Saving Privates Not Named Ryan (feat. Joe Kozal) | Episode 67

With the film world abuzz about "Dunkirk" this week, we paired the new war epic from Christopher Nolan with two other military rescue films: "Behind Enemy Lines" and "Black Hawk Down." After Noah shares the story of his transcendental evening with Phish, we dig into "Dunkirk" and argue over whether Nolan's manipulation of time is a gag or a successful bit of orchestration. At 25 minutes, we're joined by Nolan superfan and friend of the pod Joe Kozal, who lays down a "Proposal" about where the auteur is at in his prestigious career.

We parachute "Behind Enemy Lines" at 37 minutes, wondering if Owen Wilson sprinting a whole bunch qualifies as a dramatic performance. Plus, an old friend of Chance's sends in a great Owen impression. We wrap up around 50 minutes with "Black Hawk Down," discussing the Ridley Scott film's confusing international politics and two dozen recognizable actors.

Find Chance's written review of "Dunkirk" and all other episodes of the show at bereelpodcast.com.