2023 is cutting the line so that we can get in on the hype train. Brad Garoon and Jake Ziegler discuss the cinematic phenomenon that is Barbenheimer. Technically, this fits the rules of the podcast and neither guy, nor anyone else in the world, had seen Barbie or Oppenheimer until now.

Join them as they tackle the gorgeous set design, bombastic and cutting humor, and feminist throughline of Greta Gerwig's Barbie. What, you don't want to hear two middle aged men talk about feminism? Well that's all we have on offer. They also offer massive praise for the performances of Margot Robbie, Ryan Gosling, and the rest of the Barbie cast.

Then they dive into the triumph of Oppenheimer, how the rest of Christopher Nolan's career informed the film, what it was like watching the movie through a Jewish lens, and the technical and artistic achievements of the film.

Movies mentioned in this episode: Chef (2014), The Truman Show (1998), Pee Wee's Big Adventure (1985), White Noise (2022), The Matrix (1999) Air (2023), A Serious Man (2009), Uncut Gems (2019), Following (1998), Memento (2002), Inception (2010), Dunkirk (2017), Tenet (2020), Molly's Game (2017), The Trial of the Chicago Seven (2020), The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (1943), Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One (2023), 12 Angry Men (1957), The Last Duel (2021), Truman (1995), Killers of the Flower Moon (2023), Dune Part 2 (2023), Black Panther (2018), Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022).