Inception vs. Interstellar | Movie Death Match
Welcome to the sophomore installment of Movie Death Match. Host Chris Klimek presides as two Christopher Nolan films go head to head in anticipation of The Odyssey. Arguing for Inception is Bilge Ebiri (Vulture), while Abigail James (@popculturescientist) advocates for Interstellar.
Which film offers the more emotionally resonant lead performance and better captures Nolan’s vision of time — its dilation and psychological weight? Vote now at moviedeathmatch.com.
Intro (00:00:00-00:12:22)
Opening Statements (00:12:23-00:23:21)
In Their Time (00:23:22-00:48:11)
In Our Time (00:48:12-01:07:36)
For All Time (01:07:37-01:22:20)
The Verdict / Close (01:22:21-01:29:45)
LINKS – ABI
-The biggest plot hole in Interstellar?
-Can We Escape Gravity? | Interstellar’s Biggest Lie Explained
LINKS – BILGE
-The Hidden ‘Inception’ Within Inception
-When to hit the Bathroom During Inception
-Six New Things We Learned From the Inception Blu-ray
-How Many Times Each Inception Character Dies
-You Can Hate Inception All You Want
LINKS – CHRIS
-'Interstellar': Stunning And Bold, With Lots Of Corn | NPR, Nov. 6, 2014)
-Interstellar’s Scientific Fact-Checker | Air & Space / Smithsonian, Nov. 13, 2014)
-Wartime Terror And Valor Thread Together In Nolan's Gripping 'Dunkirk' | NPR, July 20, 2017)
-A Degree Absolute! | An Entire Podcast Series About The Prisoner, the cult British spy-fi series Nolan has periodically threatened to adapt for the [very] big screen.)
Movie Death Match is a new Filmspotting podcast that determines which one of a pair of linked movies — each championed by a passionate and highly credentialed advocate — shall be preserved in perpetuity, and which one shall be lost to history. Through opening statements, formal debate rounds, and closing arguments, a single cinematic judge renders an irreversible verdict. One movie survives. One is erased. Listeners may disagree — but there are no appeals.