON’T TALK, LISTEN! The new episode is out now!

Insomnia/Starsky & Hutch - What Not To Say In a Verizon Store

They found your copy of Starsky & Hutch dumped in a landfill covered in GARBAGE. On this week’s crime dramedy episode, the boys make their way through Nolan’s earlier works with Insomnia. To chase this down, Nick thought that he could find a correlation with Starsky & Hutch. Spoiler alert: not so much. Matt and Joey watch Thunderdome, Nick vouches for Tubi, and will Furiosa be good? Find out now!

Tenet/Safety Not Guaranteed - The Tragedy of an Insufferable Jake Johnson

sdeah naloN kcab emocleW! On this week’s time entry in the Nolanverse, the boys finally give Tenet another chance after dunking on it since it’s premier in 2020. To chase this down, we watched the Tumblrcore Netflix hit, Safety Not Guaranteed, and boy does it age! Nick critiques Satantango, Joey takes Matt to see Challengers, and (spoiler alert) the correlation is time travel. Let’s get inverted! The new episode is out now.

Dunkirk/Ernest in the Army - Hoyte and the Blowfish

Nazis aren’t human beings knowwhatimean? For our final week of seeing Nolan movies at our local Regal, the boys blow out their eardrums with Dunkirk. What better way to chase this down than with our favorite goofball, Ernest P. Worrell, in Ernest in the Army. Joey gets emotional, Nick loves the triumph of the human spirit, and Ernest in the Army was filmed in South Africa? We’re just as shocked as you. The new episode is out now!

The Dark Knight Rises/Rocky Balboa - The Fire Rises Rocko

Which one of your friends does a good Bane impression? Or are you that friend? On this week’s episode on the Nolan trail, Nick opens the eyes of Matt and Joey to the total trainwreck that is The Dark Knight Rises. To chase this down, the boys endure another movie about heroes trying to go the distance well past their prime with Rocky Balboa aka Rocky 6. Nick is a niche YouTube star, Matt spoils Boy Kills World, and Joey hates Skip Bayless! Prepare for Italians and Tom Hardy monologs, the new episode is out now!

Waking Life/Inception - r/im14andthisisdeep

Philip K. Dick, Dostoevsky, Alex Jones. What do all of these things have in common? Apparently, insufferable people dream about them all the time! On this week’s episode in our Nolancentric series, the boys watch Richard Linklater’s college freshmen wet dream, Waking Life. To chase this down, we tackle the normies favorite Nolan film, Inception. Joey reviews Challengers, Nick begins his Bollywood phase, and Matt continues work on his back piece. The new episode is out! Or at least we’re dreaming that it is (boooooooooo).

Interstellar/Fantastic Planet - They're Both About Space

Imagine, if you will, a world where all you can eat is corn, and your only hope for survival was Matthew McConaughey. Or, just maybe, you’re the size of an ant and you’re being tortured by aliens while psychedelic rock just ominously played in the background for eternity. Like the sound of either or both? Then you’re gonna enjoy the next episode in our Nolantastic (wow) saga! For the shot, the boys went to Regal and saw Interstellar. To chase this down, we watched one of the few animated Criterion movies, Fantastic Planet. The boys saw Civil War, Nick’s got a YouTube series, Joey learns about the Halo campaign, and Matt has a great correlation on his own episode! Check it out!

The Dark Knight/Days of Heaven - I Am Not An Incel

Good evening, basement dwellers! Welcome to the first multi-episode series in The Shot & The Chaser podcast history: The Nolan Gauntlet (just made that up). To kick it off, we are watching The Dark Knight as our shot, and to chase it down we are breaking back into Terrence Malick’s filmography with Days of Heaven. The boys marathon the extended cuts of The Lord of the Rings, Matt discovers more Nyad drama,  Joey’s love for Malick intensifies, and Nick goes to a bachelor party! Strap in loyal audience, it’s gonna be a loooooooong couple of months in the Nolanverse (literally just came to me).