'Barbie' and 'Oppenheimer': The Greatest Existentialist Summer Movie Double Feature
Oscar Wild
English - July 28, 2023 10:01 - 1 hour - 109 MBVisual Arts Arts TV & Film Film History Homepage Download Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
July 21, 2023, is a date that will go down in cinematic history as one of the most successful and satisfying double bills ever that also inspired a cultural phenomenon like no other. Upon release, the only important decision became: Barbie then Oppenheimer or Oppenheimer then Barbie? After Sophia and Nick discuss what they think is the correct order, listen to their explosive deep dive on these beautiful existentialist films by filmmaking favorites Christopher Nolan and Greta Gerwig. Choose whichever order you’d like between Oppenheimer (15:39) and Barbie (1:09:58), but don’t miss out on a frenetic Barbenheimer edition of Smash or Pass (1:47:07).Follow us on Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok @oscarwildpodFollow Sophia @sophia_cimFollow Nick @sauerkraut27Music: “The Greatest Adventure” by Jonathan Adamich